Van Gerwen confident of continued stay at the top of darts: "Can I dominate for another 10 years? Of course I can"

Michael van Gerwen has had a tumultuous time on the oche over the past year with the now World Number Three losing his spot at the top of the tree in darts.

But flashes as of late have shown Van Gerwen could be heading back towards his best as he sits top of the table in the Premier League Darts which resumes tomorrow night.

Now ahead of proceedings restarting, he believes he can continue his stay at the top of darts for at least another decade.

“Can I dominate for another 10 years? Of course I can. Even though I didn’t have my best year last year. But did anyone else really stand up and say I’m the boss now? No one did. Of course Gerwyn won the World Championship, Dimitri Van den Bergh won the Matchplay but no one really stood up. I’m going to stand up now and say I’m the boss again," he said to Oche.

“I miss Gary because he’s not 100 per cent what he can be and the same Peter Wright. It’s tough sometimes, Adrian Lewis is dropping down the rankings. It’s moving a lot, it’s weird.

“It’s difficult for me to understand because sometimes I think, why’s Michael Smith not here for instance? Raymond’s not here, Phil Taylor the same. The game of darts is moving on and we all have to accept that. Sometimes it’s difficult because there’s new names coming through.

“But look at Jose de Sousa and how many 180s he’s hit, very good player. But is he a character? No he’s not. There’s some players who give no energy and in my opinion are quite boring. If I’m wrong, people can tell me I’m wrong. It’s not like the old days.”