Gerwyn Price seals first ranking title since 2023, defeats Chris Dobey in comeback win at Players Championship 2
PDCGerwyn Price has a first ranking title since the back end of 2023 defeating Chris Dobey in the end 8-7 at Players Championship 2 to conclude the first double header of the season.
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This after a match which saw 'Hollywood' lead for the vast majority but doubles deserted him in the end as Price clawed it back and won the day. It has been a long and arduous road for 'The Iceman' but he is finally in the winners' enclosure again after winning World Series titles but not one that counts towards his ranking. A big confidence boosting day.
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Price hit double 20 for the lead. Dobey pinned double six for 1-1. Price missed 121 to hold and Dobey broke for a break of throw.
A 65 checkout saw Dobey hold throw to go 3-1 up. Price missed bull for 132 to hold. Dobey missed 65 making a mess of the shot and Price hit double 12 for 3-2.
A 74 checkout saw Dobey step in to lead 4-2 with a 109 average. Dobey surged ahead into a 5-3 lead and hit a 180. He went six into a nine-dart finish but managed to hit 81 to go 6-3 up.
Dobey missed double eight for 127 and missed three more to hold. Price took aim at 78 pinning double 20 to break throw at 6-4. Price went one behind pinning double 10 for 6-5. Dobey continued to miss handing a chance to Price who took it to make it 6-6.
Price went one away hitting double 20 for 7-6. Dobey missed 112 for 7-7 but returned to hit double eight for 7-7. Price missed 85 on the bull for the win but Dobey slipped into single one on 124 and Price returned for the title.
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| Chris Dobey | VS | Gerwyn Price |
|---|---|---|
| H2H | ||
| Hollywood | Nickname | The Iceman |
| 10 | Rank | 9 |
| 34 | Age | 39 |
| Bedlington | Birthplace | Markham |
| 23g Unicorn | Dart Used | 23g Red Dragon |
| £ 480.250 | Winnings | £ 480.500 |
| Statistics | ||
| 101.83 | Average (3 Darts) | 99.58 |
| 19 | 100+ Thrown | 20 |
| 8 | 140+ Thrown | 10 |
| 6 | 180 Thrown | 1 |
| 81 | Highest Checkout | 78 |
| 0 | Checkout 100+ | 0 |
| 33.3 | Checkout percentage | 53.3 |
| 7 / 21 | Checkout | 8 / 15 |
Players Championship 2 Results
Final
Gerwyn Price (99.58) 8 | 7 (101.83) Chris Dobey
Semi-Finals
Chris Dobey (98.59) 7 | 4 (89.10) Ross Smith
Gerwyn Price (99.26) 7 | 5 (98.81) Ryan Searle
Quarter-Finals
Ross Smith (96.73) 6 | 2 (75.74) Dave Chisnall
Chris Dobey (94.35) 6 | 5 (93.30) Florian Hempel
Ryan Searle (91.72) 6 | 3 (85.50) Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price (102.32) 6 | 5 (100.88) Luke Littler
Last 16
Dave Chisnall (98.27) 6 | 5 (96.00) Nick Kenny
Ross Smith (95.70) 6 | 4 (93.28) Danny Noppert
Florian Hempel (93.29) 6 | 3 (102.79) Krzysztof Ratajski
Chris Dobey (88.41) 6 | 4 (82.43) Kim Huybrechts
Gian van Veen (102.89) 6 | 3 (105.64) Stephen Bunting
Ryan Searle (97.79) 6 | 3 (89.69) Damon Heta
Luke Littler (104.44) 6 | 4 (100.07) Wessel Nijman
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Gerwyn Price (98.53) 6 | 4 (100.04) Martin Schindler
Last 32
Dave Chisnall (92.57) 6 | 1 (79.73) Haupai Puha
Nick Kenny (92.56) 6 | 2 (82.85) Peter Wright
Danny Noppert (96.99) 6 | 4 (88.32) Joe Cullen
Ross Smith (95.76) 6 | 4 (91.60) William O'Connor
Krzysztof Ratajski (99.98) 6 | 1 (89.12) Nathan Aspinall
Florian Hempel (83.73) 6 | 5 (85.04) Nathan Rafferty
Chris Dobey (103.48) 6 | 1 (95.17) Callan Rydz
Kim Huybrechts (92.88) 6 | 4 (95.82) Darren Beveridge
Stephen Bunting (95.03) 6 | 2 (86.58) Niels Zonneveld
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Gian van Veen (105.25) 6 | 2 (94.49) Mike De Decker
Ryan Searle (100.93) 6 | 5 (104.42) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Damon Heta (94.10) 6 | 4 (91.15) Kevin Burness
Luke Littler (98.28) 6 | 2 (94.41) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Wessel Nijman (97.74) 6 | 5 (85.62) Niko Springer
Martin Schindler (97.00) 6 | 2 (92.53) Luke Woodhouse
Gerwyn Price (101.26) 6 | 2 (98.35) Jonny Clayton
Last 64
Haupai Puha (89.18) 6 | 3 (84.60) Berry van Peer
Dave Chisnall (93.05) 6 | 1 (85.54) Tommy Lishman
Peter Wright (83.50) 6 | 0 (82.94) Sebastian Bialecki
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Nick Kenny (102.48) 6 | 0 (97.14) Raymond van Barneveld
Joe Cullen (101.89) 6 | 5 (94.28) Thibault Tricole
Danny Noppert (98.05) 6 | 1 (90.76) Martijn Dragt
William O'Connor (98.24) 6 | 4 (99.45) Jermaine Wattimena
Ross Smith (92.07) 6 | 5 (88.29) Ryan Meikle
Nathan Aspinall (89.49) 6 | 3 (85.18) Ricardo Pietreczko
Krzysztof Ratajski (98.18) 6 | 2 (91.62) Beau Greaves
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Nathan Rafferty (88.49) 6 | 3 (81.89) Ritchie Edhouse
Florian Hempel (95.75) 6 | 1 (79.35) Mickey Mansell
Callan Rydz (100.64) 6 | 5 (96.39) Andrew Gilding
Chris Dobey (102.03) 6 | 1 (87.88) Jose De Sousa
Kim Huybrechts (92.51) 6 | 3 (89.33) Adam Hunt
Darren Beveridge (94.27) 6 | 4 (95.41) Gary Anderson
Niels Zonneveld (81.22) 6 | 2 (85.58) Michele Turetta
Stephen Bunting (95.29) 6 | 5 (92.14) Justin Hood
Mike De Decker (97.78) 6 | 3 (88.93) Tavis Dudeney
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Gian van Veen (93.82) 6 | 3 (89.60) Ian White
Dirk van Duijvenbode (102.22) 6 | 5 (95.75) Radek Szaganski
Ryan Searle (102.69) 6 | 4 (94.78) Brendan Dolan
Kevin Burness (86.45) 6 | 2 (78.70) James Wade
Damon Heta (99.63) 6 | 1 (93.56) Scott Williams
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (93.25) 6 | 1 (85.14) Jitse Van der Wal
Luke Littler (96.86) 6 | 5 (90.54) Bradley Brooks
Wessel Nijman (103.29) 6 | 2 (92.21) Wesley Plaisier
Niko Springer (96.78) 6 | 2 (91.12) Daryl Gurney
Luke Woodhouse (94.92) 6 | 5 (86.81) Darius Labanauskas
Martin Schindler (83.77) 6 | 4 (85.31) Karel Sedlacek
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Gerwyn Price (92.61) 6 | 2 (87.78) Danny Lauby
Jonny Clayton (100.45) 6 | 3 (92.63) Cam Crabtree
Last 128
Berry van Peer (87.91) 6 | 4 (88.47) Gabriel Clemens
Haupai Puha (89.86) 6 | 3 (80.44) Christian Kist
Dave Chisnall (95.72) 6 | 5 (91.10) Madars Razma
Tommy Lishman (100.66) 6 | 5 (90.36) Dominik Gruellich
Peter Wright (99.97) 6 | 3 (93.83) Leon Weber
Sebastian Bialecki (87.88) 6 | 5 (89.12) Jim Long
Raymond van Barneveld (88.06) 6 | 5 (87.49) Oskar Lukasiak
Nick Kenny (94.46) 6 | 3 (89.25) Matt Campbell
Joe Cullen (98.05) 6 | 3 (90.61) Rhys Griffin
Thibault Tricole (84.91) 6 | 3 (84.99) Andy Boulton
Danny Noppert (97.16) 6 | 3 (96.78) Mensur Suljovic
Martijn Dragt (100.79) 6 | 3 (88.86) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jermaine Wattimena (98.63) 6 | 2 (93.38) Maik Kuivenhoven
William O'Connor (92.22) 6 | 3 (89.00) Robert Grundy
Ross Smith (87.34) 6 | 5 (83.63) Brett Claydon
Ryan Meikle (88.14) 6 | 4 (88.01) Stefaan Henderyck
Ricardo Pietreczko (88.72) 6 | 4 (85.39) Andy Baetens
Nathan Aspinall (102.31) 6 | 2 (91.89) Connor Scutt
Beau Greaves (102.77) 6 | 5 (103.29) Josh Rock
Krzysztof Ratajski (95.86) 6 | 1 (84.40) Tom Bissell
Ritchie Edhouse (88.22) 6 | 4 (85.65) Keane Barry
Nathan Rafferty (73.32) 6 | 0 (67.61) Jules van Dongen
Mickey Mansell (94.30) 6 | 1 (90.87) Rob Cross
Florian Hempel (101.33) 6 | 0 (81.62) George Killington
Andrew Gilding (107.91) 6 | 1 (83.29) Jelle Klaasen
Callan Rydz (97.88) 6 | 2 (91.16) Adam Paxton
Chris Dobey (102.49) 6 | 2 (94.08) Chris Landman
Jose De Sousa (86.40) 6 | 1 (83.67) Dom Taylor
Kim Huybrechts (89.86) 6 | 2 (82.19) Michael Smith
Adam Hunt (89.47) 6 | 1 (83.92) Adam Lipscombe
Gary Anderson (97.46) 6 | 5 (92.64) Matthew Dennant
Darren Beveridge (88.22) 6 | 5 (84.37) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Niels Zonneveld (99.70) 6 | 4 (101.06) Viktor Tingstrom
Michele Turetta (94.09) 6 | 2 (86.61) Darryl Pilgrim
Stephen Bunting (87.94) 6 | 5 (88.78) Rob Owen
Justin Hood (94.55) 6 | 4 (95.96) Ricky Evans
Mike De Decker (99.03) 6 | 1 (92.54) Stephen Burton
Tavis Dudeney (86.20) 6 | 5 (89.52) Max Hopp
Gian van Veen (96.04) 6 | 4 (99.27) Greg Ritchie
Ian White (92.43) 6 | 5 (89.82) Stefan Bellmont
Dirk van Duijvenbode (94.68) 6 | 1 (87.03) Marvin van Velzen
Radek Szaganski (86.17) 6 | 3 (88.05) Patrick Geeraets
Ryan Searle (90.15) 6 | 4 (88.67) Alan Soutar
Brendan Dolan (98.84) 6 | 2 (86.65) Mervyn King
James Wade (96.37) 6 | 5 (86.96) Dennie Olde Kalter
Kevin Burness (89.54) 6 | 5 (89.05) Carl Sneyd
Damon Heta (92.87) 6 | 1 (81.93) James Hurrell
Scott Williams (93.19) 6 | 4 (89.23) Richard Veenstra
Jitse Van der Wal (97.73) 6 | 4 (91.29) Ryan Joyce
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (86.93) 6 | 4 (81.97) Tytus Kanik
Luke Littler (102.59) 6 | 4 (94.83) Pero Ljubic
Bradley Brooks (96.31) 6 | 3 (86.34) Cor Dekker
Wessel Nijman (95.61) 6 | 1 (90.79) Steve Lennon
Wesley Plaisier (100.06) 6 | 5 (99.08) Martin Lukeman
Daryl Gurney (94.78) 6 | 5 (93.55) Owen Bates
Niko Springer (88.97) 6 | 4 (88.24) Thomas Lovely
Luke Woodhouse (89.94) 6 | 4 (96.02) Joshua Richardson
Darius Labanauskas (90.98) 6 | 4 (88.26) Lukas Wenig
Martin Schindler (98.74) 6 | 2 (90.76) Kevin Doets
Karel Sedlacek (99.05) 6 | 2 (87.46) Maximilian Czerwinski
Gerwyn Price (105.93) 6 | 2 (90.24) William Borland
Danny Lauby (93.70) 6 | 2 (90.70) Adam Warner
Jonny Clayton (91.54) 6 | 5 (92.91) Dylan Slevin
Cam Crabtree (95.01) 6 | 5 (95.47) Kai Gotthardt

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