 A week later he averaged an incredible 118.21 in beating Paul Nicholson 8–3 in the quarter-finals of the Perth Darts Masters and went on to reach the final where Taylor beat him 11–9.Van Gerwen also won the 14th Players Championship with a 6–4 victory over Michael Smith.A week later, they contested the final of the European Darts Trophy, with Van Gerwen losing 6–5 having been 3–0 ahead.