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Michael van Gerwen wins World Championship

Tuesday, 3 January 2017 06:37

Michael van Gerwen is PDC World Darts Champion for the second time.

The Dutchman saw off the challenge of defending champion Gary Anderson and did so in style, winning 7-3 with an average of 107.79, with five ton plus finishes.

It was a match of the highest quality with 42 180s thrown - breaking the previous record of maximums in a single game of 34.

van Gerwen adds the 2017 championship to his 2014 win, picking up the Sid Waddell trophy and a cheque of £350,000 for his efforts.

And rather worryingly for his opponents, the 27 year old insists he can still improve.

"I think I can get more consistent than this.

"I can do this all the time, I have that belief in myself and I never give up.

"Winning trophies is something I love, and something I want to do for the rest of my life"

 

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