Darts results: Michael van Gerwen beats Gerwyn Price 8-5 to win Queensland Darts Masters

By Sporting Life

Darts

Sat August 13, 2022 · 2y ago

Michael van Gerwen secured his 17th World Series of Darts title in style by defeating world number one Gerwyn Price 8-5 to win the PalmerBet Queensland Darts Masters.

Van Gerwen fought back from 4-1 down in the final as Price looked to avenge his defeat to the Dutchman at the World Matchplay in Blackpool last month.

Price had looked in control of the final with van Gerwen struggling with his finishing early on, missing 10 consecutive shots at a double before finding his touch to clinch three legs in a row, including a 140 finish in leg seven, to level at 4-4.

Price again moved a leg in front at 5-4 before van Gerwen hit checkouts of 112 and 77 on the way to moving 7-5 in front.

He finished the match in style, hitting 140, 180 and 123 before taking out 58 for an 11-dart leg, securing his 60th TV title and third World Series of Darts win in Australia.

🌏 MvG IS ON TOP, DOWN UNDER! 🏆

The most successful man on the World Series wins his SEVENTEENTH World Series title, defeating Gerwyn Price 8-5 in a thrilling final as Michael van Gerwen is crowned the 2022 Queensland Darts Master! 🏆#QLDarts | Final pic.twitter.com/di1ZHEhEHo
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) August 13, 2022

The 33-year-old’s win marks a remarkable return from surgery on his wrist which kept him out of the World Cup of Darts.

Asked if this meant he was on the way back, van Gerwen said: “You said that wrong, I am not on the way back, I am back and they know I am the boss.

“I am a winner, not a loser. Of course, when I lose I am sick, but I am a winner and I love to win trophies.

“I am glad I am back to winning ways.”

"I said I wanted to win minimum one of three and after winning the first one... the hunger won't stop"

Hear from Michael van Gerwen following his victory in Townsville as he became the @PalmerbetAU Queensland Darts Master 🏆 pic.twitter.com/xoFoq73u9v
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) August 13, 2022

Price had earlier shown his class to end the hopes of Queenslander Gordon Mathers in the semi-final.

The Welsh star hit two ton-plus finishes (131 and 125) as he stretched out to a comfortable 6-0 lead.

Mathers did manage to scrape a leg to make it 6-1 before Price hit six perfect darts and then finished on 94 to end the Aussie’s hopes with a 7-1 win.

Price also put paid to Simon Whitlock’s chances in the quarter-final.

Whitlock had taken a 3-2 lead, raising the hopes of the Townsville crowd of an all-Australian semi-final, but Price went through the gears to win four legs in a row, one with a 167 finish – the best of the tournament - and take the match 6-3.

VAN GERWEN IS THE CHAMPION 🟢

It's a 17th World Series of Darts title for Michael van Gerwen as he is crowned the inaugural 2022 @PalmerbetAU Queensland Darts Master!

He loves winning in Australia 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/83HwV2ore1
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) August 13, 2022

Van Gerwen and Joe Cullen met in the other semi, with MVG edging the Englishman in a classy encounter 7-5.

Cullen fought back from 3-1 down to lead 4-3 before the Dutchman raised his game to move into a 6-4 lead. Cullen clawed a leg back at 6-5 but Van Gerwen's superior finishing - landing 100% of his double attempts - was enough to see him over the line.

Cullen had previously seen off top seed Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-4 in the Quarter-Finals, with the Belgian looking to join Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson in becoming just the third player in World Series of Darts history to win three tournaments in a calendar year.

Meanwhile, the hopes of New Zealander Haupai Puha were ended in the in the last eight with a 6-1 defeat to Van Gerwen.

Queenslander Mathers had never won a match in a televised tournament before this event, but continued his run with a sparkling quarter-final performance against US Masters champion Michael Smith.

The 40-year-old raced into a 3-0 lead against Smith and had the former World Championship finalist struggling to find a way back in.