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Gerwyn Price

Gerwyn Price
Personal information
Full name Gerwyn Price
Nickname The Iceman
Born (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 32)
Wales
Home town Markham
Wales
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
Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions 2015

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2016
Players Championship (COV) 2016
Other achievements

2015 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time

2016 Breaks into the top 32 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.


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