Michael van Gerwen nearly found a way to move up the PDC rankings in New Zealand - but it had nothing to do with taking out doubles and winning matches.'Mighty Mike' and fellow stars are currently out in Hamilton ahead of the New Zealand Darts Masters, which gets underway this Friday.
The defending champion will go in fresh off the back of winning a tournament in Queensland in Australia, which he celebrated via a spot of fishing with James Wade.Down under, it was rival and world No 1 Gerwyn Price who he beat in the final, with the fiery Welshman later accusing the crowd of 'ruining' the affair.
Price has long assumed the role of pantomime villain in darts events, and is regularly booed during matches.READ NOW: Gerwyn Price accuses Australian crowd of 'ruining' final after loss to Michael van GerwenBut the pair are clearly good friends away from the oche.
And along with another Welsh star in Jonny Clayton, took some time out ahead of their latest event to visit the skyswing attraction in Rotorua.Price, a former professional rugby player, is renowned for his combative persona but he appeared anything but confident and aggressive as he took his seat, nervously smiling.
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