Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen
	Van Gerwen lifting the 2022 Premier League Darts trophy
Personal information
Nickname	Mighty Mike, MVG, The Green Machine
Born	25 April 1989 (age 35); Boxtel, Netherlands
Home town	Vlijmen, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	2002
Darts	21.5g Winmau Exact MVG
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2005–2007
PDC	2007– ; (Tour Card: 2011-)
Current world ranking	3 (8 September 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2007
World Masters	Winner (1): 2006
World Trophy	Semi Final: 2006
Int. Darts League	Quarter Final: 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (3): 2014, 2017, 2019
World Matchplay	Winner (3): 2015, 2016, 2022
World Grand Prix	Winner (6): 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
UK Open	Winner (3): 2015, 2016, 2020
Grand Slam	Winner (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
European Ch'ship	Winner (4): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Premier League	Winner (7): 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
PC Finals	Winner (7): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
Masters	Winner (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Champions League	Winner (1): 2019
World Series Finals	Winner (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts (team event)	2014, 2017, 2018
Gleneagle Irish Masters	2008
Jägermeister Open	2011
Northern Ireland Open	2005
Norway Open	2005
Open Holland	2006, 2007
Open Nederhemert	2011
Open Willemstad	2013
Welsh Open	2006
World Darts Event	2006
SunParcs Masters	2007
Austrian Darts Open	2013, 2017, 2019, 2022
Belgian Darts Open	2023
Dutch Darts Masters	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
European Darts Grand Prix	2016, 2018
European Darts Matchplay	2015, 2017, 2018
European Darts Open	2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
European Darts Trophy	2016, 2017, 2018
German Darts Ch'ship	2015, 2018, 2022
German Darts Grand Prix	2017, 2018, 2019
German Darts Masters	2015, 2016, 2017
German Darts Open	2019
Gibraltar Darts Trophy	2015, 2016, 2018
Players Championship (BAR)	2012 (x2), 2014, 2015; 2016 (x4), 2018 (x2), 2021, 2022
Players Championship (BIR)	2012
Players Championship (COV)	2015
Players Championship (CRA)	2012, 2013, 2014 (x2)
Players Championship (DUB)	2012, 2016
Players Championship (HIL)	2023
Players Championship (KIL)	2012
Players Championship (MK)	2017, 2018, 2020 (x2)
Players Championship (NIE)	2020, 2022
Players Championship (SWE)	2009
Players Championship (WIG)	2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 (x2)
UK Open Qualifier	2012, 2013 (x5), 2014, 2015 (x3); 2016 (x3), 2017, 2018 (x2)
Auckland Darts Masters	2018
Dubai Darts Masters	2013, 2014, 2015
Dutch Darts Masters	2024
Melbourne Darts Masters	2019
New Zealand Darts Masters	2019
Nordic Darts Masters	2021
Perth Darts Masters	2016
Poland Darts Masters	2023
Queensland Darts Masters	2022
Shanghai Darts Masters	2016, 2017
Singapore Darts Masters	2014
US Darts Masters	2017, 2023
WDF Europe Youth Cup	2006
Youth Tour (ENG)	2011 (x3)
Youth Tour (IRE)	2011
Other achievements
	2005 Youngest ever winner of a BDO ranking event, at the Norway Open; 2006 Youngest ever quarter finalist of a televised darts event, at the International Darts League. Record beaten by Luke Littler in 2024.; 2006 Youngest ever semi-finalist of a televised darts event, at the World Darts Trophy. Record beaten by Luke Littler in 2024.; 2006 Youngest ever winner of the Winmau World Masters; 2007 Youngest ever player at the BDO World Championship; 2007 Youngest ever player to do a televised nine-dart finish at the Masters of Darts, at the age of 17 years and 298 days. Record beaten by Luke Littler in 2024.; 2011 PDC Young Player of the Year; 2012 In October, he breaks into the world's top 10 for the first time; 2013 PDC Young Player of the Year; 2013 PDC Fans' Player of the Year; 2013 PDPA Players' Player of the Year; 2013 First player finishing the Premier League top of the table other than Phil Taylor; 2013 First player to beat Taylor more than once in a major final; 2014 Becomes world number one for the first time; 2015 Second player after Taylor to earn £1 million on the rolling two-year Order of Merit; 2016 Best ProTour Player; 2016 PDPA Players' Player of the Year; 2016 PDC Player of the Year (with Gary Anderson); 2016 Records world record televised average of 123.40 in the 2016 Premier League Darts; 2017 Records highest ever average at the PDC World Darts Championship of 114.05; 2017 Throws two nine-dart finishes in one match at the 2017 UK Open qualifiers; 2018 Appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau ; 2019 Becomes first player to win 30 PDC European Tour titles; 2019 Breaks Phil Taylor's record for most PDC Pro Tour titles with his 71st victory; 2023 Breaks Taylor's record for most Premier League Darts titles with 7th victory; 2023 Breaks the record for the highest ever average at the 2023 Players Championship Finals (118.52)

Michael van Gerwen (Dutch: [ˈmɑikəl vɑn ˈɣɛrʋə(n)]; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, having been No. 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Van Gerwen is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

Van Gerwen began playing darts at the age of 13. He won the 2006 World Masters and threw a televised nine-dart finish at the 2007 Masters of Darts, becoming the youngest player to do both, aged 17. However, after this initial burst onto the darting scene, van Gerwen struggled for consistent form until his breakthrough year in 2012. Improving from world number 38 at the start of 2012 to number four at the beginning of 2013, he won his first major PDC title at the World Grand Prix and reached the final at the 2013 World Championship. In 2014, at the age of 24, van Gerwen became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship, a record he still holds, as well as being one of only five players to win it more than once. He also holds the record for the highest three-dart average in a televised darts match, with 123.4.

He dominated darts in subsequent years, winning 18 tournaments in 2015 and 25 in 2016. Van Gerwen is the second most successful player in PDC history, behind Phil Taylor. He has won the most PDC Pro Tour events, winning 88 as of July 2024 and he has won 161 singles titles, and 153 PDC titles, worldwide.

^ "Michael van Gerwen". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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^ "Van Gerwen Presented With Dutch Honour". Professional Darts Corporation. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[profile-1] "Michael van Gerwen". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[award-3] Cite error: The named reference award was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Van Gerwen Presented With Dutch Honour". Professional Darts Corporation. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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