Why is Michael van Gerwen NOT wearing a green shirt at the Darts World Masters?
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has decided to swap his iconic green shirt to black and gold as looks to win £100k in the PDC World Masters.
The Dutch darting icon, also known as “The Green Machine,” has dropped the green as he heads to Milton Keynes.
Michal van Gerwen made the final of the World Masters last year, but was beaten by home hero Stephen Bunting.
Bunting himself also went far in the PDC World Darts Championship, but like van Gerwen, was beaten by eventual winner Luke Littler.
The winner of the tournament will pocket £100k, with second place taking home £50k, and everyone in the first round picking up £10k.
MvG will have a bye into the first round as world no.3, and will take to the oche for the first time on Friday night.
Why is Michael van Gerwen not wearing green?
This tournament is sponsored by Winmau, as is van Gerwen, who he has been sponsored by for five years.
To celebrate five years with the brand, van Gerwen is switching from his iconic green shirt to black and gold.
The 35-year-old will also be switching his darts, swapping out his usual 23 gram Winmau set for a slighlty heavier special edition set.
When are the PDC World Masters 2025?
The Masters first round will kick off on Thursday, January 30, with preliminary qualifying round having taken place on Wednesday, January 29.
The main tournament consists of a first and second round, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
The first round will take place over two days, Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31.
The second round will be on Saturday, February 1.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will all take place on the same day, Sunday, February 2.
Who is competing in the PDC World Masters 2025?
There are 32 players in the main bracket of the competition, split into 16 seeded, eight merit qualifiers and eight players who qualified through the preliminary rounds.
Seeded:
- Luke Humphries
- Luke Littler
- Michael van Gerwen
- Rob Cross
- Stephen Bunting
- Dave Chisnall
- Jonny Clayton
- Damon Heta
- Gerwyn Price
- Chris Dobey
- Nathan Aspinall
- Peter Wright
- Danny Noppert
- Gary Anderson
- James Wade
- Josh Rock
Merit Qualifiers:
- Michael Smith
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Ryan Searle
- Andrew Gliding
- Ross Smith
- Martin Schindler
- Joe Cullen
- Mike De Decker
Preliminary Qualifiers:
- Kevin Doets
- Bradley Brooks
- Andy Baetens
- Florian Hemple
- William Borland
- Jermaine Wattimena
- Cameron Menzies
- William O’Connor
How can I watch the PDC World Masters 2025?
The tournament is free to watch in the UK.
ITV4 will be offering coverage of the event, with the event also available to stream on ITVX.
The event coverage will start at at 7pm GMT.