JOE CULLEN dodged post-match interviews after his nail-biting loss to Gerwyn Price.
The Yorkshireman crashed out of the PDC World Championships following a seven-set epic on Friday night.
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Cullen battled back from 0-3 down at Ally Pally to force a decider in front of a partisan crowd.
Both players struggled on the doubles before former champion Price squeaked through to the last 16.
After the loss, Cullen opted against a post-match chat with Sky Sports.
It came just days after he shared an excruciating on-stage interview with Sky host Abigail Davies.
The 35-year-old went viral for his terse responses to Davies’ questioning after his Round 2 win over Wessel Nijman.
Cullen wrote on social media after the exchange: “Myself and Abi get on brilliant.
He added: “I briefed Abi before the interview started that I wouldn’t be giving her much.”
Price did join Davies on stage after his dramatic win, which was sealed by winning a rare sudden-death leg.
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The Welshman joked: “I can play a lot better than I played tonight, so can Joe. No disrespect to him… nobody wants to disrespect Joe Cullen these days.”
Davies quipped back: “I certainly learned the hard way!”
Following his Round 2 defeat last week, Cullen took aim at the assembled press in his post-match press conference before storming out.
The Rockstar claimed he had been given “no respect” going into his match with Nejman, where he was a surprise underdog.
Cullen said: “I’ve struggled this year on the oche and off the oche. To find a performance like that [is great].
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“To be honest I’ve got to thank you guys because I don’t think I would have played like that if I hadn’t read the nonsense that I did beforehand…
“I’ve been shown no respect, I won’t show respect to any of you guys tonight, I’m going to go home.”
Price, the former world No. 1, will face fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton in the last 16.
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