 On the night of the 2007 BDO World Championship final, it was announced on Dutch television that Van Gerwen, along with Jelle Klaasen and Vincent van der Voort, would be switching to the Professional Darts Corporation.Van Gerwen started at 88 in the PDC World Rankings.Although he was a BDO player he was eligible for certain PDC events in his home country, even before he switched to the PDC.