Michael van Gerwen posts encouraging personal update on social media

Alex Walsh

Michael van Gerwen posts encouraging personal update on social media image

Michael van Gerwen hasn't played at a PDC event in over a month.

We've been given some updates on how he's been doing during his time off, but recently, we got an encouraging one from the man himself.

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What was MVG's update?

Michael van Gerwen posted on social media Tuesday, "On my way to New York! Ready to get back to work after some quality time with kids."

Attached to the post were some pictures of MVG with his kids, where he appears to be in good spirits.

He recently took a break after filing for divorce from his now ex-wife.

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He will officially return to the PDC stage at the U.S. DartsMasters on Friday.

MVG is a two-time event champion at the U.S. Darts Masters and will look to return after his break with a deep run in New York.

The World Matchplay is just a few weeks away, so this is a crucial time for MVG to start getting back into quality form before one of the biggest majors of the year.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.