Price beats Gurney as tempers flare in fiery match

At the Blackpool World Matchplay, Gerwyn Price defeated Daryl Gurney in a fiery fight.

At the conclusion of the match, the pair engaged in heated exchange after winning against Northern Ireland’s Gurney 10-7.

The 2021 world champion, Price, reacted offensively to Gurney’s mocking of his passionate victory celebration by aggressively shaking his hand before the players exchanged wry expressions.

In a 10-5 victory over Ross Smith’s 14th-seeded opponent, Gurney’s compatriot Josh Rock defeated fellow Englishman Chris Dobey next, who defeated German Ricardo Pietreczko by the same scoreline.

As the two players walked off the stage for the second break, Gurney and Price began to become enraged as the Northern Irishman appeared to mutter an expletive to himself.

Prior to a Premier League game in Sheffield, the pair had a previous encounter in 2019.

Although Price, who has lost weight as part of a fitness regimen, defended her decision to make the most recent bust-up, saying: “Have be careful these days, I’m down to light-cruiserweight.”

With back-to-back legs of 11 and 14, he defied Gurney’s spectacular 150 checkout to claim his victory.

The Welshman averaged 100.21 and hit six 180s, despite the fact that “I really struggled up there.”

“I’m always struggling to get through the first round, but I’m dangerous when I do.”

Van Gerwen said he “made things difficult for myself” before eventually defeating Van Barneveld 10-6 in a wintertime spiel-strewn match.

Van Barneveld, who finished second in 2010, had a 4-3 lead before the third-placed world no. three turned around.

Van Gerwen told Sky Sports, “I was more irritated with my own game because I knew I could do better.”

I enjoy playing this tournament. It has been won three times by me. The crowd is always loud. Nothing can compare. However, it is incredibly annoying when you don’t play perfectly.