Dimitri van den Bergh ensured the highlight of the tournament at the World Master 2025 when he threw a 9-darter in the round of 16 against superstar Michael van Gerwen.
The Belgian saved a sprawling cheer. But why? In the TV interview after the game, Dimitri van Den Berth clarified and caused astonishment: “I was 2-3 behind and my focus was on winning the leg. I said ‘game your game’, and then I threw in Perfect leg. “
“So I threw 180, 180, then I hit, triple, double-18, and I thought ‘yes, that’s my leg’. And after I played and won the game, people said: ‘Dimi, You threw a 9-darter ‘, and I said:’ Oh yes, I thrown a 9 ‘! “
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The 30-year-old had not realized during the duel with Michael van Gerwen that he had succeeded in the coup on stage. But the perfect leg was not the only highlight for the “Dreammaker”: for the second time in his career, he achieved a victory against the Dutch.
“I think it was exceptionally in the stars. Everyone knows the balance between me and Michael, so I’m very satisfied with it,” said Van Den Bergh after the match.
In addition, the victory against “Mighty Mike” was far from over for “Dimi”. The Belgian played up to the semi -finals and only lost there against Jonny Clayton, who was extremely well laid out there.
After his early end at the World Cup – van den Bergh had already had to pack his suitcases after round three – the UK Open Champion of the past year seems to be slowly playing towards the top form.
And he also goes up again in the world rankings. Due to his strong run in Milton Keynes, van den Bergh celebrated his return to the top 16.