2022 World Grand Prix Final Preview - Michael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall
PDCSunday, 09 October 2022 at 20:30
After a week of deciding sets (mostly) and the usual drama of double in darting action in Leicester, the World Grand Prix will come to its conclusion on Sunday evening at 7:30pm BST with two contrasting stories for the duo who will face off.
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Michael van Gerwen barring against Stephen Bunting which went to a deciding set has been barely troubled with the Dutch Darting Dynamo who has sealed the Premier League and World Matchplay already this year aiming to add another of the big Sky majors to his collection.
A sixth time could be on the cards winning this tournament but a first since 2019 when his darting career stalled in terms of winning major titles but that returning more often has ushered in a return to winning ways in multiple barren majors. Could this be the latest re-addition?
His performance against Peter Wright certainly set the tone with MVG shutting down all of the pre-match talk losing only one leg in one of his most emphatic wins on a major stage.
With Wright out-of-sorts in that tie, it likely won't be as simple if he does beat Nathan Aspinall who has forged his own narrative from a career seemingly in doubt at the turn of the year.
Aspinall had a wrist injury which required potentially career ending surgery after playing with heavy strapping and despite his throw still not being at its optimum, it is a real resurgence that has deserved this run with 'The Asp' now on the cusp of becoming a two-time major champion.
With the Grand Slam confirmed also, further riches could go his way including the Premier League and World Series of Darts next season if he can topple a player who he has a poor record against previously and it sets up a tantalizing conclusion to this tournament.
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Will it be the feel good story of Aspinall's return from injury bearing major title sized fruit or will it be Van Gerwen continuing his return to darting dominance and starting a busy end to the year as top dog?
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