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PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS: WAYNE MARDLE AND MARK WEBSTER BACK MICHAEL VAN GERWEN TO
MAKE LONDON'S O2


WAYNE MARDLE AND MARK WEBSTER HAVE BACKED MICHAEL VAN GERWEN TO MAKE FINALS
NIGHT DESPITE SUFFERING A SHOULDER INJURY DURING HIS PREMIER LEAGUE
QUARTER-FINAL VICTORY AGAINST CHRIS DOBEY IN ABERDEEN; THE PLAY-OFFS RETURN TO
THE O2 IN LONDON ON THURSDAY, MAY 25

Last Updated: 19/05/23 9:32am

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Michael van Gerwen suffered a shoulder injury during his 6-3 win over Chris
Dobey

Wayne Mardle admits Michael van Gerwen has suffered a "nightmare" shoulder
injury but he is still backing the Dutchman to reach the Premier League Darts
final at the O2.

Reigning six-time champion Van Gerwen suffered the injury during his 6-3
quarter-final victory over Chris Dobey, storming into a 5-0 lead before playing
through the pain barrier in the latter stages.




Despite receiving treatment post-match, the Dutchman was unable to take on
Dimitri Van den Bergh in the last four, which meant he was forced to settle for
a third-place finish.




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MVG withdraws from Aberdeen with injury | Will he be fit for The O2?
Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster discuss Michael van Gerwen withdrawing from Night
16 in Aberdeen due to injury and debate whether he will be fit for next week's
play-offs in London.
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Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster debate whether Michael van Gerwen will be fit for
next week's Finals Night in London
Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster debate whether Michael van Gerwen will be fit for
next week's Finals Night in London

Speaking to Emma Paton, Mardle called it a "tense situation" but has backed MVG
to make it to London's O2 for the Play-Offs.



He said: "It's not about tonight. Him and his management all have to agree that
it's not about tonight. It's about next week at the O2. It's a case of, whatever
needs to be done has to start now. Whatever kind of manipulation [of the
shoulder] or anything.



"His health is first and foremost the priority. If he can get healthy in a week,
then great, but if he can't, and this is the thing, he can't play next week
slightly injured, that could prolong the healing process, and then you roll into
the World Cup, and then you roll into the Matchplay.

"And then there's all kinds of problems which make things worse. It's a real
tense situation, and I just hope he's okay to play next week.

"It's a horrible situation for a sportsman to be in.

"We don't know how much pain he's in. We don't know if it's playable and this is
precautionary, we don't know that. We're hoping that's the case and he can play
next week.

"The absolute disaster would be not being able to play next week. It's about the
health of his shoulder right now."

Mardle added: "He's a winner and he'll think 'even if I'm not 100 per cent, I'm
good enough' but you've got to be realistic and he could make things worse and
he could end up missing the next two or three months which would be a darting
disaster for him.

"We hope that rest is the best tonic."

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Van Gerwen picked up the injury during his victory against Dobey in Aberdeen
Van Gerwen picked up the injury during his victory against Dobey in Aberdeen

Webster said: "It's not a long time [to recover] is it? Like Wayne says, there's
a bigger picture here.

"He's got to have treatment on it and probably by Tuesday he's got to start
throwing. It's not a lot of time to get ready for longer games next week,
potentially two of them. It's a nightmare scenario.

"He made the right decision tonight, there was no point hampering himself. He
was upset leaving. It was just niggling away.

"He's got a good management team, and he'll have the best treatment. Hopefully
he's right for next week.

"I wouldn't right him off. Hopefully it's not as a serious as it looked, but he
did look in some discomfort.

"Next week is the big one, it's what he's worked these 16 weeks for.

"I think he'll get there, no matter what his condition."


"WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH PAIN HE'S IN. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PLAYABLE AND THIS IS
PRECAUTIONARY, WE DON'T KNOW THAT. WE'RE HOPING THAT'S THE CASE AND HE CAN PLAY
NEXT WEEK."

Wayne Mardle on MVG's shoulder injury

Van Gerwen underlined his powers of recovery when he underwent wrist surgery
last year before coming back to win the World Matchplay in Blackpool.

"I wouldn't write him off," continued Welshman Webster. "Hopefully it is just a
precaution and it's not as serious as it looked but he was definitely in some
discomfort.

"He'll obviously not play at the Pro Tour in Leicester this weekend I'm guessing
and just get himself ready for next week because it's the big one. It's what he
worked these 16 weeks for to find his place in the Play-Offs and it would be a
sucker punch for him if he couldn't be there.


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FINALS NIGHT IN LONDON: THURSDAY, MAY 25

Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs) Gerwyn Price vs Jonny Clayton Michael Smith vs
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