Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen, nicknamed "Mighty Mike", is 37 years old, born on 25 April 1989 in Boxtel, Netherlands. World number 9 on the PDC Order of Merit. Walks on to "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes. Throws 21.5g Winmau darts, right-handed.

NicknameMighty Mike
Age37 born 25 April 1989
Born inBoxtel, Netherlands
ThrowsRight-handed

When is Michael van Gerwen playing next?

Next confirmed event: Grand Slam of Darts, 14 to 22 November 2026, live on Sky Sports. Qualified: World Cup of Darts runner-up with the Netherlands.

Before that: European Championship, 22 to 25 October 2026. The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.

Coming up on TV

  • 22 to 25 October 2026 European ChampionshipITV4 The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.
  • 14 to 22 November 2026 Grand Slam of DartsSky Sports Qualified: World Cup of Darts runner-up with the Netherlands.
  • 27 to 29 November 2026 Players Championship FinalsITV4 The top 64 on this year’s Players Championship Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 6 November.
  • 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 World Darts ChampionshipSky Sports The top 40 on the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship Finals qualify, then 40 more from the ProTour rankings and 48 through international qualifiers. Michael van Gerwen is 9th on the Order of Merit.

Last televised match: lost 2-1 to Ryan Joyce at the 2026 World Grand Prix, averaging 87.1 to 85.2.

World ranking 9
Two-year prize money £608k
Plays for NED Netherlands
Majors won 25 in the last ten years

Michael van Gerwen is ranked 9 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit, with £608,500 of ranking prize money over the previous two years. That is inside the top 16, so they are seeded at the World Championship and exempt into the later rounds of most majors.

Ranking up to the Swiss Darts Trophy, checked 12 October 2026. It moves after every ranking event.

Our rating

1666, 14th of the active players in our darts ratings, from 585 televised matches. Their peak was 2141 points, after the 2017 World Matchplay.

20162026

Head to head: vs Peter Wright (30 meetings), vs Gerwyn Price (29 meetings), vs Jonny Clayton (24 meetings), vs Luke Humphries (24 meetings), vs Michael Smith (22 meetings), vs Luke Littler (22 meetings).

Major titles

Every major on this site that Michael van Gerwen has won. The winners rolls here run back about ten years, so this is titles in that window rather than a career total. Players who were winning majors before then have more.

Premier League Darts ×5 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017
Players Championship Finals ×5 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016
World Grand Prix ×4 2022, 2019, 2018, 2016
World Masters ×3 2019, 2018, 2017
World Darts Championship ×2 2019, 2017
Grand Slam of Darts ×2 2017, 2016
European Championship ×2 2017, 2016
UK Open 2020
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