Gerwyn Price clinches 10th European Tour title with victory in Sindelfingen

[p]The Welsh star becomes only the second player to reach double figures on the European Tour, averaging 99.87 across the tournament.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Price[/a] opened with a 6-4 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chisnall-dave/vRDFv29c/"]Dave Chisnall[/a] before averaging 105.96 in a victory of the same scoreline against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dobey-chris/dWj1FjDn/"]Chris Dobey[/a].[/b][/p][p]He then edged past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schindler-martin/pWemrnqQ/"]Martin Schindler[/a] in a deciding leg and beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a] 7-4 to reach the final.[/p][p]Price took a 3-0 lead against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-ross/l8mIsYNm/"]Smith[/a], but the Englishman responded with four consecutive legs to move ahead.[/p][p]Price regained control with a 130 checkout in a 12-darter and moved 6-5 in front before closing out the match in 14 darts.[/p][embed guid="1b6173dc-e62e-471e-944e-bda3ebed4aa9" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2045973614789267525?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]“I’ve been in the PDC for 12 years now, so less than one a year on average isn’t very good,”[/b] joked Price.[/p][p]“I was 3-0 up, then 4-3 down, and Ross started smashing the trebles in for fun. I was hanging on and hoping I got more opportunities, and I did.[/p][p][b]“Thankfully, I won this one, and hopefully it will give me a bit of confidence going forward. [/b][b]I was just struggling to get over the winning line. I lost in the last European Tour final that I played in.[/b][/p][p][b]“I never used to have this support, but I’m cherishing every moment I get on stage - it’s brilliant for me and long may it continue!”[/b][/p][p]Smith, beaten in his fourth European Tour final, had earlier produced wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/menzies-cameron/2NUpDqVt/"]Cameron Menzies[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rock-josh/xKxxNY1P/"]Josh Rock[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspinall-nathan/KURJJrU5/"]Nathan Aspinall[/a] before defeating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ratajski-krzysztof/jNZjSeIT/"]Krzysztof Ratajski[/a] 7-5 in the semi-finals.[/p][p][b]“I’m absolutely gutted, but fair play to Gezzy, the better man won,”[/b] said Smith.[/p][image alt="Price and Smith with their trophies" id="4bbfb90e-1695-4100-bc38-6aab0ce9b63d" credit-line="Sebastian Doppstadt / PDC Europe" guid="25317d41-d6f0-41f8-a28e-138e0054136d" original-width="2500" original-height="1667" /][p]He continued: [b]“It’s fine margins. You’re playing the best players in the world - if you don’t hit your doubles, you’re going to get punished.[/b][/p][p][b]“The crowd was absolutely amazing. Thank you for turning up all weekend, you were brilliant."[/b][/p][p]The PDC ProTour season resumes in Milton Keynes on the 27th of April.[/p][h2]Results[/h2][p][b]Last 16[/b][/p][p]Krzysztof Ratajski 2-6 Joe Cullen[/p][p]Danny Noppert 6-4 Niko Springer[/p][p]Nathan Aspinall 6-3 James Wade[/p][p]Ross Smith 6-5 Josh Rock[/p][p]Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena[/p][p]Wessel Nijman 6-3 Stephen Bunting[/p][p]Martin Schindler 6-1 Jonny Clayton[/p][p]Gerwyn Price 6-4 Chris Dobey[/p][p][b]Quarter-finals[/b][/p][p]Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Danny Noppert[/p][p]Ross Smith 6-4 Nathan Aspinall[/p][p]Wessel Nijman 6-2 Michael van Gerwen[/p][p]Gerwyn Price 6-5 Martin Schindler[/p][p][b]Semi-finals[/b][/p][p]Ross Smith 7-5 Krzysztof Ratajski[/p][p]Gerwyn Price 7-4 Wessel Nijman[/p][p][b]Final[/b][/p][p]Gerwyn Price 8-6 Ross Smith[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/europe/european-tour-5/"]Catch up on ET5 with Flashscore[/a][/h2]