Gerwyn Price powers to fourth Premier League weekly title in Brighton
Gerwyn Price produced a trio of ton-plus averages en route to winning Night 11 of the Premier League in Brighton on Thursday.
The world number four rocked The Brighton Centre with a series of scintillating displays to land his fourth weekly title of the campaign and close the gap at the top of the table.
Price defeated Michael Smith 6-3 in the final, having earlier seen off Chris Dobey and Michael van Gerwen to continue his blistering spell of form.
The 2021 World Champion produced a 115.97 average – the ninth-highest in Premier League history and the highest since 2017 – in a 6-2 win over Dobey in the Quarter-Finals.
He then followed that up with a 108 average in overcoming Michael van Gerwen 6-5 in a thriller, with the Dutchman missing a dart at double 12 for a nine-darter, as well as a match dart at double 16.
The Welshman then averaged 100 in his final win over Smith to close the gap on Van Gerwen at the summit and further boost his chances of a first Play-Off appearance.
“It was a great night for me, I thought I played really well, especially in the first two games,” said Price.
“I go home with another five league points and £10,000 winner’s prize so it’s a great feeling to win again.
“I’m probably playing the best I ever have on a TV stage; I’ve played to this standard before in ProTour events and in practice, but this is the place to do it with the eyes of the world on you.
”I think there’s a lot more to come from me, I’m still a relative novice in the sport.
“I’m looking forward to Rotterdam next week now, I’ll be wearing a special orange shirt which hopefully will go down well with the Dutch fans.
‘I need to keep playing well and make sure I get in the Play-Offs for the first time, but I’m also chasing Michael [van Gerwen] now for top spot.”
Price’s epic win over MVG saw the pair each register seven 180s, with the defending champion forced to settle for two points despite averaging 104.7.
The Ice Man reeled off four consecutive legs from 3-2 down to see off Smith in the final with key finishes of 80 and 117 in the process as he became the first player to secure four weekly titles this season.
Smith’s three league points earned in victories over Jonny Clayton and Peter Wright see him leapfrog ‘The Ferret’ into third position.
Semi-finalists Wright and Van Gerwen leave the south coast with two points apiece thanks to Quarter-Final wins over Nathan Aspinall and Dimitri Van den Bergh respectively.
Wright led Smith 5-4 in their Semi-Final fixture before ‘Bully Boy’ fired in a sensational 160 checkout to force a decider and survived one match dart from the Scot in the final leg before sealing victory.
Premier League Darts 2023 Night 11 Results
Thursday April 13
The Brighton Centre
Quarter-Finals
Dimitri Van den Bergh 2-6 Michael van Gerwen
Chris Dobey 2-6 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Jonny Clayton 4-6 Michael Smith
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 5-6 Michael Smith
Final
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Michael Smith
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