Gerwyn Price Cruises Into Last 32 At Players Championship Finals

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Gerwyn Price at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, South Wales on Thursday 20th February 2020 Credit: Andrew Orchard sports photography/Alamy

Gerwyn Price at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, South Wales on Thursday 20th February 2020 Credit: Andrew Orchard sports photography/Alamy

Gerwyn Price cruised into the second round of the Players Championship Finals with a convincing victory over John Henderson. The 35-year-old bold backed from his defeat at the Grand Slam of Darts with a 6-2 win at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.

Gerwyn Price cruised into the second round of the Players Championship Finals with a convincing victory over John Henderson.

The 35-year-old bold backed from his defeat at the Grand Slam of Darts with a 6-2 win at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.

Price will now face Jamie Hughes in the last 32 on Saturday as he looks to go one step better than last year.

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Second seed Price narrowly lost in the final to World No 1 Michael van Gerwen 12 months ago.

Pontyberem’s Jonny Clayton also eased through his first-round match with a 6-2 victory over Mickey Mansell.

 

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