The sore hand was from punching the wall of his dressing room in frustration midway through it. Still, as he began to reflect on his 7-3 defeat to Michael van Gerwen, it seemed like both hand and ...

After Hogmanay came Clogmanay - and Michael van Gerwen was never going to let the ... the writing was not just on the wall. It appeared to be trailed in plumes of smoke across the Muswell Hill ...

Van Gerwen is second in the race for the Ballon d’Art, having thrown 43 maximums so far. His average is slightly below Littler’s on 99.75 but he has a better checkout rate at 44 per cent.

Michael van Gerwen soared into his seventh PDC World Championship ... it wasn't just writing on the wall. It seemed as if it was written in billowing smoke across the Muswell Hill skyline.