Michael van Gerwen returned to profitable methods with victory on the Gamers Championship 27 in Wigan after final week’s shock first-round exit on the World Grand Prix.
The Dutchman, who didn’t win a single leg in his defeat to Daryl Gurney seven days in the past, claimed his third PDC rating title within the house of a month with an 8-4 win over Gerwyn Worth.
After his personal first-round exit final week in Leicester, Luke Littler didn’t progress previous Tuesday’s second spherical in Wigan in defeat to Lee Cocks (6-2) whereas World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker dropped out in spherical three towards Gurney (6-3).
World champion Luke Humphries, final Sunday’s dropping finalist to De Decker, made it one spherical additional than the Belgian earlier than dropping 6-2 within the final 16 to Damon Heta.
Van Gerwen, who gained Gamers Championship 21 and the Hungarian Darts Trophy final month, got here via a 128-man discipline with victories over Dylan Slevin, Scott Williams, James Wade, Luke Woodhouse, Jonny Clayton and compatriot Wessel Nijman.
Within the closing towards Worth, who was showing in his first Gamers Championship closing since November 2023, Van Gerwen initially fell 2-0 after which 3-2 behind earlier than hitting prime type to show the match round.
Checkouts of 88, 72, 142 and 112 gave the Dutchman a 6-3 lead, with a 12-darter from Worth in what proved the penultimate leg finally not sufficient for the Welshman to show the tide.
Reflecting about his disappointing efficiency and early exit on the World Grand Prix, Van Gerwen mentioned: “I was away for three weeks with different problems [illnesses].
“It’s irritating however it’s what it’s. Typically well being comes first, and I am glad I gained in the present day.
“My energy levels have to be a little bit better, but overall I can’t complain, because these ProTours are very difficult, especially when you’ve already been doing this for 18 or 19 years.”
Worth had overwhelmed Damon Heta 6-1 within the quarter-final after which got here via 7-4 in his semi-final towards Ryan Searle, who had earlier hit a nine-darter within the third spherical towards Jermaine Wattimena.
The Gamers Championship double-header continues on Wednesday.
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