Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Duk da haka, a watan Oktoba 2012 Van Gerwen ya lashe gasar PDC ta farko kuma lokacin da biyu suka hadu a karshe na 16 na gasar
2012 Grand Slam na Darts, wasan da aka yi lissafin a matsayin wani karo tsakanin biyu mafi kyau 'yan wasan a duniya. Wannan wasan ne wanda ya fara gwagwarmayar yayin da 'yan wasan biyu suka kai kimanin sama da 110 na dogon lokaci, tare da Taylor a wani lokaci yana nuna van Gerwen don fita daga hanyarsa lokacin da ya tsaya a dawo da darts. Van Gerwen ya dauki wasan 10 zuwa 5 tare da nuna alama a matsayin farkon sabon zamani a darts. Daga nan sai su biyun suka hadu a wasan karshe na Players Championship tare da van Gerwen wanda ya dawo daga 5<unk>4 ya sauka tare da dawowa baya na 164 da 124 don cin nasara a wasan karshe da Taylor a karon farko.