The triumph of Gerwyn Price last weekend wasn’t just a victory for Wales on the international stage, it was a win for re-invention. Fraser Watson salutes darts’ new world champion and pays tribute to other Welsh sports stars who swapped horses in mid-stream but still reached dry land. When Richie Burnett – who was known as “The Prince Of Wales” – decided on a new moniker, he went for a time, under the label, “The Dartist Formerly Known as Prince”. Which just shows that transformation in darts is very possible, even for former world champions.

Gerwyn Price is to receive another sporting prize he can sit beside his PDC World Darts Championship trophy – a cap from Neath RFC. The former hooker with the Welsh All Blacks played over 100 games for the Welsh Premiership club, but has never been given his club cap to mark the centenary. That, however, looks about to change after Price became the first Welshman to win darts’ richest prize by banking £500,000 on Sunday evening with a 7-3 victory over Gary Anderson at Alexandra Palace.

Gerwyn Price joked: “I hope 500K feels this heavy” as he struggled to hold aloft the World Darts Championship trophy moments after also becoming world number one. It’s been a long journey to the game’s summit for the Welshman whose darts career took off after he gave up on his dream of playing rugby for Wales. Tonight, that trek reached its destination as Price beat Gary Anderson 7-3 to claim his first title, the £500,000 first prize and end Michael van Gerwen’s reign at the top of the sport’s rankings.

Gerwyn Price became the first Welshman to be crowned William Hill PDC World Darts Champion after a nerve-tingling 7-3 victory over Gary Anderson. The Markham ace missed 11 darts at the title before landing a D5 that saw him also go to No 1 in the Order of Merit for the first time.

Gerwyn Price will bid to become the first Welshman to win the William Hill PDC World Darts Championship on Sunday. The Markham marksman came from 3-1 and 4-3 down in sets to beat Stephen Bunting 6-4 at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Gerwyn Price won a last leg decider to book his semi-final spot at the Williams Hill World Darts Championships. The Markham marksman beat Northern Ireland’s Daryl Gurney 5-4 in a thriller at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Gerwyn Price is still on course to be crowned William Hill World Darts Champion and take over as world No 1. The Markham ace beat Mervyn King 4-1 on Wednesday at London’s Alexandra Palace to reach the last eight.

Gerwyn Price reckons the William Hill World Darts Championship crown is there for the taking by any of the last 16 hopefuls. The Markham ace booked his place in the last 16 against Mervyn King on Wednesday night after another last set decider.

Gerwyn Price kept his dream of being crowned World Champion alive with a nail-biting 4-3 victory over Brendan Dolan to reach the last 16. The Markham ace was taken to a deciding leg in the final set by the Northern Irishman at London’s Alexandra Palace before sealing a thrilling win with a 72 checkout.

Gerwyn Price is targeting being crowned World Champion on January 3 – and taking the spot as world No 1. The Markham marksman is in a three-man battle with Dutchman Michael van PGerwen and reigning Alexandra Palace champ Peter wright for that spot at the top of the PDC Order of Merit.

Gerwyn Price was taken to a deciding set before winning a thrilling all-Wales battle with Jamie Lewis at the World Darts Championship. The Markham darter triumphed 3-2 over Carmarthen’s Lewis in their second round clash.

Nick Kenny won six legs in a row to make a stunning William Hill World Darts Championship debut at London’s Alexandra Palace. The 27-year-old from Cwmbran came from 2-1 down in sets to win 3-2 against Dutch darter Derk Telnekes.