Price claims PDC Winter Series Day Three title with superb victory over Heta
PDCThursday, 12 November 2020 at 21:25
Gerwyn Price has added a PDC Winter Series title with a superb display against Damon Heta to claim it 8-6.
Price edged past Reece Robinson in the first game of the day but from there, he produced his class to make it eight titles for 2020 after his World Cup of Darts win last weekend.
He said afterwards that he will go home for tomorrow and be back for Saturday which means it won't be back-to-back but it is another title nonetheless.
Price produced a strong start to proceedings with an 87 checkout taking an early break against Heta but the Aussie produced back-to-back legs to hit the front at 2-1.
The former missed darts to hold but was fortunate as Heta missed two for the break and Price capitalised with a last dart in hand on double 10 to make it 2-2.
Heta though took the lead at 3-2 up with a 74 finish to frustrate Price but he again missed darts at double and Price levelled at 3-3 from there.
A poor leg from Price saw Heta hit 52 to lead again at 4-3. A 180 and double 20 saw Price once again make it level at 4-4.
But it was 'The Heat' who turned up the pressure to begin his throw with a 180 and a 46 checkout to continue a pattern.
Price left 40 on Heta's throw with the latter at 149 and it was a timely break for 'The Iceman' to make it 6-5. Price was excellent on his throw but missed a chance for 7-5 and one away and Heta missing double 19 for a 155 didn't make that mistake again as he made it parity at 6-6.
Price couldn't get a treble for 119 but Heta couldn't get a shot at 100 and a clinical 66 saw Price go one away with a break.
It was Price's turn to leave 100 and Heta couldn't get a shot at 140. The former couldn't get a shot at tops-tops but Heta handed it on a plate missing three to break. But he didn't accept this with Price missing two for the title.
Heta busted his score on double one though and Price looked at double two which he pinned to edge through.
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price (98) 7 | 3 (99) William O'Connor
Callan Rydz (95.3) 5 | 7 (94) Damon Heta
Final
Gerwyn Price (95.6) 8 | 6 (94.3) Damon Heta
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024