Inside Michael van Gerwen’s family holiday including visit to Pig Island after World Darts Championship disappointment

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has been getting over his World Darts Championship defeat to Luke Littler with a family holiday.

The Dutch thrower was beaten in the final by the teen sensation earlier this month.

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Van Gerwen, 35, had reached the final but was unable to seal his fourth world title.

He is now taking a break from darts and will not be taking part in the Bahrain Masters this week.

Mighty Mike is travelling with his family and has given his fans an update on social media.

He shared a post on for his 614k followers with a selection of pictures from the holiday.

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MVG included pictures of their trip to the famous Pig Island in Koh Samui, Thailand.

One snap shows him posing alongside his wife, Daphne, and children Zoe, 8, and Mike, 5, around a few pigs.

The pigs were rescued from a market and now live on the island Koh Madsum - which has been renamed Pig Island for tourists.

Other pictures show the family enjoying a ride on a boat and travelling in a tourist pick-up truck.

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He captioned the post: "The treasure hunt brought us to Pig Island.

"Thailand keeps surprising us."

Fans loved the snaps as they flooded the comment section.

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One posted: "Beautiful super sweet pics. Enjoy."

A second wrote: "Hope your having good times."

A third commented: ";Beautiful pictures of a beautiful family."

A fourth said: "Enjoy the recharge."

Another added: "Great to see this Mike, sending love to the family."

During the trip, the family have also visited Bangkok and Mae Klong.

They have encountered plenty of wildlife as MVG shared snaps of Daphe with a Slow Loris and Zoe with a big yellow snake as well as an elephant.

Meanwhile, Luke Humphries has revealed that MVG was PUNCHED by his best pal Vincent van der Voort.

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He will be back in action next month as one of eight stars taking part in the Premier League Darts.

The tournament will start at The SSE Arena, Belfast on February 6.

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