 Van Gerwen followed this by defeating Rob Cross 16–13 in the quarter-finals, a 16–8 win over 6 time Grand Slam winner Phil Taylor in the semi-finals and a 16–12 win over Peter Wright in the final to claim his 3rd Grand Slam title.Van Gerwen won his first two matches in the World Championship against Christian Kist and James Wilson respectively.In his third round match against Price, Van Gerwen won 4–2 despite losing seven legs in a row.