Wales’ World Cup of Darts run brings more positivity on pairing of Price and Clayton

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The 2025 World Cup of Darts served as a reminder of the importance of camaraderie and collective effort in the sport. Wales’ strong showing underlined their standing as a formidable darts nation, with Price and Clayton continuing to be key figures in the game.

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00:00Well, it was some run to the final of the Darts World Cup for Wales

00:07as Johnny Clayton and Gerwin Price, of course,

00:10yes, losing in the final to Northern Ireland in what was quite the story,

00:14but the fact that they were able to go further than the likes of England,

00:18for example, in the Netherlands, in this Darts World Cup,

00:21just shows how good of a pairing Johnny Clayton and Gerwin Price are

00:26in the current world of darts.

00:28It's lots to discuss, of course, with the tournament itself

00:30and, of course, the disappointment of losing in the final,

00:32but I think if we focus on the positives,

00:35because I think you have to for Wales when they're against such big opposition,

00:39getting that far in the tournament, I think, deserves an awful lot of credit.

00:43We can go now to our Wales Ford correspondent, Charles Hay-Jones.

00:47Charles, obviously there is disappointment, as I mentioned there,

00:50losing in the final, not what Wales would have wanted,

00:53not what Johnny Clayton would have wanted,

00:54not what Gerwin Price would have wanted,

00:55but getting further than some of the big darts nations surely stands in good stead,

01:02both for them as a nation and for their respective individual careers this season,

01:07of course, Gerwin Price.

01:08He picked up a few night wins in the Premier League this year.

01:11Johnny Clayton, obviously not part of the Premier League,

01:14but, you know, decent in the World Championship.

01:16So, lots to be positive about, I guess, from a Wales point of view and Welsh darts.

01:22And then how do they build on this as well,

01:24both individually and together as a pairing in the time going forward?

01:28What are your thoughts?

01:31Yeah, obviously, an incredibly strong campaign from Gerwin Price and Johnny Clayton of Wales.

01:38Seeded number two.

01:39Obviously, you know, they're fantastic in the World Cup.

01:43They've won it twice over the last five years.

01:45They've been unbelievable in the competition.

01:47Also, getting to another final as well.

01:49And their road to the final, they were flying through sides.

01:53You know, they lost in that incredible last leg decider against Northern Ireland.

01:57Northern Ireland winning it for their first ever time.

02:00I mean, the sort of collaborative effort between Josh Rock and Darrell Gurney was fantastic to see as well.

02:06And I'm sure, you know, fair play to it to Gerwin Price.

02:09He gets this sort of bad rep at times, but you saw him clapping on that stage.

02:13You saw him understanding and appreciating the quality of dance that was in that final leg.

02:19You know, probably the best World Cup final we've ever seen.

02:23You know, maybe bar England, Australia all those years ago.

02:26But an incredible final, an incredible competition, you feel, in the early rounds.

02:32It probably wasn't giving us much coverage in terms of the tickets sold, etc.

02:36But Wales go into every single World Cup of Darts, every pairs competition.

02:40The bond that Price and Clayton have together, the form, the consistency they both have is unbelievable.

02:48I mean, you know, going into the tournament, Clayton was with the European Tour title and the highest world ranking that he's ever been.

02:55And then Price with multiple players' championship wins and Premier League final appearances as well.

02:59Plenty of nine darters in the Premier League as well.

03:02So, an amazing sort of bond.

03:04And obviously, you touched on there, England.

03:06Yes, England were incredibly disappointing.

03:08And I think England needs to take a leap out of Wales' book and actually look at the, you know, collective effort,

03:15the team togetherness they have that really gets them over the line.

03:20I mean, you know, the team strength that, you know, Clayton brings a bit of consistency,

03:25while Price really goes raw power.

03:27And I feel this is one of, simply one of the strongest duos.

03:31You know, you sort of saw that with the likes of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis.

03:34The reason why they've won so many World Cup titles is you have one calm and you have one who sort of goes for it a bit more.

03:41And that is Clayton and Price to a tee.

03:44You know, I feel that they have to be favourites going into pretty much every World Cup now.

03:48They've made another final.

03:49They've obviously had multiple wins under their belt.

03:54I mean, it just shows where Welsh darts are at the moment.

03:57They are one of the best, best sides.

04:00They are one of the, you know, most well-represented nations in the sport.

04:05And wants the best out of Gerwin Price.

04:07He's a real character on the stage.

04:09And he's as his pantomime villain sort of act, but a lovely guy behind closed doors.

04:14And Wales are represented so well.

04:17Yes, a bit disappointing they didn't get over the line.

04:19But I'm sure, you know, there's not really much you can do with the 11 dart legging in that World Cup final to decide it.

04:27And, you know, it's going to be an interesting year.

04:30There's still plenty of big tournaments, plenty of majors to come.

04:33And both of them are going to really have a good go at them.

04:36And, you know, this World Cup is something that Wales have brought to the forefront of darts.

04:41And long may that continue.

04:42And long may that continue.

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