Michael van Gerwen was very disappointed on Friday from his painful defeat against Dave Chisnall in the quarter-finals of the World Cup darts in London. The Brabant number one in the world recognized that he was not good enough to be able to beat the unleashed Englishman.
“It didn’t work for a meter. He started the match fantastic and I couldn’t answer. I didn’t get into my game and if he keeps pumping like this, you know that it will be very difficult. I ended up getting a pair more. very slim chances, but he was simply the better player “, said Van Gerwen.
Van Gerwen mainly had to score against Chisnall, who was almost ten points higher with his average (107 at 98). That was a hard blow for Van Gerwen, because he had not lost to Chisnall in the previous 27 mutual encounters. On television, the Brabander even won all encounters with the Englishman.
“If he is ahead and you give him self-confidence, he can show very nice things. I had tried to put pressure on him a lot before, but I didn’t give home. It just didn’t go well, too many turns without a triple. You can’t afford that and I can only blame myself. “
Michael van Gerwen with a disappointed look during the match against Dave Chisnall.
Michael van Gerwen with a disappointed look during the match against Dave Chisnall. Photo: ANP
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‘He showed me all sides of the board’
Van Gerwen made an impression earlier this World Cup. He won in the fourth round after a thriller by Joe Cullen, who missed two match darts. Van Gerwen seemed to have regained his top form after a difficult year in which he won few titles for himself, but against Chisnall he still had to take a sensitive blow.
“It went quite well in recent months, I have achieved some very good results. I also started this World Cup very well, I could not wish for more than how it went in the past matches. And then you get to talk to someone. that finds its top shape at the right time and shows me all sides of the board. “
“I don’t care that I lose 5-0 or 5-4. A defeat is a defeat. I came here to become world champion and not to be out in the quarter-finals. Then you did something wrong. I have to do this right. and hopefully I will come back stronger. That is the intention. “
Van Gerwen must fear that he will lose his number one position in the world ranking for the first time in seven years. Gerwyn Price will take over from him when he becomes world champion. The current number three in the world will face Stephen Bunting in the semi-finals on Saturday. Chisnall meets Gary Anderson in the other semi-final battle.
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