Michael van Gerwen gets £120,000 headache from Daryl Gurney after humiliation

Michael van Gerwen was dumped retired of the World Grand Prix by Daryl Gurney successful shocking fashion, with the decision having a large interaction connected his PDC Order of Merit pot

Michael van Gerwen is acceptable to beryllium £120,000 poorer successful the PDC's Order of Merit pursuing a crushing decision astatine the World Grand Prix this week.

The Dutchman, presently ranked 3rd globally based connected two-year tourney earnings, was shockingly knocked retired of the contention 2-0 by Daryl Gurney, contempt being a favourite to win. The six-time champion failed to marque an interaction against Gurney, not winning a azygous limb of the game.

It's the archetypal clip successful 13 years helium has failed to bash truthful successful a televised ranking match. Van Gerwen volition suffer £120,000 successful the Order of Merit owed to his aboriginal exit - arsenic helium won the contention 2 years agone with a 5-3 triumph implicit Nathan Aspinall. MVG presently sits 3rd successful the rankings with a full currency sum of £902,000, portion Michael Smith is successful 2nd (£1,061,750) and Luke Humphries tops the database (£1,674,250).

While the nonaccomplishment doesn't instantly impact his ranking, it could beryllium a important setback if helium fails to regain momentum. In different matches, Smith was defeated 2-1 by Gary Anderson successful the opening round, portion Rob Cross ousted Luke Littler by the aforesaid score.

World No. 1 Humphries volition person precocious expectations with galore top-class competitors already eliminated from the tournament, having beaten Stephen Bunting 2-1 successful his opening crippled connected Monday, reports the Express. He faces Ricardo Pietreczko successful the 2nd circular this evening.

Van Gerwen's caller performances person been a mixed bag, with the Dutchman clinching victories astatine the European Tour 11 and Players Championship 21 earlier unwellness forced him to manus a walkover to Jules van Dongen astatine Players Championship 22.

Van Gerwen has besides been battling fittingness issues, including dental country that near him successful discomfort during his World Series triumph against Jonny Clayton. He shared his ordeal with De Telegraaf, saying: "Anyone who's ever had basal canal attraction and knows what that feels like, I tin archer this is simply a small lad compared to what I went through.

"That truly didn't consciousness good, but it has to beryllium to support it together. My little jaw is searching and wants to spell backmost to its aged position. I had a terrible underbite. A steak oregon a pugnacious baguette, that's inactive a nary go."

Van Gerwen is preparing for different country adjacent twelvemonth to code a ft contented that causes symptom portion wearing shoes. Despite these setbacks, with the World Darts Championship and the Players Championships Finals connected the skyline earlier the extremity of 2024, helium remains poised for a accidental to redeem himself pursuing his nonaccomplishment astatine the World Grand Prix.