Van Gerwen on loss of darting income due to Coronavirus: “You have to accept the situation and continue. Health is paramount”

Due to the coronavirus, Michael van Gerwen is home for a long time for the first time in years and hence is not having to spend hours at airports and overnight stays in hotels.

Since the Players Championship tournaments on March 14 and 15, the PDC darts circuit has been shut down. All tournaments in April and likely May have been postponed, with the Premier League also falling by the wayside. For Mighty Mike, this throws up different challenges and one of those is practicing more from home, which he admits isn’t the same when there is no current light at the end of the tunnel. “I will of course continue to train. For example, I play with Vincent (van der Voort) twice a week and I just throw my darts from home. But it is difficult to prepare. You don't know when you can really start working again,” the World Number One told De Telegraaf .

Also for van Gerwen, he gets to spend time with his family a lot more and this is something which is taking some getting used to. "I have never been home so much. Two weeks is the longest period that Daphne and I have ever been together, now there are three. We are not used to such a thing. This is not normal for us. That may be hard to imagine for other people, but it really is. We now see each other seven days a week. It is unprecedented.”

The consequence of the coronavirus is that for now like many his darting income has evaporated. However, the three time World Champion does not have to be afraid of financial problems. With his achievements, van Gerwen has already made many millions in his career. “I took good care of myself so that we can still take a beating. But this situation does affect me financially. This will cost me a lot and it will not stop for the time being. ”

However, van Gerwen realizes that he is still in a privileged position and as a result can’t complain about his financial position during this. “I have to deal with it and try to put everything in perspective. There are so many companies, freelancers and all other people who are currently severely affected. I cannot complain and especially as I get to enjoy time with my family. You have to accept the situation and continue. Health is paramount, that is, with no money to pay. "

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