“Yes, 100 percent, without a doubt,” said the six -time winner of the World Grand Prix – on Tuesday he will find in the opening round Dirk van Duijvenbode – The Sun.
Fighting Darter Michael van Gerwen filmed in the Dönerzaak: “In this situation you don’t want to come”
The 36-year-old Dutchman tells about the health situation of his father, who was affected by cancer. “My father is okay and now gets radiotherapy and probably chemotherapy for seven weeks. Hopefully everything will be fine,” says Van Gerwen.
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The best darter of the past fifteen years further says: “They think that for the second time in 18 months they have removed everything. My father underwent his operation only a few days before the matchplay (in July, ed.). It was not the most ideal preparation for me. Sometimes things are more important in life.”
In the difficult year 2025, his marriage to Daphne also went wrong. Van Gerwen is on the way back, but it needs time. “I am in the middle of the divorce. I take my time with the children. Everything is now different for me. I have to find a new routine. That will take a few months, but I will come back, don’t worry.”
The hunger is still there Van Gerwen, who has won everything several times. “You can say it, but you have to do it. I want to do it. If you are no longer hungry, it might be time to do something else. I still like to get up on the big stages.”