US EditionGerwyn Price's wife was left crying and shaking as darts rival left immediately
- At Alexandra Palace this year, Wesley Plaisier whitewashed Gerwyn Price 3-0 in the World Darts Championship second round, ending Price's title bid early.
- Plaisier's clinical finishing explained the outcome as he checked out at 56 per cent on doubles and hit a 130 high checkout, while Price had declared he would win this year, building a pre-tournament bubble.
- Despite higher averages for Price at 95.83 to Plaisier's 94.28, Plaisier, who had not previously progressed beyond the second round, won 3-0, making the upset notable.
- Price's exit leaves him out of this year's tournament, and he wrote on social media that he was deeply upset and conceded Plaisier was superior at key moments.
- Price's departure alters the title race as he was a major threat behind favourites Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, while Plaisier called the win the biggest success of his PDC career.
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"I'm completely devastated," Gerwyn Price said after his surprising break at the Darts World Cup. The Welshman had failed in the second round with 0:3 in the second round against Wesley Plaisier in the second round. "Wesley was great in the right moments. I was totally standing next to me, gave Price as a fair loser, but made no secret of his frustration. For the world champion of 2021 it was the earliest departure since 2019. "The biggest victo…
Former world champion Gerwyn Price is leaving surprisingly. Martin Schindler remains in top form at the World Cup in London, Littler is shaking briefly.
With Gerwyn Price, the first top 10 player left the Darts World Championship. The Welshman was defeated by a large-scale Wesley Plaisier. The Dutchman surprised himself with this.
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