Mighty Mike is world’s greatest

Another year is over and one of sports’most entertaining tournaments has reached its conclusion.

And the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship is not one which will be forgotten in a hurry.

The record-breaking tournament was won by ‘mighty’Michael van Gerwen on Monday night as he beat Gary Anderson 7-3 in an entertaining final. The current two best darts players in the world faced off against each other and they did not disappoint.

The duo hit the most 180s ever seen in a televised match – as well as Anderson breaking his own record for the most 180s in a tournament.

But it was Sunday’s semi-final between Dutch duo MVG and Raymond van Barneveld which truly showed that darts has reached an all- time high.

World No.1 van Gerwen was knocked out by five-time champion of the world Barney last year at the quarter-final stage in a classic match which is in the top 10 of all time.

But on New Year’s Day, the duo produced the greatest game ever.

MVG hit the highest average ever in the World Darts Championship, breaking Phil Taylor’s long-standing record.

It was the manner of the game which took it to another level.

Darts is an extremely tough game, one of the hardest to be at the‘elite’ level. But these two made it look easy.

MVG averaged 114 for every three darts while Barneveld hit 109.

Barney’s average is the fourth-highest of all time at the World Championships and would have been enough to beat just about any other player on any other day. But Michael van Gerwen is not any other player.

The world No.1 lifted 25 titles in 2016 and was not beaten in a televised major all year.

He’s already lifted one title in 2017 and there’s no way he’s stopping now.

He is truly the greatest player ever to pick up a dart and his averages and achievements show that.

Many will argue Phil Taylor is the greatest but there is a difference between being the greatest and being the most successful.

Taylor’s 16 World Championships will most likely never be beaten.

But he played in an era which was rare to see a 100+ average.

You don’t win many

The man is looking more like a machine