Irish amateur Michael Flynn stunned Michael van Gerwen in Players Championship 3; 32-year-olds day job is working in social care and currently has makeshift board in parents home as he looks to build own house;

An Irish care worker has pulled off one of darts' biggest ever upsets after beating three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen at the third Players Championship of 2025. Michael Flynn, a social care worker from County Limerick, was only added to the PDC event's entry list on Sunday following a number of withdrawals.

Michael Flynn is hoping that his win over Michael van Gerwen can help inspire securing a place on the professional darts circuit as the social care worker detailed the remarkable circumstances behind the best result of his career.

Irish amateur Michael Flynn says a shock victory over three-time world darts champion Michael van Gerwen is a "massive moment" in his career.

Irish amateur Michael Flynn pulled off a huge upset by sending three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen home from the Players Championship 3 in Rosmalen.