
Michael van Gerwen drops a hint over when he could RETIRE - as darts icon rues missed opportunities ahead of December's World Darts Championship
Daily MailDarting legend Michael van Gerwen has revealed when he might call time on his career and vowed to improve his form ahead of next month's World Championships. Michael van Gerwen has revealed he has no plans to retire until he wins more world titles MVG last won the World Championships in 2019 and has been on a poor run of form this year In 2024, he suffered a shock defeat by Englishman Scott Williams in the quarter-finals He said: 'I should have won one or two more, minimum. Luke Humphries beat teenage star Luke Littler in last year's final The year prior, van Gerwen suffered more disappointment losing to Michael Smith The 35-year-old will be hoping to bring back the glory days when he won his first title in 2014 Still ranked number three in the world despite his disappointing year, Van Gerwen has earned a bye into the second round of the tournament, where he will face either Jim Long or James Hurrell. In the 2023 World Championships, van Gerwen played out one of the best finals of all-time, narrowly losing out to Smith 7-4 in the final in a high-scoring match which saw one leg feature 17 perfect darts out of 18 from the pair.
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