Michael van Gerwen on Friday evening he survived his first match at the World Darts Championship without any major problems. His opponent James Hurrell was unable to shake Van Gerwen, ending the match with a huge 3-0 victory for the three-time world champion.
On Saturday, Van Gerwen returned directly to the Netherlands, where he will spend the day with his family at a holiday park for the first time. “This distraction is also part of it. It’s just a nice day at Center Parcs, but in the meantime we’ll still need to practice,” said Van der Voort on the podcast The World Darts Championships are underway.
Van der Voort was not satisfied with his good friend’s first match, but at the same time he noted that there are still many things that can be improved. “3-0 is a nice result, but there is still a lot to do. If he doesn’t realize it himself, that’s not good. He really needs to have that hunger and absolute will to make this tournament a success. This won’t work. work with the ball,” said the former World Cup quarterfinalist.
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With Hurrell as his opponent, Van Gerwen did not face the fastest opponent. In his next match against the winner of Brendan Dolan and Lok Yin Lee, “Mighty Mike” will once again face a slow competitor.
“If he becomes Dolan, he will be another player with whom you can’t get into a rhythm. This will be another match from which you have to recover. We want him to play a little better with each round, because Gary Anderson or Ross Smith are probably waiting in the fourth round. Then it must be there. Then you won’t get away with playing well.
However, before Van Gerwen faces Anderson or Smith, he will need to win in the third round. “Dolan is in the same boat as Van Gerwen. He plays poorly and hasn’t shown any level of play this year. I don’t expect him to play like hell. In terms of a draw, the first two games are fine, but in terms of rhythm, you’d rather have someone else.
