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Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen
Personal information
Nickname Mighty Mike
Born (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 27)
Boxtel, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since 2002
Darts 23g XQ Max Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes preceded by riff from Shine on You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2005–2007
PDC 2007–
Current world ranking 1
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2007
World Masters Winner: 2006
World Darts Trophy Semi-finals: 2006
Int. Darts League Quarter-finals: 2006
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner: 2014, 2017
World Matchplay Winner: 2015, 2016
World Grand Prix Winner: 2012, 2014, 2016
Grand Slam Winner: 2015, 2016
Premier League Winner: 2013, 2016
European Ch'ship Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016
UK Open Winner: 2015, 2016
Players Ch'ship Finals Winner: 2013, 2015, 2016
The Masters Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017
Other tournament wins
Gleneagle Irish Masters 2008
Jägermeister Open 2011
Killarney Pro Tour 2012
Northern Ireland Open 2005
Norway Open 2005
Open Holland 2006, 2007
Open Nederhemert 2011
Open Willemstad 2013
WDF Europe Youth Cup 2006
Welsh Open 2006
World Cup of Darts 2014
World Darts Event 2006

European Tour Events

Austrian Darts Open 2013
Dutch Darts Masters 2014, 2015, 2016
European Darts Grand Prix 2016
European Darts Matchplay 2015
European Darts Open 2013, 2016
European Darts Trophy 2016
German Darts Championship 2015
German Darts Masters 2015, 2016, 2017
Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2015, 2016

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2012 (x2), 2014, 2015, 2016 (x4)
Players Championship (BIR) 2012
Players Championship (COV) 2015
Players Championship (CRA) 2012, 2013, 2014 (x2)
Players Championship (DUB) 2012, 2016
Players Championship (MK) 2017
Players Championship (SWE) 2009
Players Championship (WIG) 2013

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Qualifier 2012, 2013 (x5), 2014, 2015 (x3), 2016 (x3), 2017

PDC Youth Tour

Youth Tour (ENG) 2011 (x3)
Youth Tour (IRE) 2011

World Series of Darts Events

Dubai Darts Masters 2013, 2014, 2015
Perth Darts Masters 2016
Singapore Darts Masters 2014
World Series of Darts Finals 2015, 2016
Shanghai Darts Masters 2016
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
2006 Youngest ever semi finalist of a televised darts event, at the World Darts Trophy
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
2011 PDC Young Player of the Year
2012 Nine-dart finish at the World Matchplay
2012 In October, he breaks into the world's top 10 for the first time
2012 Nine-dart finish at the 2013 PDC World Championship
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 of Darts 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
2014 Nine-dart finish at the European Championship
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 Sets world record highest televised average of 123.40 in the 2016 Premier League
2016 Nine-dart finish at the 2016 UK Open
2016 Wins the European Championship for the third consecutive year
2017 Sets highest ever average in the PDC World Championship of 114.05

2017 Throws two nine-dart finishes in one match at the 2017 UK Open qualifiers
Updated on 10 February 2017.

European Tour Events

Players Championships

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

PDC Youth Tour

World Series of Darts Events

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
2006 Youngest ever semi finalist of a televised darts event, at the World Darts Trophy
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
2011 PDC Young Player of the Year
2012 Nine-dart finish at the World Matchplay
2012 In October, he breaks into the world's top 10 for the first time
2012 Nine-dart finish at the 2013 PDC World Championship
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 of Darts 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
2014 Nine-dart finish at the European Championship
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 Sets world record highest televised average of 123.40 in the 2016 Premier League
2016 Nine-dart finish at the 2016 UK Open
2016 Wins the European Championship for the third consecutive year
2017 Sets highest ever average in the PDC World Championship of 114.05

Michael van Gerwen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑikəl vɑn ˈɣɛrʋən]; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is the reigning PDC World Champion and currently ranked world number one. He began playing darts at the age of 13 and had won the World Masters and thrown a televised nine-dart finish within four years, becoming the youngest player to do either. However, after this initial burst onto the darting scene, Van Gerwen struggled for consistent form until his breakthrough year in 2012. Going from world number 38 at the start of 2012 to number four at the beginning of 2013, the year included his first major PDC title at the Grand Prix and a final at the 2013 World Championship. In 2014, at the age of 24, Van Gerwen became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship.


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