Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked world number three; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Van Gerwen has won forty-seven PDC majors, second in the all-time list behind Phil Taylor. This includes a record seven Premier League titles, three titles in the World Matchplay, Grand Slam and UK Open respectively, six World Grand Prix titles, the Players Championship Finals on a record seven occasions, a joint-record four European Championships, as well as the PDC Masters and World Series Finals each a record five times. He is also a three-time PDC World Cup of Darts champion, partnering Raymond van Barneveld for the Netherlands.