It was one hurdle too much for 'Mighty Mike' who lost out to the Stoke-on-Trent ace who took consecutive titles in the process on the
European Tour.
Van Gerwen reacted to the defeat afterwards on his Twitter and apologised to the supporters for not claiming a fifth straight title in Zwolle but admitted he had a good week.
'I couldn't find the perfect end to a fantastic week. All credit to Ian White for winning the Dutch Darts Masters,' said Van Gerwen.
'Thanks for all the support sorry I couldn't deliver the title in my home country but I think we had a good week.'
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