Noppert annoyed with antics Price: 'Hope he is happy to win this way'

The Dutchman acknowledged afterwards in conversation with RTL 7 that he felt intimidated by Price, who took his time to celebrate the legs he won. According to Noppert it didn't stop there; the former Lakeside-finalist said that the Welshman was talking behind his back throughout the game. ''Gerwyn was talking everytime when he was walking back and when he stood behind me. He tried to put me off and he succeeded, I hope he is happy to win this way.'' ''This affected my game. He tried everything to let me play as bad as possible. I said something about it, it was very annoying. Noppert hopes that the PDC creates rules to prevent behaviour like this in the future. The 27-year-old from Joure ended the interview with a critical note to himself. "The PDC has to come up with rules for this to prevent that players are talking behind your back. Maybe it's bad of me that I was not focused enough to concentrate on my own game'', said Noppert.