Michael van Gerwen believes Gary Anderson put too much pressure on himself ahead of his early exit at the World Darts Championship.
‘The Flying Scotsman’ stormed up to Alexandra Palace in fine form and averaged 92.51 in his opening game. But they were still outclassed by Jeffrey De Graaf, who eliminated them from the tournament with a painful 3–0 defeat.
Anderson cut a confident figure ahead of the season’s showpiece event, admitting he was playing his best darts since winning back-to-back world titles in 2015 and 2016. According to Van Gerwen, this may have contributed to him falling at the first hurdle.
‘Mighty Mike’ said, “We all know Gary had a good year on the Pro Tour, but we also know he put a lot of pressure on his shoulders over the last few weeks by telling everyone that he Could.” “But as long as you keep believing and doing what’s right for you, no one will care.”
