Price vows to improve before retirement within eight years: "In my eyes, I'm still an amateur"

Gerwyn Price turned on the style when it mattered most as he saw off Joe Cullen 3-2 to reach the Quarter-Finals of the World Grand Prix in Leicester.

Price reeled off six consecutive legs to complete a 3-2 sets win over Cullen after being 2-1 down with a 93 average and a high finish of 134.

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"I like to entertain," said Price with a smile. "I was shocking in the first three sets especially the first set, I couldn't get off. I won that set and thought I was quite fortunate and unlucky to lose the third set but I found my best stuff when my back was up against the wall and I needed to come out fighting and towards the end I thought I played really well and that gave me confidence now going into the next game knowing how well I played towards the back end of that game."

"I sort of zoned in and you know when you're playing well, you find that purple patch. I knew that Joe was playing nowhere near what he can and I knew if I just upped my game a little bit that I could come through the game."

But going into a busy back end of the year, the goal is to remain sharp and ready for a World title tilt.

"I'd love to go on and win the World's that's the main thing for me. My one eye is always on the World's coming up to this period of the calendar but my main job is to defend my ranking money from two years ago, try and pick up another trophy. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season and I'm full of confidence, whenever I'm out there I don't think anybody can beat me but myself."

Also looking to the future, by his own admission, Price isn't the most experienced bursting into prominence out of nowhere so he admits there's more in the tank albeit with a clear retirement goal by around 2030.

"In about 5, 6, 7 years time as that's when I start to wind down. It's really tough as many people say you've got a life of luxury and you're on the road and you're travelling the world. It is tough for travelling and missing everything with your family. Over the next five, six, seven years I will improve as in my eyes, I'm still an amateur. I'm doing what I'm doing but I'm nowhere near as experienced as half these boys are so give me another two, three, four years then I'll be a way better player then four years after that bye bye."

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