‘Have to be careful these days' – Gerwyn Price has cheeky response after heated Daryl Gurney clash at World Matchplay
The pair shared a heated handshake after Price won their World Matchplay clash 10-7.
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Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney had a heated exchange on stage
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Price wound up his opponent with his trademark roar
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Price admitted he had struggled during the match and he celebrated with his trademark roar after sealing victory.
Then Gurney mocked his celebration, leading to the
Price, 40, later cooled tensions between the pair with a funny message on social media.
He wrote: "Have to be careful these days I'm down to light cruiserweight."
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The darts star, who has previously claimed he could
Price credits his weight loss with his return to the form at the oche, but the Welshman also believes he is now more emotionally intelligent, and that has played a big role too.
Asked if that played a role in his win over Gurney, Price said: "Definitely. If it was five, six, seven years ago, that game probably could have got away from me.
"I've learned to try and keep my emotions intact at key points. I did today. There were two or three legs where I felt like my head was going to blow off — but I just had to keep it in.
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"I thought I was struggling throughout the game. But I came off and saw the stats and I averaged around 100, which is decent.
"I felt like I was pretty poor in patches and didn't play particularly well. There's a lot more in the tank."
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'I just felt like I needed to keep myself composed. Sometimes I'm forcing not to let my emotions get the best of me, and sometimes that's what happens.
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"I can let out the emotions, and then the next leg's not so good. So sometimes I try and control that — and I did in that game."
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