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Gerwyn Price Recovers to Win the Sid Waddell Trophy After Missing 11 Darts Matches Completing Three Memorable Weeks in North London; The iceman becomes the new number one in the world of sports in addition to winning his first world championship
By Paul Prenderville at Alexandra Palace
Last Updated: 03/01/21 10:02 pm
Gerwyn Price won his first PDC World Darts Championship title with a sensational 7-2 win over Gary Anderson at Alexandra Palace.
Gerwyn Price produced a display worthy of the new Darts World No. 1 to beat Gary Anderson 7-3, claim his first World Darts Championship title and end Michael van Gerwen’s reign at the top of the sports rankings.
Having entered the tournament 19 days ago as the most titled man on the tour this year, Price added the biggest of the lot with a dominating win that featured a 100.08 average, 13 180s and three 100+ finishes.
The 35-year-old from Markham, South Wales, cut through the early exchanges and missed nine match darts for a 7-2 win as his spectacular finishing display, which had sat at 75 per cent for stints, he gave it up when he needed it. the most.
However, Price leveled off and eventually, with his # 12 dart, managed to pin the outer ring, sinking the double five and then on his knees to breathe a huge sigh of relief as he claimed the title and more.
In addition to winning the £ 500,000 first prize, Price, a rugby league and rugby union player less than 10 years ago, ended Van Gerwen’s seven-year reign as world number one and denied him to Anderson the opportunity to join the illustrious band of players who had won. three world titles.
A New World # 1: Price’s Top Televised Titles
| World Championship | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Darts Grand Slam | 2018, 2019 |
| World Grand Prix | 2020 |
| Darts world cup | 2020 |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2020 |
Seven years after winning his Tour Card at Q school and playing his first World Championship final, the Iceman becomes the fifth Welshman to be crowned world darts champion, but the first to lift the prestigious Sid Waddell Trophy. He is also the first Q-School graduate to become a world champion.
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