Gerwyn Price discusses darting origins and pride at stage success

Gerwyn Price made a guest appearance on the Weekly Dartscast to discuss his PDC beginnings.

The podcast's featured an interview with the Welsh ace. Price, seventh in the PDC Order of Merit, famously made the switch from rugby union to darts. He discussed his origin story, featuring a turn of fate that still impacts on his game today. "I used to go to a lot of local opens, and I used to use a completely different set of darts. "They were sort of a bomb shape. I was always a prolific scorer, but I couldn't seem to hit a double," explained the Iceman. "I went to a tournament down near Neath, where I used to play rugby - I saw a set of darts and I bought them. Then I went on and won the event! "The set I use now is based on those darts."

Making the leap

His road to professional darts came via a trip to Q-School in 2014. He was helped along by a fellow Welsh thrower, who incidentally was successful at Q-School back in January.
"I met Barrie Bates along the way. He kept saying to me, week in, week out, 'go to Q-School, you're good enough'.
"In 2014 I went there with an open mind. I wasn't expecting to get a Tour Card, I wanted to see what it was all about," Price explained.
"I got my Tour Card in 2014 and sort of mixed it up, a bit of rugby and darts for around 12 months.
"Then in 2015 I knocked the rugby on the head, and thought the best route for me was to go play darts."

Momentous 2018

2018 turned out to be a hugely significant year for the combustible Markham-born star. A series of strong performances led him to inclusion in the Premier League Darts. Unfortunately, his debut season did not go to plan. However, success at the International Darts Open and a slightly thrust him back into the limelight. Price is back in the Premier League as a result - and faring much better. "The beginning of last year was the Premier League, and things like that - it was a tough time for me. "I wasn't enjoying the sport any more," said the 34-year-old. "Getting to the final of one and winning one (European Tour events) meant a lot to me. Just showing my character, to bounce back. "To pluck a major was pretty good, and I was proud of myself."