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Michael van Gerwen Withdraws From Remaining Players Championship Events, Will Miss Finals for First Time

He says he needs to clear his head after a first-round exit that left him 93rd on the order of merit.

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Overview

  • The 36-year-old exited Players Championship 31 in the first round, losing 4–6 to Dom Taylor in Wigan.
  • He will skip Events 32–34, leaving him 93rd on the Players Championship ranking, where only the top 64 reach the Finals on 23 November.
  • The absence ends an unbroken run at the season-ending tournament for the seven-time champion of the Finals.
  • Van Gerwen said he needs to clear his head and cited fatigue, with local reports noting a divorce and his father's cancer.
  • The same event featured Nathan Aspinall’s nine-darter against Steve Lennon, while Luke Littler fell 4–6 to Ritchie Edhouse, tightening the late-season qualification race.