First set
1-0 great start for van Gerwen as he takes out 51 in three darts.
2-0 The Dutchman punishes Anderson for failing to get off with his first three darts as he takes out 56 for a break of throw
3-0 van Gerwen takes the first set on an 86 checkout. Anderson averaging just 85
Second Set
0-1 After some jitters on the doubles from both players Anderson eventually takes out D5 with the second dart to stop the rot
1-1 Just as Anderson appeared to be moving through the gears van Gerwen takes out 101 using the bull for a hold of throw
2-1 Anderson fails to get off with his first nine darts and van Gerwen scored a 180 and a 168 to leave D18 which he hit
3-1 Anderson once again has trouble with the starting double and van Gerwen takes the second set despite missing D12 for a 141 checkout but he hit D6
Third Set
0-1 Anderson comes out of the break with a 12 darter which included a 160 start. He finished on D9
1-1 Anderson once again tries to up his game but once again van Gerwen has an answer after a third 180 of the match set up a 96 finish which he took
2-1 van Gerwen takes out 98 with ease showing no signs of the pressure Anderson offered back on 81
3-1 after a 160 start, van Gerwen takes out 70 in three darts for a 3-0 lead
Fourth Set
0-1 Anderson begins to find his range as he clinically took out 41 to take the lead in the set
0-2 Anderson takes out 61 in three darts on D4 to double his lead in this set and break back
0-3 Anderson takes out 75 to get a confidence boosting set on the board
Fifth set
1-0 van Gerwen stops the mini rot and takes out 36 with the first dart in hand
1-1 Anderson takes out 108 to level the set. Average now up to 96
2-1 With close scoring, the leg went to van Gerwen who took out 65 to retake the lead. His average is 107
2-2 In a rare case of jitters from Michael van Gerwen, Anderson eventually takes the leg on D10
3-2 Gary Anderson once again cannot get away and van Gerwen was already on a checkout. He eventually went out on D10 again to move one set away.
Sixth Set
0-1 Despite a miscount Anderson won the leg eventually on D2
0-2 After van Gerwen missed D8, Anderson took out 107 to keep any slim hopes alive.
0-3 Anderson takes advantage as again van Gerwen fails to check out this time on 96
Seventh Set
0-1 Anderson takes out 50 as van Gerwen seems to be tiring
1-1 After six perfect darts van Gerwen eventually takes out 32 to stop his rot
2-1 After Anderson can't take his shot out van Gerwen punishes him to go within a leg of the match
3-1 van Gerwen wins a third World Grand Prix title with a 160 out and a 100 average.
Final score: Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Gary Anderson
By Steven Hughes