Gerwyn Price | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Full name | Gerwyn Price | ||||||
Nickname | The Iceman | ||||||
Born |
Wales |
7 March 1985 ||||||
Home town |
Markham Wales |
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Darts information | |||||||
Playing darts since | 2010 | ||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
Walk-on music | Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice | ||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
PDC | 2014– | ||||||
Current world ranking | 17 | ||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||||||
World Matchplay | Quarter-finals: 2015 | ||||||
World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2015, 2016 | ||||||
Grand Slam | Last 16:2016 | ||||||
European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2016 | ||||||
UK Open | Runner up: 2017 | ||||||
Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 16: 2015 | ||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||
Players Championships
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Other achievements | |||||||
2015 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time |
Players Championships
2015 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time
Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He broke into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit in 2016 and soon afterwards won his first Pro Tour title. In 2017 he was the runner-up at the UK Open, Price's first major event final. Price has also played rugby union for Welsh Premier Division sides.
Price has played as a hooker for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys as well as rugby league with South Wales Scorpions. He also had a brief spell at Pro12 side Glasgow Warriors as injury cover for their first choice players. He ended his rugby career in 2014 in order to concentrate on playing darts full-time.
Price began playing darts for his local side Markham Welfare, before playing in the Super League for Aberbargoed. Welsh darts professional Barrie Bates advised him to enter Qualifying School to join the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in January 2014 and Price was successful in the second event. He won six matches on the day concluding with a 5–3 victory over Rowby-John Rodriguez to earn a two-year tour card. He qualified for the 2014 UK Open and lost 5–2 to Aden Kirk in the second round. He twice reached the last 16 stage of Players Championship events during the first half of 2014, losing to Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting. In July, Price averaged 98.32 in beating former world number one Colin Lloyd 6–2 at the European Darts Open. In the second round he led Gary Anderson 2–0 but went on to lose 6–3. At the 13th Players Championship, Price saw off Lloyd, Kirk, James Wade and Wayne Jones to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time, where he was edged out 6–5 by Adrian Lewis.