Both players shared the first ten legs, but it could have been 6-4 or 7-3 in Price's advantage. However the Welshman missed darts on the doubles in three of Payne's legs.
In the second half of the game, Price won four legs on the spin to lead 9-5. The two-time major-finalist then finished the match in style with a 14-dart leg.
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Wednesday November 14 (1900 GMT) Stephen Bunting (88.14) 6-10 (90.16) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Price (93.37) 10-5 (84.10) Josh Payne
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22:10 Peter Wright v Simon Whitlock
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