Gerwyn Price back in winners’ circle ahead of World Matchplay in Blackpool

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Gerwyn Price overcame lost luggage, unfamiliar darts and an in-form Stephen Bunting to clinch the Poland Masters — and now he has his sights firmly set on Blackpool. Now, the 39-year-old is determined to build on that momentum at the World Matchplay, one of the five ranked televised PDC events he has yet to win.

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00:00Gellewin Price overcame lost luggage, unfamiliar darts and an informed Stephen Bunting to clinch

00:07the Poland Masters and now he has his sights firmly set on Blackpool.

00:13The Welshman defeated Bunting 8-7 in Sunday's final in Gwyllis to land his first World Series

00:19title this year. Remarkably, he did so by using a brand new set of darts after all the ones he

00:25intended to use were misplaced in transit. I'm quite chuffed that I won considering the

00:31circumstances Price set. I lost my case, my darts and had a brand new set. I felt the points were

00:37too long so I was fining them down for two days but I was mentally strong and got through it.

00:44Now the 39-year-old is determined to build on that momentum at the World Match Play,

00:49one of the five television-ranked titles that he has yet to win. Price who lost the 2022 match play

00:56final to Michael van Gerwen has made no secret of his ambition to lift the trophy this time around.

01:02With £800,000 in prize money up for grabs and £200,000 for the winner, he knows there's more

01:09pride on the line. Winning in Poland gives me confidence heading into the match play, he said.

01:14I've come close before and I believe I can go one better.

01:19No, no, I think people deserve to doubt the fact that me and Nathan should have been in.

01:25I was in the best of form, Nathan wasn't either. But I'm just glad that I proved to myself that

01:32I've still got the game in me and when I'm positive and I'm in the right frame of mind that

01:37I can beat anyone and I can still play to the high standards that I know I can.

01:42His average of 103.12 in the final, second only to his early performances, was a statement of form.

01:50Despite missed doubles and trying too hard at times, Price ground out the win.

01:55It's nice to be back lifting trophies, he added.

01:58I got frustrated, but I've got to take the positives. And now it's all about Blackpool.

02:03The world match play begins on July 13th at the Winter Gardens, where Price will be among

02:09the top seeds in a stacked 32-player field.

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