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Gerwyn Price
Price in 2022
Personal information
Nickname"The Iceman"
Born (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39)
Markham, Wales[1]
Darts information
Playing darts since20
Darts24g Red Dragon
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Ice Ice Baby" by "Vanilla Ice"
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2014–
(Tour Card: 2014-)
Current world ranking8 Decrease 1 (31 October 2024)[2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipWinner (1): 2021
World MatchplayRunner Up: 2022
World Grand PrixWinner (1): 2020
UK OpenRunner Up: 2017, 2020
Grand SlamWinner (3): 2018, 2019, 2021
European Ch'shipRunner Up: 2019
Premier LeagueRunner Up: 2023
PC FinalsRunner Up: 2019
MastersSemi Final: 2021
Champions LeagueSemi Final: 2019
World Series FinalsWinner (2): 2020, 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts – (Team event) 2020, 2023
Worthingtons Champion of Champions 2015

European Tour Events

Belgian Darts Championship 2020
European Darts Open 2023
Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2021
Hungarian Darts Trophy 2021
International Darts Open 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2016, 2019 (x2), 2021, 2022, 2023 (x2)
Players Championship (COV) 2016, 2020
Players Championship (DUB) 2019
Players Championship (HIL) 2023 (x2)
Players Championship (MK) 2021
Players Championship (NIE) 2020 (x2), 2022
Players Championship (WIG) 2020

World Series of Darts

Australian Darts Masters 2024
New Zealand Darts Masters 2022
Nordic Darts Masters 2024
Other achievements
2015: Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time.
2016: Breaks into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time.
2017: Breaks into the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time.
2018: First Welshman to win a PDC televised major by winning the Grand Slam of Darts.
2018: Breaks into the top 8 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time, being ranked at number 6.
2019: Breaks into the worlds top 4 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time, the first Welsh player to do so, being World number 3.
2021: Becomes first Welshman to win the PDC World Darts Championship and becomes World number 1.
2022: Hits his first nine-dart finish at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship in his Quarter-final match against Michael Smith.
2022: Hits two nine-dart finishes at the Premier League of Darts Night 3 at the SSE Arena, Belfast.
2022: Hits a record 4th televised nine-dart finish in one year against Danny Noppert in the semi-final of the 2022 World Matchplay.

Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. Nicknamed "The Iceman", he competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he is currently the World No. 7. He is a 3-time Grand Slam champion and former World Grand Prix champion and a former world champion and world No. 1, becoming the first ever Welshman to win these major titles. He is also the current Nordic Darts Masters and Australian Darts Masters champion.

He broke into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit in 2016 and soon afterwards won his first Pro Tour title. In 2017, he was the runner-up at the UK Open, Price's first major event final, and has also competed in the prestigious Premier League Darts tournament on six occasions. Price took his first major win in controversial fashion at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts tournament. He retained the title at the 2019 tournament, and won it again in 2021.

Price has also played rugby union for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys, Pro12 with Glasgow Warriors and rugby league with South Wales Scorpions.[3]

Rugby

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Price played as a hooker for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys as well as rugby league with South Wales Scorpions and Blackwood Bulldogs where he was capped by Wales Dragonhearts.[4] He also had a short spell at Pro12 side Glasgow Warriors as injury cover for their first choice players.[5] During Price's time with Cross Keys, they won the 2011–12 WRU Challenge Cup, with Price scoring a try in the final.[6] He ended his rugby career in 2014 in order to concentrate on playing darts full-time.[7]

Darts

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Price began playing darts for his local side Markham Welfare, before playing in the Super League for Aberbargoed. Welsh darts professional Barrie Bates advised him to enter Qualifying School to join the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in January 2014 and Price was successful in the second event.[8] He won six matches on the day concluding with a 5–3 victory over Rowby-John Rodriguez to earn a two-year tour card.[9] He qualified for the 2014 UK Open, and lost 5–2 to Aden Kirk in the second round.[10] He twice reached the last 16 stage of Players Championship events during the first half of 2014, losing to Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting. In July, Price averaged 98.32 in beating former world number one Colin Lloyd 6–2 at the European Darts Open. In the second round he led Gary Anderson 2–0 but went on to lose 6–3.[11] At the 13th Players Championship, Price saw off Lloyd, Kirk, James Wade and Wayne Jones to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time, where he was edged out 6–5 by Adrian Lewis.[12]

Price qualified for the European Darts Trophy in Leipzig during mid September. There, he beat Bernd Roith 6–3 in the first round to face Steve Beaton in the second round. Thanks to a great performance, which included the tournament's highest finish of 167, he saw off Beaton 6–3 and won against Vincent van der Voort in the following round. He nearly qualified for the 2014 World Grand Prix, for which a place in the semi-finals was needed, but was beaten 6–3 in the quarter-finals by Andy Hamilton.[13] Price's impressive start to his darting career continued by reaching his first semi-final at the 19th Players Championship where he lost 6–3 to Ian White.[14]

2015

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The £12,750 he earned in Pro Tour events during 2014 saw him finish 39th on the Order of Merit to claim the eighth of sixteen places that were on offer to non-qualified players for the 2015 World Championship.[15] Price missed one dart at tops to level at one set all against Peter Wright in the first round and was beaten 3–0.[16] His successful year saw him start 2015 ranked world number 59.[17]

Price was knocked out of the preliminary round of the 2015 UK Open 5–2 by Matt Padgett.[18] On his way to his first quarter-final of the year, Price eliminated Adrian Lewis 6–4 with an average of 105.78 at the second Players Championship event, but he went on to lose 6–2 to James Wade.[19] At the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Price defeated two top 16 players in Robert Thornton and Simon Whitlock to play in his second career European Tour quarter-final, where compatriot Jamie Lewis narrowly won 6–5.[20] In total during the first half of 2015 Price lost in four quarter-finals on the Pro Tour, and reached the semi-finals of the eighth Players Championship where he lost 6–4 to Adrian Lewis.[21] These results sealed his qualification for the World Matchplay through the Pro Tour Order of Merit, with Price seeing off Michael Smith 10–4 in his debut in the event. He then produced the performance of his career to date as he defeated two-time world champion Lewis 13–10, but could only average 88.17 in his first major quarter-final during a 16–7 defeat by Peter Wright.[22] Price met Smith again in the first round of the World Grand Prix with the tie going to a deciding set in which Price established a 2–0 leg lead. He would miss two match darts as Smith levelled and in the final leg Price was unable to score a point as he missed a total of 15 darts at doubles in the double-start event.[23] He led Ian White 9–8 in the second round of the Players Championship Finals, but went on to lose 10–9.[24]

2016

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Andrew Gilding won each set in the first round of the 2016 World Championship by three legs to one in beating Price 3–0.[25] In February at the fifth UK Open Qualifier, Price defeated Mark Webster 6–1 and Mensur Suljović 6–3 to reach his first PDC final, but he was denied the title by world number one Michael van Gerwen who triumphed 6–2.[26] In the seventh Players Championship, Price won through to another final and this time took the title by coming back from 3–0 down against Peter Wright to win 6–3.[27] He also took the eighth event as he averaged 108 in the final during a 6–1 victory over Jamie Caven.[28] After knocking out Kim Huybrechts 10–8 at the World Matchplay, Price would face Adrian Lewis in the second round for the second year in a row. Before the match Lewis stated that Price's win over him 12 months ago was lucky and that Price was a "big mouth who's never won anything and never will win anything".[29] The pre-match tension seemed to affect both players as both averaged in the 80s with Lewis prevailing 11–5.[30] Price lost 2–0 in the first round of the World Grand Prix to Benito van de Pas, and 10–2 to Michael van Gerwen in the second round of the European Championship. Wins over Scott Waites and Robert Thornton saw him top his group on his debut at the Grand Slam of Darts.[31] He missed one match dart against Brendan Dolan in the last 16 in a 10–9 defeat.[32]

2017

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After taking the opening set against Jonny Clayton in their first round match at the 2017 World Championship, Price lost three in a row to be beaten 3–1.[33] He was ranked 20th on the Order of Merit afterwards.[34] He defeated Justin Pipe 10–5, David Pallett 10–4 and Paul Hogan 10–6 at the UK Open to reach the quarter-finals. Ian White was on 20 to win 10–9, but hit a double 15 to burst his score and Price stepped in with a 160 checkout to progress through to the semi-finals where he was locked at 9–9 with Alan Norris. Norris missed three darts to take the 19th leg and Price finished 100 with two double tops, before breaking throw in the next to win 11–9. In his first major final he was 7–2 down to Peter Wright, before reducing his deficit to 8–6. However, Price then lost the last three legs to be beaten 11–6.[35][36]

Victories over Finland, Ireland and Russia helped Price and Mark Webster into the semi-finals of the World Cup. A pair of 4–2 wins over the Belgian team of Kim and Ronny Huybrechts saw them play in the final, where their only point came courtesy of a Webster win over Raymond van Barneveld as they went down 3–1 to the Dutch.[37]

2018

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In the 2018 World Championship, Price won in the first round of the World Championship for the first time when he beat Ted Evetts 3–0. In the second round Price beat Ian White 4–1. In the third round Price faced the defending World Champion Michael van Gerwen. Van Gerwen won the first two sets but then Price won seven legs in a row to go two sets all and ahead in the fifth set. Price had set darts in the fifth set, but failed to take them. Van Gerwen won the fifth and sixth set which meant Price lost the match 2–4.

Following good performances over 2017 Price was selected as a wildcard for the 2018 Premier League Darts tournament. Despite good draws against world number 2 Peter Wright and 2017 World Grand Prix winner Daryl Gurney, Price failed to register a victory and was eliminated on week nine's judgement night at the Echo Arena Liverpool.

Price started to show some consistency in the televised majors in 2018, reaching the quarter-finals of the Masters, UK Open, World Grand Prix and European Championship. He also won a European Tour event in September, the International Darts Open in Germany, just 2 months after having an operation to repair a broken achilles heel. In November, Price, as a 40/1 outsider at the start of the event, won his first televised PDC major by winning the Grand Slam of Darts, with come from behind wins against Simon Whitlock in the quarter-finals and surviving match darts to win 16–15, against Mensur Suljović by 16–12 in the semi-finals, and against Gary Anderson by 16–13 in the final. With his controversial Grand Slam of Darts victory, Price was the first Welshman to win a PDC televised major.[38]

2019

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Price during the 2019 European Darts Matchplay

In the 2019 World Championship, Price lost 3–2 to Nathan Aspinall in the second round despite leading 2-0 in sets. In January 2019, Gerwyn Price was hit with a record fine by the Darts Regulation Authority due to his actions at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts. In total he was fined £21,500 for his actions during his victory at the Grand Slam of Darts. He was fined £12,000 for gamesmanship in the final of the Grand Slam of Darts against Gary Anderson. He was fined £8,000 for gamesmanship in his quarter-final game against Simon Whitlock. He was also fined £1,500 for social media posts following his events, which were directed towards the beaten finalist Gary Anderson. His fine was reduced on appeal to a total of £11,500.[39]

Gerwyn's second Premier League Darts campaign saw him just miss out on a play-off spot, as he finished 5th.

In October 2019, Price reached the final of the European Championship beating Ted Evetts, Nathan Aspinall, Vincent van der Voort and Michael Smith on the way. However, he lost the final to Rob Cross 11–6.

In November 2019, Price successfully defended his Grand Slam of Darts title beating Peter Wright 16–6 in the final after defeating Gary Anderson in the quarter-final and recording his first career win over Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final. Price then reached the final of the Players Championship, where he was the top seed due to his performances on the Pro Tour. He was narrowly beaten 11-9 by van Gerwen after missing four darts to take the match into a deciding leg.

2020

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Price's 2019 season meant he entered the 2020 World Championship as the second favourite behind van Gerwen. He reached the semi-finals by defeating three-time BDO world champion Glen Durrant, but he was eventually defeated, in a heated encounter 6–3 by Peter Wright, who went on to win the title.

In March Price reached the 2020 UK Open final, his second UK Open final, losing to Michael van Gerwen 11–9.[40] Price won two televised titles for the first time in 2020; winning the World Series of Darts Finals with a win over Rob Cross[41] and winning the World Grand Prix by beating Dirk van Duijvenbode 5–2 in the final.[42]

2021

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Price went into the 2021 World Championship as third seed. He came thorough a last set decider against fellow Welshman Jamie Lewis[43] and a sudden death last leg decider against 30th seed Brendan Dolan[44] to reach the fourth round, where he won 4–1 against Mervyn King to reach the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year.[45] He then beat Daryl Gurney in another last leg decider[46] and beat Stephen Bunting 6–4 to set up a final clash with Gary Anderson.[47] Price beat Anderson 7–3 to win his first PDC World Championship, and replaced Michael van Gerwen as world number one.[48][49][50] He also became the first Welshman ever to win the PDC world championship,[51] although Leighton Rees, Richie Burnett, Mark Webster and Wayne Warren had previously won the BDO version of the championship.[52]

In April, Price was ruled out of the Premier League due to testing positive for COVID-19. During the 2021 UK Open, Price made it to the semi-finals losing 11–6 in legs to eventual winner James Wade. Wade would also take Price’s place in the Premier League following his positive COVID test. At the 2021 World Matchplay in July, he lost in the quarter-finals to Dimitri Van den Bergh. Price reached his first major final since the World Championship at the World Grand Prix which he lost to fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton 5–1 in sets.

In November 2021, Price won his third Grand Slam of Darts title by beating Peter Wright 16–8 in the final.

2022

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In the 2022 World Championship, Price began the defence of his world crown against Ritchie Edhouse, winning 3–1. In the quarter-finals, Price hit a Nine-dart finish against Michael Smith, but went on to lose the match 5–4.[53]

In the Premier League in Belfast, Price would go on to hit two further nine-dart legs. First against Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final and then a second against James Wade in the final.[54]

At the World Matchplay Price made it to his first final at the Winter Gardens, hitting a 9 darter against Danny Noppert along the way. He eventually lost to Michael van Gerwen.

2023

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In the 2023 World Championship, Price beat Luke Woodhouse, Raymond van Barneveld and José de Sousa to reach the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, badly affected by noise in the crowd, he resorted to wearing ear defenders before losing 5–1 to Gabriel Clemens.

In June he won the World Cup for the second time with Jonny Clayton as Wales beat Scotland in the final.

In October he reached the final of the World Grand Prix, before losing to Luke Humphries, who won his first major title.[55]

2024

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Price beat Connor Scutt in his opening match of the 2024 World Championship, before losing 4–2 to Brendan Dolan in the third round.[56]

In a third-round match against Brendan Dolan at Players Championship 1, Price withdrew during the match, unhappy with the playing conditions.[57][58]

Boxing

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On 16 February 2022, Price announced on Instagram his debut boxing fight which was originally scheduled for 9 April 2022 against Rhys Evans at Valley Tavern, Blackwood, Wales.[59] The boxing fight was later delayed due to injury and scheduled for 13 May 2022.[60] Price later announced he would no longer be taking part in the event stating “I’ve pulled out of boxing now. On medical advice, I’ve been advised not to do it."[61]

World Championship results

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PDC

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Career finals

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PDC major finals: 15 (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

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Legend
World Championship (1–0)
World Matchplay (0–1)
World Grand Prix (1–2)
Grand Slam (3–0)
Premier League (0–1)
UK Open (0–2)
European Championship (0–1)
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
World Series of Darts Finals (2–0)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2017 UK Open Scotland Peter Wright 6–11 (l)
Winner 1. 2018 Grand Slam of Darts Scotland Gary Anderson 16–13 (l)
Runner-up 2. 2019 European Championship England Rob Cross 6–11 (l)
Winner 2. 2019 Grand Slam of Darts Scotland Peter Wright 16–6 (l)
Runner-up 3. 2019 Players Championship Finals Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 9–11 (l)
Runner-up 4. 2020 UK Open Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 9–11 (l)
Winner 3. 2020 World Grand Prix Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 5–2 (s)
Winner 4. 2020 World Series of Darts Finals England Rob Cross 11–9 (l)
Winner 5. 2021 World Darts Championship Scotland Gary Anderson 7–3 (s)
Runner-up 5. 2021 World Grand Prix Wales Jonny Clayton 1–5 (s)
Winner 6. 2021 Grand Slam of Darts Scotland Peter Wright 16–8 (l)
Runner-up 6. 2022 World Matchplay Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 14–18 (l)
Winner 7. 2022 World Series of Darts Finals Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 11–10 (l)
Runner-up 7. 2023 Premier League Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5–11 (l)
Runner-up 8. 2023 World Grand Prix England Luke Humphries 2–5 (s)

PDC World Series finals: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2022 Queensland Darts Masters Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5–8 (l)
Winner 1. 2022 New Zealand Darts Masters Wales Jonny Clayton 8–4 (l)
Runner-up 2. 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters England Michael Smith 6–8 (l)
Runner-up 3. 2023 Nordic Darts Masters Scotland Peter Wright 5–11 (l)
Runner-up 4. 2024 US Darts Masters England Rob Cross 7–8 (l)
Winner 2. 2024 Nordic Darts Masters England Rob Cross 8–5 (l)
Winner 3. 2024 Australian Darts Masters England Luke Littler 8–1 (l)

PDC team finals: 4 (2 title, 2 runner-up)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Team Teammate Opponents in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2017 World Cup of Darts  Wales Mark Webster  Netherlands – Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld 1–3 (m)
Winner 1. 2020 Jonny Clayton  England – Michael Smith and Rob Cross 3–0 (m)
Runner-up 2. 2022  Australia – Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock 1–3 (m)
Winner 2. 2023  Scotland – Peter Wright and Gary Anderson 10–2 (l)

Career statistics

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Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
Prel. 		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round 		DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

Performance timeline

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PDC

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNP 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R SF W QF QF 3R
UK Open 2R Prel. 3R F QF SF F SF QF 5R 4R
World Matchplay DNQ QF 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF F 2R 2R
World Grand Prix DNQ 1R 1R 2R QF 1R W F SF F 2R
European Championship DNQ 1R 2R 2R QF F 2R QF 1R QF 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ 2R RR W W 2R W QF 2R DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R 1R 2R 1R F SF 3R 1R 2R
Non-ranked televised events
Premier League Darts DNP 10th 5th 5th WD 7th F 7th
The Masters DNQ QF 1R QF SF QF 2R WD
Champions League of Darts NH DNQ SF NH
PDC World Cup of Darts DNQ 2R F QF 1R W SF F W WD
World Series of Darts Finals NH DNQ 2R QF SF 2R W QF W 2R 2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 76 33 19 16 6 3 3 1 4 5

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2014 GDC
DNQ 		DDM
DNQ 		GDM
DNQ 		ADO
DNQ 		GDT
DNQ 		EDO
2R 		EDG
DNQ 		EDT
QF
2015 GDC
DNQ 		GDT
QF 		GDM
DNQ 		DDM
1R 		IDO
DNQ 		EDO
1R 		EDT
1R 		EDM
1R 		EDG
3R
2016 DDM
2R 		GDM
DNQ 		GDT
2R 		EDM
DNQ 		ADO
2R 		EDO
3R 		IDO
2R 		EDT
QF 		EDG
QF 		GDC
2R
2017 GDC
SF 		GDM
3R 		GDO
QF 		EDG
3R 		GDT
2R 		EDM
DNP 		ADO
DNP 		EDO
QF 		DDM
2R 		GDG
3R 		IDO
QF 		EDT
2R
2018 EDO
2R 		GDG
2R 		GDO
QF 		ADO
F 		EDG
2R 		DDM
3R 		GDT
QF 		DDO
3R 		EDM
QF 		GDC
2R 		DDC
2R 		IDO
W 		EDT
2R
2019 EDO
QF 		GDC
QF 		GDG
WD 		GDO
QF 		ADO
QF 		EDG
3R 		DDM
SF 		DDO
SF 		CDO
3R 		ADC
3R 		EDM
3R 		IDO
W 		GDT
QF
2020 BDC
W 		GDC
2R 		EDG
3R 		IDO
2R
2021 HDT
W 		GDT
W
2022 IDO
W 		GDC
WD 		GDG
WD 		ADO
WD 		EDO
3R 		CDO
2R 		EDG
WD 		DDC
2R 		EDM
2R 		HDT
WD 		GDO
QF 		BDO
WD 		GDT
2R
2023 BSD
3R 		EDO
W 		IDO
W 		GDG
3R 		ADO
DNP 		DDC
DNP 		BDO
DNP 		CDO
DNP 		EDG
3R 		EDM
DNP 		GDO
DNP 		HDT
SF 		GDC
DNP
2024 BDO
SF 		GDG
SF 		IDO
F 		EDG
3R 		ADO
WD 		BSD
WD 		DDC
QF 		EDO
2R 		GDC
2R 		FDT
2R 		HDT
2R 		SDT
2R 		CDO
WD

PDC Players Championships

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2017 BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
SF 		BAR
4R 		MIL
4R 		MIL
4R 		BAR
SF 		BAR
QF 		WIG
3R 		WIG
2R 		MIL
DNP 		MIL
DNP 		WIG
2R 		WIG
4R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
QF 		BAR
DNP 		DUB
4R 		DUB
QF 		BAR
QF 		BAR
1R
2018 BAR
SF 		BAR
1R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
DNP 		MIL
1R 		MIL
1R 		BAR
3R 		BAR
QF 		WIG
3R 		WIG
3R 		MIL
3R 		MIL
2R 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
DNP 		BAR
1R 		BAR
1R 		BAR
2R 		BAR
QF 		DUB
3R 		DUB
1R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP
2019 WIG
2R 		WIG
2R 		WIG
3R 		WIG
SF 		BAR
W 		BAR
W 		WIG
SF 		WIG
2R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
1R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
2R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		WIG
4R 		WIG
DNP 		BAR
1R 		BAR
4R 		HIL
DNP 		HIL
DNP 		BAR
F 		BAR
4R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
2R 		DUB
W 		DUB
SF 		BAR
QF 		BAR
SF
2020 BAR
3R 		BAR
F 		WIG
1R 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
F 		WIG
W 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		MIL
2R 		MIL
3R 		MIL
4R 		MIL
3R 		MIL
F 		NIE
3R 		NIE
QF 		NIE
3R 		NIE
W 		NIE
W 		COV
2R 		COV
3R 		COV
W 		COV
DNP 		COV
DNP
2021 BOL
2R 		BOL
2R 		BOL
DNP 		BOL
DNP 		MIL
3R 		MIL
W 		MIL
2R 		MIL
F 		NIE
DNP 		NIE
DNP 		NIE
DNP 		NIE
DNP 		MIL
F 		MIL
1R 		MIL
3R 		MIL
QF 		COV
SF 		COV
4R 		COV
3R 		COV
QF 		BAR
W 		BAR
3R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP
2022 BAR
2R 		BAR
F 		WIG
1R 		WIG
SF 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		NIE
W 		NIE
3R 		BAR
3R 		BAR
2R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
4R 		BAR
2R 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
DNP 		NIE
DNP 		NIE
DNP 		BAR
2R 		BAR
2R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
4R 		BAR
2R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
SF 		BAR
SF 		BAR
1R 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
W 		BAR
DNP
2023 BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
SF 		BAR
1R 		BAR
SF 		BAR
1R 		HIL
1R 		HIL
SF 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
DNP 		LEI
QF 		LEI
4R 		HIL
QF 		HIL
1R 		LEI
DNP 		LEI
DNP 		HIL
W 		HIL
W 		BAR
1R 		BAR
3R 		BAR
W 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
4R 		BAR
F 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
DNP 		BAR
W 		BAR
DNP
2024 WIG
3R 		WIG
DNP 		LEI
2R 		LEI
4R 		HIL
DNP 		HIL
DNP 		LEI
1R 		LEI
4R 		HIL
DNP 		HIL
DNP 		HIL
4R 		HIL
2R 		MIL
2R 		MIL
3R 		MIL
1R 		MIL
2R 		MIL
3R 		MIL
DNP 		MIL
DNP 		WIG
SF 		WIG
4R 		MIL
2R 		MIL
2R 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
DNP 		WIG
F 		WIG
2R 		LEI
DNP 		LEI
DNP
Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
L# 		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage 		DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

Personal life

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In 2010, Price was punched outside a pub in Bargoed, causing an injury which required 42 stitches to his forehead and five to his chin, as well as suffering a brain haemorrhage and nerve damage to an eyebrow. His attacker, Owen Body, received a 12-month jail term. Price also received a suspended jail sentence for assaulting Body on the same evening.[62]

Following Price's controversial victory in the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts final, he spoke out about how his then-12-year-old daughter, Emily, had received online abuse on Twitter, in relation to his antics in the Grand Slam final. He called on his own followers to report the troll, and said that he wanted the culprit "kicked off of Twitter".[63]

Nine-dart finishes

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See also: Nine-dart finish
Gerwyn Price televised nine-dart finishes
Date Opponent Tournament Method
1 January 2022 England Michael Smith PDC World Darts Championship 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12
17 February 2022 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Premier League Darts 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12
England James Wade 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12
23 July 2022 Netherlands Danny Noppert World Matchplay 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12
4 April 2024 England Michael Smith Premier League Darts 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12

Notes

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  1. ^ a b (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = score in matches.

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Preceded by PDC World Number One
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