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    Born25 April 1989 · Boxtel, Netherlands
    Home townVlijmen, Netherlands
    Playing darts since2002
    Darts21.5g Winmau MVG
    Early life

    Michael van Gerwen was born on 25 April 1989 in Boxtel in the Netherlands. He played football as a defender until he was 12 and began playing darts regularly at 13. He reached the final of the Primus Masters Youth even… See more

    BDO career

    Van Gerwen picked up several Open titles and rose up the BDO/WDF World Rankings having climbed to third before his 18th birthday. He reached the semi-finals of the Bavaria World Darts Trophy in 2006. Despite losi… See more

    PDC career

    Van Gerwen started at 88 in the PDC World Rankings. Although he was a BDO player he was eligible for certain PDC events in his home country, even before he switched to the PDC. This included the Open Holland in 2006, in … See more

    Playing style and persona

    Van Gerwen leans forward quite a lot on the oche and throws at a very fast pace and scores extremely heavily meaning he is able to build up momentum over his opponents in a matter of seconds. When he does make … See more