Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen (Dutch: [ˈmɑikəl vɑŋ ˈɣɛrʋə(n)]; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number four; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC world champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. He is the reigning World Series Finals champion.

Van Gerwen began playing darts at the age of 13. At age 17, he won the 2006 World Masters and threw a televised nine-dart finish at the 2007 Masters of Darts. However, after this initial burst onto the darting scene, Van Gerwen struggled for consistent form, losing the final of the PDC World Youth Championship in both 2011, and 2012, his breakthrough year. Improving from world number 38 at the start of 2012 to number four at the beginning of 2013, he won his first PDC major title at the World Grand Prix and reached the final at the 2013 World Championship. In 2014, at age 24, Van Gerwen became the then-youngest winner of the PDC World Championship.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Van Gerwen has won 48 PDC major singles titles, placing him second in the all-time list behind Phil Taylor. This includes a record seven Premier League titles, three World Matchplay titles, and six World Grand Prix titles. He is also a three-time PDC World Cup of Darts champion, partnering Raymond van Barneveld for the Netherlands. Van Gerwen has reached seven PDC World Championship finals and is one of only five players to win the title more than once. He holds the record for the highest three-dart average in a televised darts match, with 123.4. As of January 2026, he has won the most PDC Pro Tour events, with 90, and has won a total of 159 PDC titles in his professional career.