Michael van Gerwen (17) Plays Against Phil Taylor In Their First TV Battle

We bring you back to 2007 when Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor had their first battle on TV during the Masters of Darts. They played a game in best of 5 sets and all sets went to a deciding leg.

Below we bring you the highlights of this incredible game.

Michael van Gerwen’s 170 checkout

Michael van Gerwen’s 10-darter

Michael van Gerwen’s 164 checkout

Michael van Gerwen did beat Phil Taylor 3-0 (3-2, 3-2, 3-2) and went on playing Raymond van Barneveld in the semi final. During this match he hit a historical perfect leg making him the youngest player to throw a televised nine-darter.

BONUS: Michael van Gerwen’s 9-darter

In the end it was Raymond van Barneveld who won this match and played against Peter Manley in the final. One Dart achieved a 100% record en route to the final against Barney, but Van Barneveld clinched the title with a whitewash 7-0 set victory.