Michael van Gerwen bulldozed his way to his second Mr Vegas Nordic Darts Masters title in Copenhagen, defeating Luke Humphries 8-7 in the final last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dutch darting icon produced a string of efficient displays at the Forum Copenhagen to claim his second World Series of Darts title in 2026, becoming the first player to win the Nordic Darts Masters twice since its inception in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After seeing off Oskar Lukasiak in round one on Friday, Van Gerwen dispatched another Swede in the form of Viktor Tingstrom in a last-leg decider, but not without drama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three-time World Champion found himself 5-3 down to Tingstrom – who dumped out last year\u2019s champion Stephen Bunting in round one – but the Dutchman reeled off three consecutive legs and survived a match dart to squeeze through to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There, the number one seed produced a stellar display to defeat Jonny Clayton 7-4, recording a 101.55 average and 44% outer-ring success rate to reach his third World Series final in just three events this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Gerwen took on an in-form Humphries in the final, where he found himself 3-1 down after a brace of 12-darters from his opponent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nevertheless, the 37-year-old rallied, taking four legs on the spin to assert a two-leg cushion himself, although this was imminently relinquished after Humphries took two more legs to tie the contest at 5-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tension continued as the match was taken to a last-leg decider, where Van Gerwen survived a match dart at the bullseye before cooly dispatching a 15-dart hold of throw to win an incredible 18th trophy on the circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a really tough game,\u201d reflected Van Gerwen, who converted 57% of his double attempts to seal victory against Humphries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLuke had the chance to be 4-1 and 5-2 up and luckily I took advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy performances in the first two rounds were not good, I have to acknowledge that, but more importantly the way I bounced back and kept grafting, that helped me win today and I\u2019m really pleased with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWinning tournaments and winning games is the only medicine to try and get better. I\u2019ve been playing this game for a long time, but I love what I do, and this gives me an amazing feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want to do this more often. I\u2019m going back on the practice board, I will keep investing time in myself, and I hope I can show everyone a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although he fell short in the showpiece, Humphries continued his rich vein of form with some glittering performances in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world number two kicked off his title bid with an astonishing 109.92 average in defeating Jeffrey de Graaf in round one on Friday, to set up a titanic quarter-final clash with Gian van Veen in the last eight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a frenetic tussle, the former World Champion pipped Van Veen in a last-leg decider, aided by five 180s to propel him to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There, Humphries enacted revenge on Luke Littler for his Premier League final defeat just nine days earlier, averaging a sparkling 105.82 and hitting 50% of his doubles to down the World Champion and set up a finale with Van Gerwen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 31-year-old fell agonisingly short in the final, missing a match dart for his first World Series title since the 2025 US Darts Masters last June, with his 98.83 average in the final being his only average under a ton in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt the moment I\u2019m losing a lot of finals and that isn\u2019t good enough,\u201d admitted Humphries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully in the World Cup I can gain some silverware and win a tournament – it would be nice for me, that\u2019s what I need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the other quarter-finals, Clayton got the better of fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price with a 6-3 win, capitalising on a wasteful outer-ring display from his compatriot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler waltzed past James Wade in a rematch of this year\u2019s UK Open final, as the World Champion cruised to a 6-1 victory to reach his second World Series semi-final of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World Series of Darts returns from June 25-26 in New York, as the US Darts Masters takes place at The Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Quarter-Finals
<\/strong>Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Viktor Tingstrom
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler 6-1 James Wade
Luke Humphries 6-5 Gian van Veen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Michael van Gerwen 7-4 Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries 7-5 Luke Littler <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Michael van Gerwen 8-7 Luke Humphries <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"