Michael van Gerwen was left seething with his World Masters exit as he was beaten by Dimitri Van den Bergh in a thrilling contest in Milton Keynes

Michael van Gerwen suffered a shock World Masters exit on Sunday evening and the Dutchman has been left fuming at his own performance after losing to Dimitri Van den Bergh

Michael van Gerwen says he’s short-changed himself and slammed his own unacceptable collapse at the World Masters. The Dutch star crashed out of the tournament when defeated by Dimitri Van den Bergh. Van Gerwen was hit by a nine-darter from his rival, but still had a strong grip of the darts contest before making major errors in the closing set.

Dimitri Van den Bergh hit a nine-darter en route to knocking Michael van Gerwen out of the World Masters. The Belgian was on the cusp of exiting in the last-16 after trailing 3-2 – only to

Dimitri Van den Bergh hit nine perfect darts during his World Masters clash against Michael van Gerwen and then provided an unusual reaction.

Dimitri Van den Bergh hit the first televised nine-dart finish of 2025 during a stunning comeback victory against Michael van Gerwen at the World Masters - but remarkably admitted he didn't even realise his achievement at the time.

Former world champion Michael van Gerwen has spoken out after a darts rule change made by the PDC in January was met with strong condemnation by lesser-ranked players