Michael van Gerwen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael van Gerwen

Dutch darts player

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1989

Place of Birth: Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands

Profession: darts player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Michael van Gerwen (Dutch: ['m?ik?l v?n '??r??(n)]; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player.
He is currently ranked number one in the world, having won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2014, 2017, and 2019.
He began playing darts at the age of 13.
He won the 2006 World Masters and threw a televised nine-dart finish at the 2007 Masters of Darts, becoming the youngest player to do either at age 17.
However, after this initial burst onto the darting scene, van Gerwen struggled for consistent form until his breakthrough year in 2012.
Improving from world number 38 at the start of 2012 to number four at the beginning of 2013, he won his first major PDC title at the World Grand Prix and reached the final at the 2013 World Championship.
In 2014, at the age of 24, Van Gerwen became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship, a record he still holds today.
He also holds the record for the highest three-dart average in a televised darts match, with 123.40. He has dominated darts in recent years, winning 18 tournaments in 2015 and 25 in 2016.
Van Gerwen is the second most successful player in PDC history, behind Phil Taylor.
He has won the most PDC Pro Tour events winning 75 as of June 2019.
He passed Phil Taylor's previous record of 70 on 16 February 2019 by winning Players Championship Event 3 beating Ian White 8–5 in the final.