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;

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

Michael Flynn is hoping that his win over Michael van Gerwen can 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.

MICHAEL Flynn aims to use Monday’s stunning victory over three-time World champion Michael van Gerwen as a launching pad towards a career on the professional darts circuit. The 32-year-old Irish amateur – a social care worker in Limerick – beat Van Gerwen 6-4 in Monday’s first round of the third Players Championship of 2025 in Rosmalen in the Netherlands.

Irish amateur Michael Flynn pulled off a stunning victory against three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen at the Players Championship in Rosmalen, Netherlands. Flynn, who works in social care in County Limerick,