MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has been nominated for the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year following his fantastic 2017 campaign.
The Dutchman follows Phil Taylor - who was runner-up in the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award - in being nominated in the annual awards, which will be held this year on December 17 in Liverpool.
Van Gerwen began 2017 by winning his second World Championship title, and has also won the Masters, Premier League, World Cup of Darts, Shanghai Darts Masters, U.S. Darts Masters, European Championship, World Series of Darts Finals and Grand Slam of Darts titles.
He has also become only the second player in history to achieve two nine-darters in one match, during a UK Open Qualifier in February.
Fans can vote for Michael van Gerwen through the BBC Sport website.
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Nominations
Tom Brady - American Football
Roger Federer - Tennis
Katie Ledecky - Swimming
Tatyana McFadden - Para-athletics
Sally Pearson - Athletics
Michael van Gerwen - Darts