Michael Smith lost out in the final of the Hungarian Darts Trophy, the first European Tour tournament of the season like last year to Gerwyn Price in a rout.
Speaking afterwards, he admitted he was powerless to lose out to 'The Iceman' and that it was difficult to produce when the other side wasn't missing.
"He was relentless - it's hard to break down when someone's not missing," said Smith.
"He was fantastic against Luke and again in the final."