Insanity! Unfortunately, this incredibly crazy game has come to an end. And world champion Gerwyn Price (36) is out!
The world number one succeeded in the late Saturday evening in WM– Quarter-finals against Michael Smith (31) a nine-darter (nine throws from 501 to zero points), but then he lost the high-class duel with the world number ninth, but then just 4: 5.
After the game, Price posted an enigmatic Instagram post that night. After the defeat, he wrote something cryptic on Instagram: “Cheats”, which means “cheat” in German, and added an emoji that shows a thumbs up. The message was obviously addressed to a fan who kept bothering the defending champion at Alexandra Palace.
The match was a final of the drama: Smith took off in the fourth leg of the ninth set and started stable with 100 points. Then there is a shortcoming before a 140 and 114 recording follow. With that he forces the “Iceman” to check 110 points.
The triple 20 sits, but then he is Welsh in double trouble at the wrong time. The “Bully Boy” makes it exciting again for a moment when he puts the first match dart millimeter next to the double 12, but the second then finds his target and thus the Englishman is in the semi-finals of the PDC World Championship for the second time since 2019 ! At that time he was only defeated in the final 3: 7 against the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen (32).
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World champion Gerwyn Price (r.) The defeat is written on his face. He was defeated by Michael SmithFoto: Getty Images
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There was excitement shortly before the end: at 0.07 am there was a curious scene on stage during the game. Price stops his game and points at the audience. What’s happening? It has long been known that Price is unpopular with fans. It will be whistled for the entire World Cup.
Apparently there were now and then disturbances from isolated people. Price points to the troublemakers and demands that it stop. The troop is apparently said to have been brought out.
For the former rugby professional from Wales, the premature end is im Alexandra Palace a bitter disappointment, after all, he had aimed to defend his title and announced it with offensive words. Smith, on the other hand, will face his compatriot James Wade (38) in the semifinals on Sunday (8 p.m. / Sport1 and DAZN). In the second semifinals, the two Scots meet Gary Anderson (51) and Peter Wright (51) on top of each other.
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Had given everything, but it wasn’t enough: World Champion Gerwyn Price from WalesFoto: Getty Images
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Price ‘Neun-Darter was already third in the current World Cup, something like this has never happened in the history of the tournament. Before that, at the 2022 World Cup, the Scot William Borland (25) on December 17th and the Lithuanian Darius Labanauskas (45) on December 18th played the perfect game in their first-round matches. Borland even decided his game against the Englishman Bradley Brooks (3-2) with the nine-darter.
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