Van Barneveld ‘so proud’ to retain World Cup of Darts title

Van Barneveld spoke afterwards admitting he couldn’t choose a better player to play with than Michael; as well as that he said Van Gerwen was giving him encouragement throughout and that he was proud to win for his country. “You’ve got to be at your best for your country every single year,” said Van Barneveld. “You have to believe in each other, and I couldn’t choose a better player in the world to play with than Michael. He was giving me encouragement all the way through to get me sharp in the final. We had to be at our best because they are long days and the standard is so high. “It’s happy days for us to win it for a fourth time, we are so proud to achieve this for our country.”