The whole darts world is under the spell of the World Cup at ‘Ally Pally’, London’s Alexandra Palace at this time of year. Dutchman Michael van Gerwen is also one of the favorites for this year’s world title.
In 2013, he performed a toilet piece in the semifinals. “What Michael van Gerwen did in the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship in 2013 is spectacular,” says Erik Clarys on our podcast Fichebak.
“No one has ever done that before, and no one has ever done it before. His sensational streak began, as so often in darts, with three perfectly aimed darts in triple twenty.”
Van Gerwen throws a nine darter and then plays a leg with a minimum number of darts: 9 darts to bring your score from 501 to 0. The crowd goes wild, but the Dutchman doesn’t intend to stop there.
Start a new sequence and have 15 perfect arrows in a row. 3 more and he writes history, because no one has already thrown 2 nine darts in a row. Two arrows still succeed, but he lacks a centimeter of double 12 to shoot…
Experience the story of Michael van Gerwen’s perfect 17 arrows in our episode of Fichebak with Astrid Demeure and Erik “The Sheriff” Clarys.
Astrid Demeure dives into the world of darts with Erik “The Sheriff” Clarys. Our current Belgian toppers will also have their say. Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts detail what it means to score a 180 or a score of nine in our podcast.
