GERYWN PRICE played up to his pantomime villain role at the Premier League Darts Finals – but was no match for Luke Littler.
The Ice Man rattled The Nuke early on at the O2 and let rip with his trademark screaming celebration at the oche.
PAGerwyn Price fell just short against Luke Little at the O2 – despite his trademark roar[/caption]
GettyThe Welshman led 6-4 at the break but was reeled in by the world champ[/caption]
ReutersLittler is looking to defend the title he won last year[/caption]
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Price belted out regular roars as the two players traded breaks, with the Welshman taking a shock 6-4 lead into the break.
But reigning champ Littler stormed back to win a thriller 10-7 and book his place in the final.
The 2021 world champion’s emotional on-stage persona is a divisive subject among darts fans.
He infamously wore headphones on stage in 2023 to block out jeers from the Premier League crowd.
And he was met with a chorus boos from some among the 12,000 sell out at London’s O2 on Thursday.
Price wasted no time in breaking the Littler throw, letting out a huge roar and a fist bump towards his entourage.
One fan immediately complained on X: “That scream Gerwyn Price does is a proper ick ur[sic] 40 bro.”
Another agreed: “Does anyone else feel as though Gerwyn Price was screaming well over the top in that game? I found it quite annoying tbh.”
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But a third countered: “I have been sick in bed for 24 hours. When I just heard that Gerwyn Price Roar I felt better. Some sort of energy transfer went on.”
And a fourth said: “The Price roar is mega int it.”
Littler admitted after the match he “stormed off stage” after his slow start to the contest.
He told Sky Sports: “When he hit the double five to go 6-4 up I took myself straight off stage, I needed to get myself up for it.
“The first five or six legs I was nervous and going into the break 6-4 down was not what I wanted.
“I knew, especially after last year, that I love coming on after a break so I relaxed myself and I got the job done.
“I stormed off stage but that was just in my own head. I just had to.
“I sat down and had a drink and cooled myself down and said ‘You can do it’. I got the job done.”
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