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Darts professional Gerwyn Price achieved his greatest sporting goals by winning the world title for the first time and jumping to the top of the world rankings. There is no better day than this. Many thanks to my family. When I get home, I will definitely celebrate with them, ”said the 35-year-old Welshman on Sunday night in London after his final 7-3 win over Scotland’s Gary Anderson.
The 25 kilogram Sid Waddell Trophy, the 500,000 pound prize money (about 556,000 euros) and a look at the ranking of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), which was not led by the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen for the first time in seven years, left first. Rugby professional shining in the empty Alexandra Palace. “I hope the £ 500,000 feels so heavy (like the trophy, note). (…) That means the world to me. It will be a few days before I realize this, ”Price explained.
Darts World Cup: Price puts the crown
He’s already looking forward to announcer John McDonald taking him on stage for the first time as the reigning world champion and number one in the world, said “The Iceman,” who ranks first in the PDC rankings above the world title. “I was extremely nervous today. I’ve never experienced so much pressure, ”admitted Price, who only used his twelfth combat dart against two-time world champion Anderson (2015 and 2016).
The muscular polarizer, who switched from rugby to darts just six years ago, is now at the peak of his sports career. Price has also become much more popular than two years ago, when he was regularly booed by fans. This year is now the great hunt.
Record world champion Phil Taylor was one of his first congratulators on Twitter. “Welcome to the club, (…), you played brilliantly,” wrote Taylor, a 16-time champion, on Twitter. The 60-year-old Englishman, nicknamed “The Power,” has been retired for three years, but continues to follow the darts scene intensely.
(WHAT / dpa)
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