 He also threw the first nine-dart finish in over 5 years on the European Tour in his 2nd round match against Ryan Joyce.Van Gerwen's reign as the US Masters and Shanghai Darts Masters champion would come to end as he suffered loses to James Wade 3–8 in the quarter finals  and to Michael Smith 4–8 in the semi-finals respectively.Van Gerwen's next televised tournament was the World Matchplay.