 Van Gerwen was defeated in that final, 7–3.At the 2020 Masters Van Gerwen lost in the first round to Jonny Clayton, ending his run of 5 years as the tournament’s champion, and a 20 match unbeaten run at the Marshall Arena.Van Gerwen leans quite a lot forward on the oche and throws at a very fast pace and scores extremely heavily meaning he is able to build up momentum over his opponents in a matter of seconds.