Michael van Gerwen wants to match ‘big friend’ Ronnie O’Sullivan’s record

Michael van Gerwen has been boosted by Ronnie O’Sullivan’s success (Photos: Getty)

Michael van Gerwen says he has taken nice inspiration and motivation from the success of ‘massive good friend’ Ronnie O’Sullivan, and he would like to match the Rocket’s report of seven world titles.

The 46-year-old gained his seventh World Championship title on Monday night time, the day after Van Gerwen added to his huge assortment of silverware on the Austrian Darts Open.

MVG is having a great season to this point, sitting second within the Premier League desk, whereas his triumph in Austria was his second on the European Tour this yr.

The Dutchman is now impressed for much more glory this marketing campaign after watching his pal O’Sullivan surge to glory in Sheffield.

‘I get numerous inspiration from my massive good friend Ronnie O’Sullivan, so he did nicely and I lastly managed to do nicely too,’ Van Gerwen advised Sky Sports activities.

‘It offers me massive motivation. He’s been doing it for therefore a few years and naturally I wish to do it for a very long time as nicely. It takes numerous doing, however if you’re in a position and your head is correct, you positively can do it.

‘He’s been within the O2 earlier than and to Ally Pally to look at me earlier than. It’s nice. He’s an enormous ambassador, not just for snooker, however for sport world wide.’

Whereas the Rocket picked up his seventh world title in the beginning of the week, MVG is on three World Darts Championship wins.

The Dutchman would like to match the Rocket’s tally, however he reckons that the darts world is extra aggressive than snooker for the time being, with the likes of Peter Wright, Gerwyn Worth and Jonny Clayton all vying for the highest honours.

‘That will be good, however it’s a bit too far-off for the time being,’ mentioned Van Gerwen. ‘I feel there’s extra competitors in darts for the time being than snooker.

‘In fact there’s individuals that may beat Ronnie, however there’s not many.’

Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, John Higgins and lots extra may disagree with that, however it was O’Sullivan who dominated the world on the Crucible this yr.

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