VIDEO: Sensational Price hits nine-darter and defeats Van Gerwen to reach final in Belfast
PDCThursday, 17 February 2022 at 22:25
A phenomenal Gerwyn Price hit a nine-darter en route to a 6-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen to reach the final in the third week of the Premier League Darts.
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Price produced his perfect leg in the fifth leg, which he started with a 177 and 180. He then threw out 144 for his second ever nine-darter on TV.
A 14-darter brought The Iceman to 4-2, but Van Gerwen fought back to 4-4 with a 116 finish and a 13-darter. Both players held throw, before Price had the advantage of starting the last leg.
The Welshman did that in fantastic fashion with two 180-scores. A second nine-darter out of reach, but with an 11-darter the victory went to Price, who averaged 109 compared to Van Gerwen's 106 average.
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I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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