Despite a defeat in the final at Sheffield, Michael van Gerwen qualified for the final round of the Premier League. Stinger is confident he will be in the top four after the 16/14 round. Former leader Jonny Clayton has already qualified.
They will compete against each other on Monday 13 June for the championship in Berlin, which is considered the most prestigious darts sport after the world championship. The Premier League winner pocketed no less than 323,000 euros.
Van Gerwen lost to Gerwyn Price in Sheffield. The Dutchman took a 4-2 lead in a thrilling final but lost 6-5 to world champion Welsh in 2021, so he can still hope to finish in the top four.
14th in the last 16 of the Premier League Darts standings.
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En route to the final, Van Gerwen defeated world number one Peter Wright 6-1 and Michael Smith 6-5 in a game in a row, in a game in which the Brabandiers came back from a 4-1 deficit.
The next tour will take place in London next Thursday. A week later, the last regular tour is in Newcastle.
Van Gerwen in shape and in a new team
Van Gerwen has been in excellent shape in recent weeks. He was the best at the European Darts Open last weekend. At Leverkusen he defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Clayton, among others. Mighty Mike has won three of the five Euro Tours this year.
Van Gerwen has now announced that he will form a new team with four other Dutch darts players: Raymond van Barneveld, Danny Noppert, Vincent van der Voort and Van Duijenbode. For the next three years they will join forces and knowledge as TOTO Dart Kings.
Source: NOS
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