Imperious Michael van Gerwen thrashes Gary Anderson to regain PDC World Darts Championship title
World No1 Michael van Gerwen revelled in his triumph over defending champion Gary Anderson in last night’s PDC World Darts Championship final at London’s Alexandra Palace.
In a match featuring a record 42 maximums, Van Gerwen dispatched Anderson, who was bidding to become only the third man to win three successive titles, 7-3, banking £350,000 in prize money.
After Anderson had broken to lead 2-1, Dutchman Van Gerwen won 12 of the next 13 legs to move 5-2 up and sealed his second PDC World Darts Championship crown with a bullseye and an 85 checkout.
“I feel absolutely over the moon,” said Van Gerwen, 27, who won 25 trophies in 2016. “I had to find my A game. My average of 108 says it all. I’ve been working for this, this is the most important one, we all fight for his really hard and I’m really glad I did the right thing at the right moments.”
Anderson said: “It’s well deserved for Michael with the year he’s had, but I’ve had a good three years.”