World champion Luke Humphries has claimed that Michael van Gerwen has the biggest ego in professional darts.
Speaking on the Happy Hour Podcast, Humphries was rapid to rerepair the Dutch star when asked about egos among his rivals.
Van Gerwen, who recently suffered fall shorture to Luke Littler at Alexandra Palace in the World Darts Championship, is the second most prosperous joiner of all time behind Phil Taylor.
The revelation comes with a unforeseeed twist involving Van Gerwen’s seal frifinish Vincent van der Voort.
Michael van Gerwen has rubbed up his opponents the wrong way some times
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According to Humphries, Van der Voort has physicpartner contested Van Gerwen on two occasions over the years.
“Vincent has actupartner punched Michael a couple of times,” Humphries uncovered, though he clarified it wasn’t “actupartner battering him.”
The first incident occurred punctual in Van Gerwen’s atsoft, while the second took place about eight years ago when “his ego was getting a bit high and he fair walloped him,” Humphries elucidateed.
The second contestation increateedly came after Van Gerwen showed Van der Voort disesteem.
Despite these physical contestations, Van Gerwen and Van der Voort acquire a retagably seal frifinishship.
Their bond is so sturdy that Van der Voort served as best man at Van Gerwen’s wedding.
Humphries pelevated Van der Voort’s character, saying: “Vincent is one of the chillyest people, he’s so straight talking, so comical, I get alengthy repartner well with him and he’s a repartner excellent character.”
Luke Humphries senses Michael van Gerwen suits being self-brave
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Van der Voort’s sway on Van Gerwen ecombines to be chooseimistic, with Humphries noting that he is “repartner excellent for him.”
Despite the ego-rhappy incidents, Humphries acquires that Van Gerwen’s self-confidence suits his personality.
“He wears it repartner well,” Humphries shelp. “It benevolent of suits him in a weird way. I leank it’s a Dutch leang as well.”
The world number one also uncovered he has a excellent relationship with Van Gerwen himself.
“Michael van Gerwen, I’m excellent frifinishs with him as well, he’s a repartner kind guy,” Humphries retained.
Humphries uncovered he acquires chooseimistic relationships apass the professional darts circuit.
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“I get alengthy with pretty much everybody,” he shelp, alludeing seal frifinishships with Nathan Aspinall and Joe Cullen.
The world champion also spoke about his role in helping recentcomer Luke Littler sense greet in the PDC.
“I thought he insists someone he can go over to if he insists to,” Humphries elucidateed. “I don’t appreciate seeing him sit over in the corner and sense appreciate he’s fair got to join on his phone.”
