Michael van Gerwen told trans darts star Noa-Lynn van Leuven to ignore the crowd after the 28-year-old was booed during Saturday night’s clash.
Prior to the match, which was won by van Gerwen, the Dutch darts player launched a staunch defence of van Leuven, making it clear he didn’t care about his rival’s personal business and insisted she should be allowed to compete.
Van Gerwen, who spoke about his opponent after the match, said van Leuven should ignore the crowd and that their reaction was beyond anyone’s control.
“It was a difficult game. It was still tough. It’s always going to be a big debate,” he said.
“You could also hear the crowd and everything. What can you do?
“Crowd. Her game. The situation. Mentally I was good today. You have to deal with certain circumstances and I did.
“I’ve been in her situation multiple times. I’ve been booed. You have to block things like that out.”
Prior to the clash, van Gerwen had said: “It’s just heartbreaking.
“She does what she does and she can play terrific darts.
“Let her play nice. For me, there’s never been a discussion, but I don’t make the rules.
“The PDC has people who go over them. They can never make the right choice anyway.
“If they go left, people say they should go right and vice versa. Everyone has an opinion about it, but there is no point at all in continuing to argue.”
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