because we worked so well as a team.
“We played really well today, especially against Belgium and Ireland in
the Doubles games, and then we walked over England in the final with
some awesome darts.
“I started off very well against Phil and to win 4-0 and for Raymond to
beat Adrian 4-0 was very good for our confidence, and I knew I had to
turn up against Adrian. I did that and we won the title, and we’ll enjoy
this moment.”
Van Barneveld, who won the Premier League Darts title last month,
added:”We’re really happy and this win means a lot to us but also
means a lot for darts in Holland. This is a fantastic event and we’re
over the moon to win this title.
“We had tough battles against Belgium and Ireland but even when
Michael lost a couple of Singles games we still believed in each other and
in the Doubles games against Belgium and Ireland we were awesome.
“There’s no better player in the world to team up with and I enjoyed
every single match in this tournament.”
Phil Taylor was magnanimous in defeat, adding, “We got to the final
and gave ourselves a chance but we were beaten by the better team
tonight.”
“We tried everything but Michael’s finishing was brilliant - I don’t
think he missed a thing in the final - and Barney played well too. It’s
disappointing for us but we’ll be back next year and hopefully we can
win back the title.”
Photo: PDC/Lawrence Lustig
“This is a fantastic
title because I’ve
never won this,
and we worked
very hard for this”
Michael van Gerwen