Michael van Gerwen had to cancel the Premier League of Darts in Berlin at short notice. As it turns out, the reason was more unusual than before.
The reason for the lack of Michael van Gerwen last Thursday at the Premier League of Darts in Berlin was apparently other than assumed. After there was initially talk of a shoulder injury, ex-dart professional and friend Vincent van der Voort cleared up-and unveiled curious.
As Van der Voort now told Darts Darts Draait Door , it was not his shoulder the problem that van Gerwen threw off the track, but neck complaints. “Mighty Mike” contracted himself on the match day when he tried a T-shirt for his sponsor.
Michael van Gerwen suffered a curious injury
“He really suffered”
“Michael put on a new jersey for his sponsor, and suddenly it happened. He said directly that something was wrong. He could hardly move his neck,” Van der Voort and added: “He was stiff and hardly said a word – you didn’t know that at all. He just didn’t want to play.”
When throwing in, the 35-year-old could have “hardly turned his head”. “Then he knew himself that it has no sense. Usually you hear him the loudest of everyone. This time it was total calm. He really suffered. The whole thing was just a bitter story,” continued van der Voort.
Van Gerwen loses ground
Due to the forced break, the three -time world champion lost important points in the fight for a place in the playoffs of the Premier League – which continues in Manchester today (from 8 p.m. live on TV on Sport1 and in live stream).
In Berlin, Stephen Bunting won the day’s victory, Van Gerwen slipped in fourth place behind Gerwyn Price due to his rejection in the table.
In addition to the evening in Berlin, the Dutch also had to cancel the European Tour event in Riesa the following weekend. However, according to van der Voort, he does not have to fear a longer failure.