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Van Gerwen’s third title of the year came at the 11th Players Championship, where he defeated Ian White 6–1 in the final with a 107.85 average.[22] Van Gerwen was involved in an exceptional match in the last 16 of the European Championship as he was defeated by compatriot Raymond van Barneveld 9–10, despite averaging 104.[23] Another Players Championship success followed with a 6–5 victory over Robert Thornton.[24]
In October 2012, Van Gerwen won his first PDC major title at the World Grand Prix. He came from behind to knock out Colin Lloyd 2–1 in the first round,[25] and then beat an out of sorts Adrian Lewis 3–1 in the second.[26] In the quarter-final against Andy Hamilton, he missed four darts to win 3–1, only for Hamilton to take out a 160 finish to force a decider.[27] Van Gerwen maintained his composure and took the final set 3–2 and then heavily out-scored Wes Newton in the semi-finals in a 5–1 win.[28] He played Mervyn King in the final, defeating him 6–4, after being 0–3 and 1–4 down. Van Gerwen afterwards described the win as the best day in his life and in claiming the £100,000 prize he rose to world number eight, overtaking Van Barneveld as the highest placed Dutchman.[29] He did not have to wait long for his sixth title of the year, as he won the following week’s Players Championship averaging 113 against Jamie Caven in the semi-finals, before beating Nick Fullwell 6–3 in the final.[30]