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Price survives three match darts in sudden death thriller to defeat Chisnall and book World Grand Prix final spot
PDCMonday, 12 October 2020 at 07:01
The stage is set. Gerwyn Price will face Dirk van
Duijvenbode on Monday evening in the World Grand Prix final after seeing off
Dave Chisnall in a thrilling sudden death tie.
Chisnall threatened once more to complete another escape act
and he came from 3-1 down to force a decider and he missed three match darts allowing
Price to escape himself as a 4-3 winner and into his first final in the double
start tournament.
Price claimed first blood in the opening set edging through
with a 13-darter in the decider to gain the early impetus.
Chisnall himself came back though immediately with a
dominant set reply. He rattled off three straight legs to level it up and he
thrusted the momentum his way by opening the next set with a 130 checkout to
lead.
He made it five without reply by taking out 88 on double
seven but a pivotal moment came with Price hitting a show stopping 104 to break
throw and force a deciding leg which he took to make it 2-1. Price began the
requisite set with the lead but Chisnall showed a potential way back into the
tie the way he has the last few days with a 122 rot stopper.
‘The Iceman’ though wasn’t stopping and edged the fourth set
to make it 3-1 and potentially put Chisnall on the brink of defeat.
He hit another 104 to claim the first leg of the next set
but again Chisnall was back as he hit a 74 to level it up and he added another
set to his tally from there to make it 3-2 and potentially put it to a decider.
A decider it was as he recovered once more from two sets
down to force a decider and he gained the first leg of the final set as Price
fluffed his lines at a finish and he took advantage on double 16.
Price though returned finally and hit a 130 on the bull to
break back. Chisnall couldn’t get in on Price’s throw for four darts and the
latter got away slightly.
He stayed in touch with a 180 but Price left 69 and Chisnall
was on a bogey number. ‘The Iceman’ as a result pinned it to go one away.
A brilliant 174 left Chisnall on double eight and despite a
162 from Price to pressure, the latter couldn’t take out 140 and the St Helens
ace forced a sudden death leg on a double one.
A timely 180 saw Chisnall steal the darts and 138 saw him
leave 68 for the victory with Price leaving 142.
‘Chizzy’ missed a match dart but Price couldn’t get the
second treble 17 to leave a double and the former was allowed double nine for
the victory.
But the danger of going inside single nine was achieved and
a happy accident saw Price hit double 16 to leave double 12 which is one of his
favourite doubles which he pinned first time.
World Grand Prix 2020 schedule
Sunday October 11
Gerwyn Price (92.38) 4-3 (94.4) Dave Chisnall (3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 1-3, 3-2)
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