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- Nickname: Mighty Mike / the Green Machine
- Walk-on: Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
- Major PDC singles titles: 49
- Premier League best: Winner (2013, 2016-19, 2022-23)
- Last season: 5th
The benchmark. The legend. The most successful player in Premier League history.
Michael van Gerwen returns for the 2026 BetMGM Premier League campaign as the undisputed king of the competition.
With a record seven titles to his name, Mighty Mike is the yardstick by which all others are measured on the Thursday night stage.
While a new generation headlined by Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have seized the top spots in the rankings, Van Gerwen fired a major reminder to the entire sport by ending his two-year wait for a premier event title at the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals.
After failing to make Play-Offs Night for only the second time in his career last season, and being displaced as Dutch number one by new Premier League rival Gian van Veen, the question for 2026 is simple: can the Green Machine use that frustration to fuel a charge to an unprecedented eighth Premier League crown?
Below you can find out more about Van Gerwen ahead of the blockbuster 17-night 2026 BetMGM Premier League Darts season, which kicks off on 5th February at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.
Michael van Gerwen History
With 68 televised PDC titles, Van Gerwen has long since cemented his place as one of the sport’s all-time greats.
With a peak built on explosive scoring and devastating finishing, MVG held the world number one spot for seven years.
The Dutchman is a three-time PDC world champion (2014, 2017, 2019) and a seven-time Premier League winner who kept a stranglehold on the event between 2016 and 2019 before winning again in 2022 and 2023.
More recently Van Gerwen has demonstrated a different kind of greatness: resilience.
Injuries, dental surgery and a two-year major title drought have all tested his mettle over the past few years but, through it all, the Green Machine has managed to continue to add to his trophy cabinet with formidable regularity.
A seventh World Championship final appearance, 38th European Tour win and 49th major event title characterised the Dutchman’s 2025 – who would count him out of adding to those numbers with an eighth Premier League in 2026?
Michael van Gerwen Stats
Van Gerwen is one of the most accomplished and consistent players in darts history. His career is filled with record-breaking moments, incredible performances and legendary finishes.
Here’s a look at some of his standout achievements:
- MVG has won 68 televised PDC titles and 116 non-televised titles
- The Green Machine has thrown 10 televised nine-dart finishes and 30 in total across all PDC events
- Van Gerwen was the first player to hit a televised nine-darter beginning with a 174 start instead of a 180
- The Dutchman held the world number one ranking for an incredible 2,559 days between 2014 and 2021
- MVG’s 123.40 televised match average against Michael Smith in the 2016 BetMGM Premier League still stands as the highest ever recorded on TV
- Van Gerwen set a tournament record with a 112.37 final average in the 2018 BetMGM Premier League showpiece, having set the record for most 100+ averages (18) in a Premier League season a year prior
Michael van Gerwen Titles
Van Gerwen’s trophy cabinet is one of the most impressive in darts history. Here is a rundown of his major singles title wins:
- PDC World Darts Championship (3) – 2014, 2017, 2019
- BetMGM Premier League (7) – 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- World Matchplay (3) – 2015, 2016, 2022
- Grand Slam of Darts (3) – 2015, 2016, 2017
- UK Open (3) – 2015, 2016, 2020
- European Championship (4) – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Players Championship Finals (7) – 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
- The Masters (5) – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- World Series of Darts Finals (6) – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025
- World Grand Prix (6) – 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
- World Masters – 2015, 2016, 2020
- Champions League – 2019
Related Players
The 2026 BetMGM Premier League Darts will see Van Gerwen back in action, eager to seize his eighth title ahead of last year's winner and current world number two Humphries. The ever-popular Stephen Bunting is back in the running while world number one Littler, Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Josh Rock and Van Veen are all in action too. The competition is as fierce as it has ever been and Van Gerwen will need to be at his very best to secure another BetMGM Premier League title.
Read more about the other 2026 BetMGM Premier League Darts participants below. It’s showtime!