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After the end of the Darts World Cup: Price’s departure without a bang
Gerwyn Price surprisingly lost 2:4 to Northern Irishman Brendan Dolan in the third round. photo
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Gerwyn Price liked to be a drama king at the World Cup. This time the darts star disappears rather quietly. In terms of sport, the end against outsider Dolan is particularly bitter.
This time Gerwyn Price was able to control himself at the World Cup exit. The darts star In contrast to previous years, Wales neither emptied his Instagram profile nor threatened to resign with cryptic posts.
The bitter 2:4 against outsider Brendan Dolan will still stay with the Iceman, as the former rugby professional is called, for a long time. “To rub some salt in the wound, I’m the only player who won more legs and still lost the game,” Price wrote on Instagram.
The 38-year-old was one of the big favorites for the title at Alexandra Palace in London. The defeat was all the more surprising, preventing a second World Cup title after 2021 at a very early stage. “I’m totally destroyed after all the chances I missed,” Price said. Due to the exit in round three, the Welshman also missed out on a return to the top four in the world rankings.
Last year, Price caused a stir when he played with hearing protection in the quarterfinals against the German Gabriel Clemens, then clearly lost 1:5 and then caused further confusion on social media. “Hopefully I will learn from this defeat,” said Price, this time in a much more sober manner.