- Michael Van Gerwen has suffered a surprise defeat by an Irish amateur player
- His 32 -year -old opponent works in social care in Limerick County as his main work
Michael Van Gerwen has suffered a surprise defeat of the Irish fan Michael Flynn in the Netherlands in one of Darts's greatest discomforts.
The three-time world champion was eliminated from the first round of the third players championship after losing surprisingly 6-4 on Monday.
Despite an average of 92.41, significantly lower than Van Gerwen's 97.01, the 32 -year -old man maintained his composure at the crucial end of the game.
It is understood that Flynn works in social attention in Limerick County and only added the tournament on Sunday morning after several retreats.
The unexpected series of events meant that the Irish needed to make a three -hour trip in trouble from home to Dublin airport.
However, after his victory against the legendary Dutch, Flynn said in an interview with BBC Sport: 'MVG was not the name you want to see how your first opponent, you would expect an easy game.
Michael Van Gerwen suffered a 6-4 defeat by Irish fan Michael Flynn on Monday
“I knew that my shape was good when entering the tournament, but beating a three -time world champion is a massive moment in my career.”
He currently occupies the 11th position in the Challenge Tour classification, which is a reserve list for players championship events.
However, the Irish saw his departure from the tournament after a 6-4 defeat by Tytus Kanik in the next round.
'When you touch someone like Van Gerwen, you have to tune from from the beginning. He opened my eyes to the professional circuit, the standard you have to be off if you want to get a victory, 'Flynn added.
“It will give me confidence in the future and show me that my game is there if I can continue and return to the challenge tour.”
The tournament final saw a clash between 10 Chris Dobey, who claimed the 8-4 victory, and her opponent, the Dutch player Jelle Klaasen.
The second part of the double header Rosmalen will take place on Tuesday. However, several Darts stars have criticized the governing body of the sport for celebrating competition in an “ice cream” and almost empty place.
The players, including Daryl Gurney and Callan Rydz, have informed to compete in a room with little light where temperatures have fallen as low as -4 ° C.
World number 10 Chris Dobey finally won the tournament, defeating Jelle Klaasen in the final
Several Dart players have criticized the game conditions in Rosmalen, claiming that they were competing in a “ice cream” place
“Really disappointed with play conditions today in Rosmalen,” Gurney wrote, a former world No. 3 who won five PDC classification titles.
'The place is ice cream, and there is no consideration of the location for the players. A bad decision on behalf of the PDC and the players deserve something better!
“When I was warming up, I was trembling with cold!” He said that another player, Sebastian Biacki.
A dart writer said: 'The amount of sub-80 averages today is amazing. I think the conditions in the place are not great.