Michael van Gerwen suffers fourth consecutive Players Championship defeat as Damon Heta ends wait for title

Michael van Gerwen crashed out of Players Championship 13 in Rosmalen, Netherlands on Monday, meaning the Dutchman has now suffered four opening-round defeats this year as he continues his struggles on the oche. The three-time world champion averaged just 85.73 as he suffered a shock 6-4 defeat to Mario Vandenbogaerde, who started the day 69th in the PDC Order of Merit.

Damon Heta emerged victorious as he clinched his first PDC title of 2025 thanks to an 8-6 win over Nathan Aspinall in the final. The Australian rises to seventh on the PDC Order of Merit as a result, having not lifted silverware for eight months heading into Monday. Michael van Gerwen has won only eight out of 17 games on the Pro Tour this year PC13: Last 128 PC12: Last 128 PC11: Last 128 ET2: Semi-finals PC7: Last 128 PC6: Last 64 PC5: Quarter-finals ET1: Last 32 PC3: Last 128 Image: Damon Heta celebrates after hitting the second nine-darter at the 2025 World Darts Championship (Kieran Cleeves/PDC) "I didn't know when my next win was.



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