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Michael van Gerwen

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Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history, he is a three time PDC world champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019, and has won forty eight PDC major singles titles, placing him second on the all time list behind Phil Taylor.

Facts
Birth Year
1989 1
Birth Date
1989-04-25 1
Nationality
Dutch 1
Career Highlight
Three-time PDC World Championship winner (2014, 2017, 2019) and holder of 48 PDC major singles titles, second on the all-time list behind Phil Taylor. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Darts, Sports
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Michael van Gerwen
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Michael van Gerwen (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number six; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Michael van Gerwen (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number six; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Michael van Gerwen (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number six; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, van Gerwen is a three-time PDC world champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019, and has won 48 PDC major singles titles, placing him second in the all-time list behind Phil Taylor.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Michael van Gerwen (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number nine; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021.
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