{"id":71202,"date":"2025-11-30T17:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=71202"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:33:23","slug":"michael-van-gerwen-worst-year-ever-darts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/michael-van-gerwen-worst-year-ever-darts\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael van Gerwen Gives Brutal Self Assessment Ahead Of World Darts Championship After \u2018Worst Year Ever\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen has revealed 2025 was his \u2018worst year ever\u2019 both on and off the oche.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dutchman struggled on the dartboard this year, while also going through a divorce and juggling new parenting responsibilities with his darts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Michael van Gerwen Gives Brutal Assessment On &#8216;Worst Year Ever&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael van Gerwen aims to win a fourth Sid Waddell Trophy as he prepares for the 2026 World Darts Championship, which kicks off Thursday, December 11 with world number one Luke Littler aiming to defend his crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dutchman, unlike Littler, heads to Ally Pally somewhat under the radar, after arguably his worst year on the dart board ever. As well as struggling on the oche, van Gerwen has also endured a turbulent year away from darts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a candid interview with Sky Sports, van Gerwen didn\u2019t mince his words, revealing that, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have had a tough year, probably my worst year ever.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After winning the World Series of Darts Finals back in September, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/michael-van-gerwen-quit-darts-silverware\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">van Gerwen vowed to quit darts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but will still be heading to Ally Pally this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is despite enduring his worst year ever, which included poor performances in an array of darts tournaments and troubles with his personal life too. Although winning a fourth world title will be tough, van Gerwen feels he has gone through tougher already this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThings were happening in the past, you can\u2019t change it anymore. The only thing you can change is the future,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said the Dutchman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI used to have a wife who helped me with things, but now when I have the kids, I have to look after them. So I have to adjust myself a little bit. My kids are always priority number one.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f \u201cProbably my worst year ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Michael van Gerwen delivers a damning verdict on his season and looks ahead to Ally Pally.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Darts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Darts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qaE7FFnXeN\">pic.twitter.com\/qaE7FFnXeN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oche180 (@Oche180) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oche180\/status\/1993713962433810686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;MVG&#8217; Confident Ahead Of World Darts Championship<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael van Gerwen played a major part in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/greatest-leg-of-darts-of-all-time-mvg-smith\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greatest leg of darts of all time<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> back in the 2023 World Darts Championship Final, despite coming out on the wrong side of the result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he embarks on the 2026 Worlds at Ally Pally, the \u2018Green Machine\u2019 is as confident as ever that he can turn up when it matters and win a fourth Sid Waddell Trophy come January 3 next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being quietly confident he can go all the way, van Gerwen is under no illusions that beating the likes of Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and co will be a tough task. That being said, the Dutchman knows he is still capable of beating everyone on his day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know what I\u2019m capable of and when I\u2019m sharp and when I can do good things, I can play.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can still get to that level, I know that. You have to do the right things at the right moments in the World Championships.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLast year I think my form was worse than it is now and I still need to find it,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said \u2018MVG\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 36-year-old of course made the World Darts Championship Final last year, but was well beaten by teenage sensation Littler. Now 12 months on, van Gerwen is confident he can go one better and claim a fourth world title come the New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Van Gerwen isn\u2019t hiding under the radar at the Worlds, and he doesn\u2019t think anyone else should be either. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25Heading to Ally Pally after a tough season, his belief and fire remain strong.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/darts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#darts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TpG3br1aVD\">pic.twitter.com\/TpG3br1aVD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsboom (@Sportsboomcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsboomcom\/status\/1993711347574661123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Van Gerwen: &#8216;They Don&#8217;t Like The Pressure&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael van Gerwen arrives at Ally Pally for the 2026 World Darts Championship as the no.3 seed behind Luke Littler and Luke Humphries. Just a few years ago, it was unthinkable that \u2018MVG\u2019 would be heading to the Worlds as a relative outsider, but here we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/michael-van-gerwen-missing-players-championship-finals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missing the Players Championship Finals in a glaring omission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, van Gerwen comes to London for the Worlds fresh and ready to conquer for the fourth time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the Dutchman is no longer the clear favourite, he is somewhat relishing going under the radar. He also feels that the two Luke\u2019s aren\u2019t huge fans of the pressure, which could work out in his favour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to chase someone, it is easier than being hunted.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI don\u2019t mind being talked about, whereas they don\u2019t like the pressure. I had the pressure for the last 20 years. It doesn\u2019t bother me. It has [helped] in the past, so I hope it does in the future,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concluded the \u2018Green Machine\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All in all, Michael van Gerwen heads to the Worlds this year with confidence, despite having his \u2018worst ever year\u2019 both on and off the dart board.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen has revealed 2025 was his \u2018worst year ever\u2019 both on and off the oche. The Dutchman struggled on the dartboard this year, while also going through a divorce and juggling new parenting responsibilities with his darts. 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