Dwhen FC Barcelona lost 8-2 to Bayern in the Champions League a few weeks ago, it was a sensation. No less memorable, however, is this 1: 8 by Michael van Gerwen against Peter Wright.
1: 8! Van Gerwen! The man whose darts career was a series of superlatives and records. Players and experts had long since got used to it and were already prepared for the fact that this situation would last for many years to come. After all, “Mighty Mike” is only 31 years old.
But now everything has been different for months. “It was possibly the worst thing I’ve ever seen of him,” Wright judged after his triumph. Will it stay that way? Far more momentous than missing titles will be something completely different for van Gerwen.
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