 Van Gerwen won with a 6–0 whitewash and an average of 103.02, having punished Lewis for a multitude of missed doubles during the match.In his second successive World Championship final, he faced Peter Wright and stormed into a 4–0 lead, before Wright took the next two sets.Van Gerwen made it 6–2, needing one set to win but his scoring and finishing then faltered, as Wright took the next two sets to make it 6–4.