"100% I will play": Van Gerwen set to be at Premier League play-offs injury or not, unsure on ProTour this weekend

After an injury cruelly saw Michael van Gerwen forced to pull out of his semi-final tie with Dimitri Van den Bergh, people had wondered whether he would even be able to play at next Thursday's playoffs. According to the Dutchman, however, he will "100%" be there.

"It's okay I'm not going to take any risks. I've seen a specialist," van Gerwen tells Online Darts. "It is what it is you can't really chance it. The funny thing is that it came out of the blue. That's what worried me a bit but they told me it wouldn't get worse."

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When attention turns to finals night and the likelihood of van Gerwen taking part at the O2 in London next Thursday, the Dutchman's answer is defiant.

"100% I will be there," he says immediately, leaving no one in any doubt. "Even with the same injury as yesterday, I will be there 100% because it's too important so I need to make sure I get my rest now and maybe I can play on the weekend I'm not too sure yet."

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"There was not enough at stake to take that risk," he continues, explained his withdrawal from the Premier League tie with Van den Bergh. "If it was a World Championship semi-final I would have kept playing. It's another warning to yourself that you are human."

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