Gerwyn Price credits body transformation with epic return as former world champion targeting World Matchplay title
Price, 40, has had success on the World Series of Darts, European Tour and Players Championship circuit this season after a disappointing campaign last term.
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Gerwyn Price has credited his weight loss regime with helping him return to form
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Price has slimmed down recently
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The Welshman is in some of the hottest form in darts heading into the start of the World Matchplay in Blackpool this weekend.
And Price thinks that one of the main reasons for his laser accurate throwing in recent months is his new trim figure.
Speaking to TalkSPORT, he revealed: "It gives you a little bit of, you know, self-confidence.
"And even just by the way I feel when — obviously, you probably know what it's like when you wear clothes and sometimes you don't feel comfortable, or you know, you keep sucking it in every two minutes and trying to hide your belly.
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"It's nice just being back in the gym, losing a bit of weight and, you know, feeling good about myself — and then it shows on the board as well."
Price is in such hot form and brimming with so much confidence that he fancies himself as favourite to pick up the Phil Taylor trophy next Sunday.
In a separate interview, the former world champion said: "I think I should be favourite.
"I'm coming back into form, I wouldn't say I'm at my ultimate best but at those crunch moments…I could have gone out to Wessel Nijmen in the European [Baltic Sea], I had to take out a 119, took that out.
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"I had to take out another big shot later in the tournament, those shots are going in.
"he last two years those darts are not going in, I was missing doubles, but that's changing round now. Sometimes you need that little bit of luck.
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"You don't know if they're going to go in, you feel like they're going to go in. There's always a doubt, but the last couple of weeks they have been going in.
"The last 12-18 months they haven't been and someone does it against you and you're out of the tournament. I just need to ride that wave."
Price will start his bid to win the the £200,000 grand prize for the World Matchplay title with a clash against Daryl Gurney, one half of the Northern Irishman that beat his Wales duo in the World Cup of Darts final earlier this summer.
But 'the Iceman' claims that he isn't bothered about "getting one back" over Gurney, but rather just wants another opportunity to focus on his game and try continue his form.
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