Price surges into third Grand Slam of Darts final in four years after superb win over Wade

Sunday, 21 November 2021 at 15:20

Gerwyn Price is the first player through to the final of the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts after surging past James Wade in a 16-9 win.

Price has now made three finals in four years in this tournament after producing a 102.5 average, nine 180's and 64% on the doubles to see off 'The Machine'.

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Price took advantage of a poor start from Wade to surge into a 3-0 lead averaging 112 where 'The Machine' was below 70.

Wade began to build himself back into the tie though with a 110 checkout to reduce the deficit to 3-2 before levelling only for Price to regain the upperhand.

From there, he surged into a 5-3 lead with a 115 checkout and despite Wade heading into the interval only 6-4 behind, Price began to pull away on returning breaking twice including a 116 checkout to surge into a 10-4 lead.

He checked out 74 to surge further clear at 11-4. On return, the one way traffic continued as Price continued to surge towards the finishing line with a 120 checkout for a 13-4 lead.

Wade stopped the rot before the interval but Price went to a potentially insurmountable position at 15-6 up. Wade wasn't going down without a fight as he held and then broke to trail 15-8.

But this fight was shortlived as Price produced a 15-darter to claim the victory.

Later in the afternoon, the second semi-final takes place between Peter Wright and Michael Smith. The winner of this match will face Price in the final on Sunday evening.

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𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟! ❄️ Gerwyn Price produces a monumental performance to steamroll James Wade to a 16-9 success, averaging 102.58 in the process! A relentless victory for the two-time Grand Slam champion!