Gerwyn Price says he wants to start turning Premier League Darts draws into wins
Gerwyn Price settles for third consecutive stalemate following 6-6 draw with Daryl Gurney in Cardiff on Thursday night
Friday 21 February 2020 11:19, UK
Gerwyn Price says he wish he could have won for the passionate Welsh crowd in Cardiff but was forced to settle for a third consecutive Premier League draw.
Two-time Grand Slam of Darts champion Price was unable to deliver a win for his army of fans as he drew for the third consecutive week, this time against Gurney, who picked up his first point of the campaign.
A tight affair, in which both players missed a number of darts at double, saw the opening eight legs all go with throw before Price struck the first break to go 5-4 ahead.
Undeterred, Gurney won back-to-back legs to secure the draw, but Price held firm in the last leg to maintain his unbeaten start to the season.
"The crowd tonight were fantastic, I wish I could've won for them but it wasn't to be," Price told Sky Sports in front of a sell-out crowd at Motorpoint Arena.
"Fair play to Daryl for hitting his doubles under pressure, he deserved something from the match, but a draw is a draw.
"I'm not happy but I've picked up a point so it's not all bad.
"Everyone is playing well against me lately but it's time to start converting draws into wins. I'm playing pretty well myself but I wasn't on my A-game today, so I'm happy with a point with the way I played today."
Welsh No 1 Price has picked up draws against Rob Cross in Aberdeen, Michael Smith in Nottingham and Gurney. He will aim to record his first victory of the season against world champion Peter Wright in Dublin next Thursday night.
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