Gurney grabbed the top prize of £100,000 as a result and denied Van Gerwen another title.
The game surprisingly was evenly matched throughout proceedings. This was until MVG went 7-6 up and it looked like he was going to win.
Gurney though hit back to make it 8-7 with a brilliant sixty four finish on D16.
They then both jostled for position until Gurney made it 10-9 then claimed the title from there.
It caps off a brilliant weekend for ‘Superchin’ who has finally got one over Van Gerwen after a poor record previously.
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Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Daryl Gurney (98.15) 11-3 (94.1) Danny Noppert
Gary Anderson (103.03) 9-11 (102.62) Michael van Gerwen
Final
Daryl Gurney (95.61) 11 (21) 9 (100.2) Michael van Gerwen
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