Gerwyn Price

Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player.

Nicknamed "The Iceman", he competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he is currently the World No. 5.

He is a 3-time Grand Slam Champion and a former world champion, becoming the first ever Welshman to win the tournament.

He is also a former world No. 1.

During Price's time with Cross Keys, they won the 2011–12 WRU Challenge Cup, with Price scoring a try in the final.

At the 13th Players Championship, Price saw off Lloyd, Kirk, James Wade and Wayne Jones to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time, where he was edged out 6–5 by Adrian Lewis.

Price qualified for the European Darts Trophy in Leipzig during mid September.

There, he beat Bernd Roith 6–3 in the first round to face Steve Beaton in the second round.

Thanks to a great performance, which included the tournament's highest finish of 167, he saw off Beaton 6–3 and won against Vincent van der Voort in the following round.

He ended his rugby career in 2014 in order to concentrate on playing darts full-time.

On 16 February 2022, Price announced on Instagram his debut boxing fight which was originally scheduled for 9 April 2022 against Rhys Evans at Valley Tavern, Blackwood, Wales.

The boxing fight was later delayed due to injury and scheduled for 13 May 2022.

Price later announced he would no longer be taking part in the event stating “I’ve pulled out of boxing now.

On medical advice, I’ve been advised not to do it."

Price began playing darts for his local side Markham Welfare, before playing in the Super League for Aberbargoed.

Welsh darts professional Barrie Bates advised him to enter Qualifying School to join the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in January 2014 and Price was successful in the second event.

He won six matches on the day concluding with a 5–3 victory over Rowby-John Rodriguez to earn a two-year tour card.

He qualified for the 2014 UK Open, and lost 5–2 to Aden Kirk in the second round.

He twice reached the last 16 stage of Players Championship events during the first half of 2014, losing to Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting.

In July, Price averaged 98.32 in beating former world number one Colin Lloyd 6–2 at the European Darts Open.

In the second round he led Gary Anderson 2–0 but went on to lose 6–3.

He nearly qualified for the 2014 World Grand Prix, for which a place in the semi-finals was needed, but was beaten 6–3 in the quarter-finals by Andy Hamilton.

The £12,750 he earned in Pro Tour events during 2014 saw him finish 39th on the Order of Merit to claim the eighth of sixteen places that were on offer to non-qualified players for the 2015 World Championship.

Price missed one dart at tops to level at one set all against Peter Wright in the first round and was beaten 3–0.

His successful year saw him start 2015 ranked world number 59.

Price was knocked out of the preliminary round of the 2015 UK Open 5–2 by Matt Padgett.

On his way to his first quarter-final of the year, Price eliminated Adrian Lewis 6–4 with an average of 105.78 at the second Players Championship event, but he went on to lose 6–2 to James Wade.

At the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Price defeated two top 16 players in Robert Thornton and Simon Whitlock to play in his second career European Tour quarter-final, where compatriot Jamie Lewis narrowly won 6–5.

In total during the first half of 2015 Price lost in four quarter-finals on the Pro Tour, and reached the semi-finals of the eighth Players Championship where he lost 6–4 to Adrian Lewis.

These results sealed his qualification for the World Matchplay through the Pro Tour Order of Merit, with Price seeing off Michael Smith 10–4 in his debut in the event.

He then produced the performance of his career to date as he defeated two-time world champion Lewis 13–10, but could only average 88.17 in his first major quarter-final during a 16–7 defeat by Peter Wright.

Price met Smith again in the first round of the World Grand Prix with the tie going to a deciding set in which Price established a 2–0 leg lead.

He broke into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit in 2016 and soon afterwards won his first Pro Tour title.

In 2017, he was the runner-up at the UK Open, Price's first major event final, and has also competed in the prestigious Premier League Darts tournament on five occasions.

Price took his first major win in controversial fashion at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts tournament.

He retained the title at the 2019 tournament, and won it again in 2021.

Price has also played rugby union for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys, Pro12 with Glasgow Warriors and rugby league with South Wales Scorpions.

Price played as a hooker for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys as well as rugby league with South Wales Scorpions and Blackwood Bulldogs where he was capped by Wales Dragonhearts.

He also had a short spell at Pro12 side Glasgow Warriors as injury cover for their first choice players.

Price's impressive start to his darting career continued by reaching his first semi-final at the 19th Players Championship where he lost 6–3 to Ian White.