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Van Gerwen went into the match on a high after ending Phil Taylor's dream of winning a seventh and final title in Wolverhampton. The Dutchman was far too strong for his opponent,
recording a 16-8 victory. Wright, meanwhile, saw off Gary Anderson in the semi-final. However, Van Gerwen edged out his opponent to take the prize, having kicked on after trailing 8-7 at one
point. He managed to stage a fightback to take the trophy when Wright thought he was heading towards the title. Meanwhile, earlier today, Van Gerwen admitted to calling Taylor a
"kn*b" during their semi-final. “He tried a few of his tricks, what he always does,” Van Gerwen told Sky Sports. “In the break I wasn’t allowed to cheer from my own throw. I don’t
know why when I finished a 74. “What can I say? Honestly, you want to know honestly? I just walked off, had a little nip of my drink. “He came to me ‘you shouldn’t do this, you shouldn’t
do that’. "I just said ‘you’re a kn*b’ again, that’s exactly what I said. “Then he was annoyed at what I said, I don’t know why but something always happens in-between our games,
after or before. “But I also thinks it’s our rivalries in our games because we don’t want to lose to each other, we try to present our best all the time. “Maybe I shouldn’t say it but I
still think it was a good game for everyone to watch and that’s what is most important.”