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Gerwyn Price was crowned world champion on Sunday and on Monday he will be number one in the world for the first time in his career. The 35-year-old Welshman won the Darts World Cup final at Alexandra Palace in London against Scotsman Gary Anderson after having previously awarded twelve 7: 3 match darts. For Price, winning the Sid Waddell Trophy with a weight weighing in at around 25 kilograms is by far the greatest success of his career.
In the world rankings, Price replaced the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen. The 31-year-old had consistently topped the world rankings since January 2014 and must now give up the top spot after his clear 5-0 quarter-final loss to Dave Chisnall. Chisnall had taken the short glass off Anderson in the semifinals.
In the final, Anderson fell behind quickly. Price was at his best early on and in the meantime hit 80 percent of his shots in the double fields. The Welshman took a 4-1 lead and kept pushing with loud cheers.
Anderson (“The Flying Scotsman”), 50, played no worse than before on his impressive journey to the final, but had to admit defeat to an outstanding opponent. Price even played eight perfect darts and just missed all nine darts by a hair.
Lost revenge
For Anderson, who also kicked Austrian Mensur Suljovic out of the competition in the third round, the final loss against Price was in any case a rematch lost to the controversial loss in the Grand Slam final two years ago when Price won his first major title. . . By this time, Anderson had been completely diverted by the provocations of the former Welsh rugby player. The result was battles of words and even small fists.
Anderson lost the game with 13:16 despite a comfortable lead. For Price it was the first major title and the beginning of his rise to the top of the world, although he had been sanctioned for his unsportsmanlike conduct with a fine of 24,000 euros and a three-month sanction. So far, no darts player has been punished more severely. Although there was no more scandal in more matches and also in the World Cup final, Anderson should not be appeased.
For the “Flying Scotsman” it would have been the third world title after 2015 and 2016. In 2011 and 2017 he was also in the final of the most important tournament in the world. For Price it was the first title in his first World Cup final. In return, he received a prize of 500,000 pounds and the Sid Waddell Trophy of 25 kilograms, which he was allowed to lift. For Anderson, who lost, there was still £ 200,000 left as consolation.
