"My daughter's pregnant, I've got other priorities": Gerwyn Price could skip Premier League if invited after recent news
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Gerwyn Price is into the final of the 2026 World Matchplay after taking down Gian van Veen 17-10. While not at his best, he is back into a major final which in reality is all that matters as he prepares to face either Luke Littler or Dirk van Duijvenbode tomorrow in the final.
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Price spoke to the media afterwards and said that he was a bit annoyed about how he performed on doubles as well as his hopes for the final and becoming Welsh No.1 again.
"That was a tough game, it was a tough battle. I wasn't at my best, Gian wasn't far from his best, but that's all you have to do — turn up and try to win, and I did," said Price to the media including DartsNews.com.
"I was hitting big checkouts and then missing three or six darts at doubles. I was thinking, "What's going on?" Sometimes I wish I'd only had one dart because I'd probably have hit it. I was frustrated, but Gian missed a couple of doubles as well and that last leg let me back in. That's the way the game goes and I probably shouldn't beat myself up as much."
Price admitted during the press conference that he expects it to be Littler in the final but added that Van Duijvenbode shouldn't be underestimated. Albeit if it is Littler, he said that Littler will be the favourite anyway which perhaps takes the handbreak off.
"Yeah, obviously I'm here to win. I'm not here just to make finals, move up the rankings or become Welsh number one. I'm here to win. Luke's obviously a massive favourite if he comes through, although Dirk is going to give him a good fight. If Luke does make the final he'll be the favourite there as well. But don't underestimate Dirk, and definitely don't underestimate me tomorrow."
When Price won through.
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He previously faced Michael van Gerwen in his other final at the World Matchplay and said that he knows what he did wrong so he will try to put that into action when he returns to the Winter Gardens for another final tomorrow.
"Definitely. There are a lot of things I can take from that, which are personal to me. Some things happened before and during that game that I know I should have handled better. I've got a second chance now. I'm into another final and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
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He said that his main aim was to usurp Clayton as opposed to reaching the final and that he sees it as pressure off now. "I started off really badly and then stepped up and stepped up again. I probably dropped back a little today because there was a bit more pressure — wanting to get back into the top four and become Welsh number one again. Believe it or not, there'll be less pressure on me tomorrow."
Despite knowing too that Littler will likely be favourite no matter what happens, Price said that he does have the guile to fight through against him.
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"Luke's going to be a massive favourite if he reaches the final, and he'd be a massive favourite against me as well. But I can fight, and I can win those sorts of games."
Price admits Littler will be a massive favourite if he comes through.
But returning to the top four also isn't on his mind as he said that in reality, his other commitments and loving darts is kind of taking over his ranking pursuit and also the Premier League which has the top four golden ticket spots.
"Honestly, rankings don't really matter to me. Being in the top four is nice because that's what people want for the Premier League. I'm not too bothered about that anymore if I'm honest. I've got other things on my mind and I'm loving darts at the minute. But yeah, being Welsh number one is probably more important to me than being world number four.
Price might take a year off Premier League
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He also continued that he might feasibly take a year off the Premier League if he qualifies with the news of him being a grandad changing his life a bit, he said that he might skip it.
"Possibly. That could be on the cards. We'll see how the back end of the season goes. My daughter's pregnant and she's due at the end of January. I've got other priorities and things going on at home, so I could miss the Premier League if I'm invited. We'll see what happens later in the season."
He was chimed back that he said about being a long way from ending his title drought and while he was puzzled about whether he even said it, he added that he feels he is in the position to strike and return to major honours. "Did I say that? I can't remember.
"I felt like my form was good, but I hadn't had very good preparation. I felt like I could win the tournament, but I needed more ProTours and European Tour events before coming here.
"I don't think I was ever a million miles away from winning it. I just needed a bit more confidence and better preparation. One hundred per cent. I'm in a major final and I haven't played anywhere near my best in any of these games.
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"I know I've got a lot more in the tank and if that comes out then I'll lift the trophy. If not, I'll battle all the way."
He was also questioned on Van Veen's so-called blistering form and said that the interviewer got the wrong end of the stick that he was blistering against Wade and that in theory, he did a James Wade on James Wade.
"I think you've probably got that wrong. I don't think he was in blistering form. If you look at the averages, he wasn't blistering against James. He was probably quite lucky to come through because James was ahead of him in the scoring and averages. He probably did a "Wadey on Wadey" — played worse than the other player but still won.
"I didn't think he was coming into this game in blistering form, but I think I was in slightly better form than he was."
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