{"id":39162,"date":"2024-12-06T07:40:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/world-darts-championship-can-michael-van-gerwen-end-his-ally-pally-pain-with-fourth-title-darts-news\/06\/12\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T07:40:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:40:22","slug":"world-darts-championship-can-michael-van-gerwen-end-his-ally-pally-pain-with-fourth-title-darts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/world-darts-championship-can-michael-van-gerwen-end-his-ally-pally-pain-with-fourth-title-darts-news\/06\/12\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"World Darts Championship: Can Michael van Gerwen end his Ally Pally pain with fourth title? | Darts News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The pain is evident as MVG continually struggles to win a fourth World Championship title. Will this be the time?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Dutchman may have won three titles at Alexandra Palace but he has failed to land a fourth since his last victory in 2019.<\/p>\n

He’s also been forced to settle for the runners-up spot on three separate occasions, while 2024 has seen MVG suffer a trophy drought after losing in the final of The Masters and World Matchplay.<\/p>\n

Is Van Gerwen showing vulnerability on the oche or is the answer a lot simpler?<\/p>\n

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The 35-year-old may have won everything there is to win in PDC Darts, but a fourth crown at Alexandra Palace continues to elude him.<\/p>\n

Will 2025 be his year?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“My preparation has been slightly different to previous years but you have to deal with circumstances,” he said. “I’ve been playing a little bit better in the last month but at the moment there is still more work to do.<\/p>\n

“I have to play a bit better and more consistent – that’s the way forward.<\/p>\n

“Too many things [have gone wrong]. Little bit of confidence, things are not clicking, but it’s something I have to work on.”<\/p>\n

Is Van Gerwen a dark horse for the title?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With Luke Humphries and Luke Littler dominating darts, Van Gerwen has not been part of the conversation heading to Ally Pally.<\/p>\n

“I’m not really worried about what they do because I have to deal with my own situation,” he said. “The world championship is a different tournament and I never play bad there so that’s a good thing.<\/p>\n

“My darts have to do the talking now.”<\/p>\n

Does MVG deserve to win more Worlds?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“I think I deserve to win the title more than three times but that\u2019s the way darts goes unfortunately sometimes,” reflected Van Gerwen.<\/p>\n

“I probably deserve to win four or five in my opinion, but I’ve still got plenty of time. There’s no point looking back because it’s not going to bring me any more titles. Questions like ‘could have’ and ‘should have’ doesn’t count.”<\/h2>\n
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