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. Record beaten by Luke Littler in 2024. 2006 Youngest ever semi-finalist of a televised darts event, at the World Darts Trophy. Record beaten by Luke Littler in 2024. 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[3] 2012 In October, he breaks into the world's top 10 for the first time 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 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 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 Records world record televised average of 123.40 in the 2016 Premier League Darts 2017 Records highest ever average at the PDC World Darts Championship of 114.05 2017 Throws two nine-dart finishes in one match at the 2017 UK Open qualifiers 2018 Appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[4] 2019 Becomes first player to win 30 PDC European Tour titles 2019 Breaks Phil Taylor's record for most PDC Pro Tour titles with his 71st victory 2023 Breaks Taylor's record for most Premier League Darts titles with 7th victory
2023 Breaks the record for the highest ever average at the 2023 Players Championship Finals (118.52)
Michael van Gerwen (Dutch:[ˈmɑikəlvɑnˈɣɛrʋə(n)]; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, having been No. 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Van Gerwen is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Van Gerwen began playing darts at the age of 13. He won the 2006 World Masters and threw a televised nine-dart finish at the 2007 Masters of Darts, becoming the youngest player to do both, aged 17. However, after this initial burst onto the darting scene, van Gerwen struggled for consistent form until his breakthrough year in 2012. Improving from world number 38 at the start of 2012 to number four at the beginning of 2013, he won his first major PDC title at the World Grand Prix and reached the final at the 2013 World Championship. In 2014, at the age of 24, van Gerwen became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship, a record he still holds, as well as being one of only five players to win it more than once. He also holds the record for the highest three-dart average in a televised darts match, with 123.4.
He dominated darts in subsequent years, winning 18 tournaments in 2015 and 25 in 2016. Van Gerwen is the second most successful player in PDC history, behind Phil Taylor. He has won the most PDC Pro Tour events, winning 88 as of March 2024 and he has won 159 singles titles, and 153 PDC titles, worldwide.
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