Darter Michael van Gerwen suffered a sensitive defeat at the German Darts Grand Prix. The three-time world champion was humiliated in the semifinals in Munich by the Englishman Luke Humphries: 0-7. Van Gerwen had never lost in this tournament, which is part of the PDC’s European Tour.
The 32-year-old resident of Vlijmen won the German Darts Grand Prix in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The tournament in Germany has been canceled for the past two years due to the corona pandemic.
Phenomenal party
Van Gerwen lost his undefeated status against 27-year-old Humphries, who averaged more than 107 points per turn and did not allow Van Gerwen a single leg.
‘Mighty Mike’ did not get further than an average of ninety points. Van Gerwen congratulated Humphries via Twitter with “a phenomenal party”.
on the chin
Van Gerwen: “I still don’t like to lose, but I just have to take this one on the chin. Sometimes a special performance is needed to beat someone. That was this.”
Humphries also settled in the final with his compatriot Martin Lukeman (8-2).