Headlines may be all important in the media and news business but many at Team DW like to follow the undercurrents and below the radar bubblings of what may happen next or what has gone unnoticed in darts. It’s becoming more and more clear to us that Gerwyn Price has entered a new phase in what is already a remarkable career.
Darting history is being created at an almost alarming rate recently. Granted, much of that has been driven by a certain teenage phenomenon called Luke Littler who, since bursting onto the scene a couple of years ago, has been dismantling records with effortless regularity.
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However, this is not an article about the mesmerising exploits of the reigning World Champion. Instead, it focuses on the magnificent achievement of a former one – The Iceman.
Wales’s most combustible sporting champion seems to have found a balance between the all out aggressive approach, which bore fruit but doubtless caused stress and unnecessary complications, and a totally passive alternative that simply would not allow him to be who he is.
Focused on family and with several other ventures, to perhaps dilute the pressures of professional darts, seem to have allowed Price to first comfortably within darts’ new Littler dominated ecosphere. Take his European Tour record as an illustration.
On the Euro Tour the Welshman secured his tenth title on that circuit earlier this year, becoming only the second player in history to reach double figures. It is highly unlikely that anyone will soon overhaul Michael van Gerwen, who is rapidly approaching forty, but Gezzy now finds himself in truly elite company – adding another gleaming chapter to an already illustrious career résumé – and he shows no signs of slowing down.
Just over a decade ago, unless you were an avid Welsh rugby union supporter, the name Gerwyn Price would have meant very little. Since transitioning from throwing an oval ball to chucking tungsten, however, he has become a figure of global recognition across both sports.
It took the Red Dragon star a few years to establish himself on the Euro Tour, having already captured a couple of Players Championship titles before conquering the continental stage. His maiden triumph arrived at the International Darts Open in Riesa towards the end of 2018.
Twelve months later, Gezzy successfully defended that crown to double his tally. Then remarkably, from 2020 to 2022, the Iceman triumphed in each of the opening Euro Tour events – including completing a hat-trick of titles in Riesa.
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A further brace of titles followed at the start of 2023. Unusually, he fell short in the curtain-raiser but made up for it at the next two calendar events – and yes, another International Darts Open victory was among them.
There was then a brief lull before the Markham marksman returned to the winner’s enclosure. The 2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open elevated his count to nine, before his most recent success saw him reach the ten-title milestone with a narrow victory over Ross Smith to claim the European Darts Grand Prix for the first time.
Interestingly, the decorated Welshman appears particularly fond of competing in Germany. Of those ten titles, aside from solitary victories in Belgium and Hungary, the rest have all come on that nation’s soil. While a significant portion of the Euro Tour calendar is staged there, it nevertheless underlines how consistently he thrives when pops over to Deutschland.
Price’s Reset For His Darts Future
Of course, Price’s excellence is not confined to that circuit. His iconic triumph at the 2021 PDC World Championship remains one of the defining moments of modern darts, and he boasts an impressive collection of televised major and non-ranking honours on top.
At just 41 years of age, Price shows no inclination of relenting in his relentless pursuit of silverware. This year’s Premier League efforts give another clue to the new balance. another inkling comes from his comments on the return to the Pro Tour season:
“Two days that was definitely needed,” Price wrote on Instagram. “Not the results I wanted, but the practice after one game a week for nearly four months.”
So, congratulations to Gerwyn Price it is a truly exceptional accomplishment to manage such a recalibration and still be successful over the long term.
One thing is certain: it is highly unlikely that any other Welsh chip-shop owner will ever come close to matching his darts silverware haul.
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