Michael van Gerwen wins third world title as he dominates Michael Smith at Alexandra Palace and banks £500,000 Michael van Gerwen raced into a lead and Micahel Smith could not recover Dutchman held his nerve despite mini revival from English opponent in final Van Gerwen's prize money in darts is now just short of £7million after win
By Kieran Gill for MailOnline
Published: 22:15 GMT, 1 January 2019 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 1 January 2019
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Michael van Gerwen started this tournament by having a pint thrown over him but finished it wearing the grin of a man with a £500,000 cheque after clinching his third world title.
World No 1 Van Gerwen defeated English underdog Michael Smith 7-3 at Alexandra Palace, three weeks after one boozed-up punter doused the Dutchman in beer during his walk-on.
Tuesday night's victory means Van Gerwen, a former tiler who once spruced up Dutch football legend Dennis Bergkamp’s bathroom, has now made just short of £7million in career
