This news article discusses Michael van Gerwen's recent performance in the PDC World Darts Championship, highlighting his lack of form and the pressure he faces to reclaim his world title.
The brilliant Dutchman has been out of sorts this season and is without a major title for more than a year and his wait for a fourth world title will stretch to five years by the time of the final on January 3. 'A lot of people were talking about Michael pre-World Championship, maybe as being someone who was vulnerable,' talkSPORT expert Paul Nicholson said. 'MVG would possibly try and refute that, but we have to look at the games that he's had, the stats he's putting in.
Darts giants are dropping like flies but top star explains why it's no surprise 'One of the intangible things is his drive to succeed, you can't measure that, we always know what's going to be there. 'But form is something that you can't touch. It's something you have to have evidence of and the evidence in 2024 hasn't been there. 'We know what's happened before in previous tournaments. He knows in his own heart that it's not what he's wanted. So we then say, well, what can you do next?All you need to know about 2024/25 PDC World Darts Championship as Luke Littler eyes gloryAfter the record-breaking chaos of the pre-Christmas shenanigans at Alexandra Palace, the biggest party of the season will stir back into life on Friday when the race to be crowned world champion resumes. 14 of the 32 seeds have fallen by the end of the second round, the most in PDC World Championship history - and that includes six of the top 16.Van Gerwen is the man in the field who has been to more finals than anyone else, and won more titles than anyone else.are on a semi-final collision course in the top half of the draw, while in the bottom half, MVG has a pathway back to the Ally Pally showpiece. Van Gerwen has won three world titles, but since his last crown he has also lost in Ally Pally two finals.Chris Dobey (15) v Josh Rock (18)Dimitri van den Bergh (11) v Callan Rydz 'At this World Championship, he's here after Christmas, and we will continue to put him under the microscope,' Nicholson add
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