Last Updated: 14/06/23 11:35am
Michael van Gerwen has pulled out of the World Cup of Darts after a dental operation
Michael van Gerwen has withdrawn from the 2023 World Cup of Darts, due to his failure to recover in time after a dental operation.
Van Gerwen had a pre-planned dental operation on Monday, but has not recovered sufficiently to be able to compete in Frankfurt this weekend, and will be replaced by Dirk van Duijvenbode in the Netherlands team.
As Dirk van Duijvenbode is the next highest ranked Dutch player in the PDC Order of Merit, he will now partner Danny Noppert for the second successive year.
The change means that the Netherlands will become third seeds for the second round draw, with Wales’ Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton moving up to second seeds.
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