Price still unsure on return to PDC World Darts Championship: "If I can win a couple of majors then I don't have to go"

Gerwyn Price heads into his first competitive tournament back after his PDC World Darts Championship run which saw him dumped out by Gabriel Clemens in the Quarter-Finals.

But Price gained all the headlines for his use of ear defenders and saying post match that he wasn't sure if he'd ever return to the World Championship which he still has as his frame of mind.

"Obviously it was disappointing going out at the quarter-finals for the last two years," said Price to BBC Sport.

"If I'd been given a fair crack and fair opportunity in those games the results could have been a lot different.

"If I'm going to go out of the tournament in the quarter-finals or last 16 it's pointless me even turning up. So if I can do well all year and if I can win a couple of majors then I don't have to go, you never know."

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But one part of his life that he will welcome back in is his rugby past with Price stating his ambition to play if his calendar allows.

"I'm definitely going to put them [boots] back on sometime in the season, the question is just when as I've got to pick and choose tournaments," continued Price.

"I'm going to hit them hard early on and when I get myself some decent ranking points I'll miss one or two and definitely get those boots back on.

"I'm on the road constantly so it's nice to take some time out and I'm going to put the property (business) on the back burner for a bit as it's a little bit stressful.

"So I'll chill out when I'm home and hopefully enjoy one or two games of rugby which I do really miss, I'm looking forward to it.

"Hopefully I'll stay injury free."

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He also explained the ear defenders incident and why he wore them in the first place despite back firing in the end.

"It gets me focused and sort of drowns out any minute noises around you, like one or two people shouting out or a few boos or whistles when you're going at doubles," Price explained.

"But when I did put them on the whole crowd starts, so it was totally the opposite to what I wanted to happen."

"I'm not saying I'll never use them again but hopefully the crowd will just understand I need them for my focus, I need them for my game when those individuals are not giving me a fair crack."