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Michael van Gerwen (born 25 April 1989 in Boxtel ) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the PDC. In 2014, at the age of 24, van Gerwen became the youngest winner of a PDC World Championship ; he won the title again in 2017 and 2019. From January 2014 to January 2021, he was ranked world number one in the PDC Order of Merit.

Van Gerwen began his career in the BDO, winning the 2006 World Masters and throwing a televised nine-darter at the 2007 Masters of Darts. At 17, he was the youngest player to do so. This record was beaten in January 2024 by Luke Littler, who was 16 at the time.

In 2007, he moved to PDC and became a dominant player there. Van Gerwen is the second most successful player in PDC history after Phil Taylor. He has won the most PDC Pro Tour events, with 81 (as of March 2022), surpassing Taylor's previous record of 70.