Van Gerwen credits mental strength in European Tour win: “I keep fighting and never give up”
PDCTuesday, 15 March 2022 at 08:59
Michael van Gerwen claimed his first European Tour title since May 2019 in seeing off Rob Cross at the German Darts Championship this past Sunday.
For Van Gerwen, he credits his mental strength when it wasn’t going his way in recent years as a deciding factor.
"I've been waiting for this for a really long time, I've been working hard," said Van Gerwen.
"I keep fighting and never give up. Mentally I showed a lot over the past few months to work myself back towards where I should be."To win a tournament feels absolutely phenomenal, it means a lot to me.
"To have crowds back is fantastic, it means the world to me.
"I love to play the tournaments in Germany; these crowds are what darts is all about, they come here to enjoy themselves and finally I am enjoying myself too."
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