‘Unacceptable’ – Michael van Gerwen furious as Luke Littler hoodoo continues at Dutch Darts Masters see more 👇 👇
‘Unacceptable’ – Michael van Gerwen furious as Luke Littler hoodoo continues at Dutch Darts Masters see more 👇 👇 FUMING Michael van Gerwen claimed his fourth successive defeat to Luke Littler was “unacceptable”. Twenty-two days after their meeting in the PDC World Championship final, the Dutchman was beaten 6-3 by the Nuke in his backyard of Den…
‘Unacceptable’ – Michael van Gerwen furious as Luke Littler hoodoo continues at Dutch Darts Masters see more 👇 👇
FUMING Michael van Gerwen claimed his fourth successive defeat to Luke Littler was “unacceptable”.
Twenty-two days after their meeting in the PDC World Championship final, the Dutchman was beaten 6-3 by the Nuke in his backyard of Den Bosch in the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters.
Luke Littler beat Dutchman Michael van Gerwen 6-3 but then lost 7-6 to Stephen Bunting in the semi-finalsCredit: Getty
Van Gerwen was his own biggest critic after defeat against the Nuke
Littler was himself then sunk 7-6 by Stephen Bunting in the semis.
Last year’s champion MVG – he lives only 10 minutes from the venue – fell 3-0 down but pulled it back to 3-3, capitalising in leg five when Littler bust his score of five on double 17.
Van Gerwen, 35, lost to the 18-year-old in Amsterdam in September, Prague in October and then at Ally Pally on January 3 as they contested for the Sid Waddell Trophy.
This latest loss in his homeland continued the hoodoo at the hands of Littler.
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The three-time world champion said: “I played terrible tonight. This performance was not acceptable.
“I was really focused all day and wanted to win this trophy so much.
“No matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t get them when I wanted them. I was lucky to be 3-3 – it could have been 6-0.”
Van Gerwen, the world No.3, was playing with a broken toe sustained in a freak accident on his recent family holiday to Thailand.
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
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