Van Gerwen on his season so far ahead of World Championship: “I’ve not had my best year”

Despite that though he heads into the PDC World Championship still as . In a recent interview with the PDC Van Gerwen admits himself he hasn’t had his best year. "I've been a little bit unlucky lately but I have to finish better and I'm working on that," said Van Gerwen. "I've not had my best year but I've still won more titles than every other player. I've not been at my best when you compare to some of the other recent years, and people expect a lot from me. "I've got high standards and I want to play well in every match. You can still win without averaging 100 but you have to play well now for a full tournament. "Last year I had a great tournament until that moment. Rob played well last year but I can only blame myself, things like that happen and normally I would never miss five match darts. "I know how it feels to lose and it's not nice. It hurts at that moment because you want to win it so much and hopefully this is my time."