International - World Series of Darts Finals
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
The cream has risen to the top at the 2025 World Series of Darts finals, and kicking off the semi-finals will be Josh Rock facing off against Michael van Gerwen. The winner of this clash between Rocky and Mighty Mike will meet either Luke Littler or Gerwyn Price in the finals. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Josh Rock has enjoyed an excellent year and has now reached the final four at the World Series of Darts finals in just his first-ever appearance in the competition.
Rocky has been excellent so far, beating Krzysztof Ratajski (6-3), Danny Noppert (6-0) and Mike De Decker (10-6) in this competition. He has averaged 99.8 across his three matches.
Rock has thrown 18 180s at the WSOD finals this year, which is the most of any player heading into the semi-final and has beaten this opponent in their last two encounters.
Meanwhile, Michael van Gerwen has endured a difficult year, but has shown glimpses of his best in this competition, especially in his victory over Luke Humphries in the last round.
MVG trounced the world number one 10-5 following 6-5 victories over Rob Cross and Wessell Nijman in the first two rounds. He is averaging 103.3 per three darts in this competition.
Van Gerwen has recorded 15 maximums at the WSOD finals this year. While he lost his last two games against this opponent, he does lead 7-4 in their all-time head-to-head standings.
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Josh Rock - Michael van Gerwen Key Points
- Michael van Gerwen is ranked eight places above Rock in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Michael van Gerwen has won seven of his 11 matches against this opponent.
- Michael van Gerwen has only lost one of his last six matches by three clear legs.
- Josh Rock has only beaten Michael van Gerwen by three clear legs in one of their last six matches.
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Our Josh Rock vs Michael van Gerwen Prediction
Josh Rock enters this match as the favourite, and rightfully so, given his form over the last year, but we feel this one could be a closer contest than the latest betting odds suggest.
This is because Michael van Gerwen seems to have rediscovered his form after a difficult few months, and he looked in great rhythm when beating world number one Luke Humphries in the quarter-final. Therefore, our Josh Rock vs Michael van Gerwen prediction is Michael van Gerwen +2.5.
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