VIDEO - Michael van Gerwen reflects on Grand Slam win over Peter Wright

Michael van Gerwen is once again the champion at the Grand Slam of Darts, the undisputed World Number One played brilliantly to stop Peter Wright in a 16-12 encounter which was nip and tuck until 10-10 when MVG pulled away. Van Gerwen spoke afterwards about the tournament win, his opponent and how he deserved to win in Wolverhampton.
"To win a tournaments like this is always nice, especially in a game like that," said Van Gerwen, who landed four ton-plus checkouts and averaged over 102 in the final.
"It was a final and there was pressure on us. You want to perform at as high a level as possible and I think I had a fantastic tournament.
"After ten-ten I had a little turbo, but maybe we were trying too hard and we didn't want to lose to each other. Sooner or later Peter will stop me in a final but I'm over the moon that I won.
"I feel great and winning a tournament like this is always nice, good for your confidence and I think I also deserved it with the way I played, the average I threw, the 180s and the good scores."
Van Gerwen was joined on stage by baby daughter Zoe as he celebrated the win, and he admitted: "Winning tournaments is nice, trying to be the best in the world is nice but nothing beats this."
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