Me, myself and high as MVG sparks

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN is sick of talk of his old self and reckons it's time to trigger a fresh wave of terror on the oche.

- CRAIG SWAN

The Dutchman has had to adjust to a new life away from darts after a divorce, while inconsistency has littered his play on the stage.

The three-time world champion is constantly asked if the old MVG is back whenever he produces.

It happened yet again after his second-round showing against William O'Connor and he said: "I get so sick of 'the old Michael van Gerwen'. Maybe we start with a new Michael van Gerwen, yeah?"