Gerwyn Price advanced to the second round of the World Matchplay as he recovered from a slow start to defeat Stephen Bunting 10-3 in Blackpool. After Bunting won the first two legs, Price hit back to level things up before sweeping to victory, claiming each of the last seven.
The Ice Man, Gerwyn Price, paid tribute to The Ferret, Jonny Clayton, for playing the lead role in Wales becoming world champions in darts once more. Price and Clayton sealed a second World Cup of Darts trophy for Wales with a clinical performance in their 10-2 victory over Scotland’s Gary Anderson and Peter Wright in Frankfurt.
Gerwyn Price admitted he was at a loss to fully explain his Premier League Darts final defeat to Michael van Gerwen. Welshman Price had reached the final by hammering his World Cup teammate Jonny Clayton, 10-2, in the first semi-final of the night at the O2 Arena in London.
Darts devotees, those who thirst for tungsten action, and anyone who loves a Welsh sporting rivalry – get a bit of this. On Thursday night at London’s O2 Arena, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton go head-to-head again in the Premier League Darts play-off climax.
Jonny Clayton claimed a first Players Championship title in over two years in Leicester on Sunday, defeating Josh Rock 8-5 in the final of Players Championship 12. Welshman Clayton produced a trio of ton-plus averages en route to his second ProTour title of the year, providing himself the perfect tonic ahead of his bid for a second Cazoo Premier League crown on Thursday at The O2.
The race for qualification for the Cazoo Premier League Play-Offs concludes in Aberdeen on Thursday as Jonny Clayton and Nathan Aspinall collide in a crunch quarter-final tussle on Night 16. The final night of league phase action in 2023 will take place at P&J Live in front of a bumper Scottish crowd, as Clayton bids to join fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen in next Thursday’s Play-Offs at The O2.
Gerwyn Price fell at the final hurdle to Michael Smith who made it a hat-trick of Premier League wins on the spin in the final in Sheffield. The world champion followed up victories in Leeds and Manchester to join Michael van Gerwen in winning three successive nights in this year’s tournament.
Gerwyn Price’s brilliant form persisted as he defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-7 to clinch the European Open title in Germany. “The Iceman’ entered the competition following consecutive wins in the Premier League of Darts. And the Welsh marksman overpowered World Champion Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen on his way to triumph in Leverkusen.
Gerwyn Price beat Chris Dobey 6-4 to win Night Seven of the Cazoo Premier League – after his opponent had ended Michael van Gerwen’s hopes of a fourth straight victory with a stunning 6-0 whitewash. Price rallied from falling 2-0 down to Dobey in the final in Nottingham to move 3-2 ahead with successive ton-plus finishes and eventually closed out his win having missed five match darts in the ninth leg.
Ben Carter has revealed the Dragons failed to give Gerwyn Price a run for his money – but they still aim to check out on a high in front of their own fans on Saturday night. Carter and his Dragons teammates put up their own champion – youngster Joe Westwood – to face Price when the former darts world champion visited Rodney Parade earlier this week. The inevitable mis-match ended with a predictable away win for one-time Cross Keys hooker Price, but the Dragons will arrow in on a successful home victory in their final game at Rodney Parade this season, a clash with Connacht that is live on S4C.
Gerwyn Price hopes to get back on the horse in Dublin on Thursday night after Scotland unseated him just as he was in full flow. The Welsh star will be aiming for more success when the Premier League Darts roadshow hits the 3Arena in the Irish capital. Price was a proud home winner in Cardiff in round two a fortnight ago and said in the aftermath of that triumph, “Absolutely buzzing to win in Cardiff.
Jonny Clayton admits he just sneaked in to the eight-man Premier League Darts roadshow, but that won’t stop him from straining every sinew to topple world champion Michael Smith in front of a packed Welsh crowd on Thursday night. The Premier League will be in Cardiff at the Motorpoint Arena and Welshman Clayton has been drawn against Smith in a mouth-watering clash in front of The Ferret’s home crowd. “I had a few nervous moments and at one point I thought I might not make the Premier League, but I managed to get into the group of eight – thank god,” said Clayton.