Gerwyn Price insists World Darts Championship stage is where he needs to prove he's still got it

Gerwyn Price insists he has things to prove to himself against Joe Cullen.

The 2020/21 World Champion cruised through his second-round clash against Keane Barry. Price felt he wasn’t at his brilliant best, but the performance was enough to secure his clash with Cullen. He said: “I felt very comfortable, I felt like I was playing alright in patches and keeping him in the game a little bit. I put myself under a lot of pressure,because I wanted to go home and enjoy Christmas with a win. This is like two tournaments for me, I split it up in two. The first round was a qualifier and now I’m in the tournament.”

Price built for the Palace on the exhibition circuit and said: “I think I played in six, made five finals and won four of them. I smashed Luke Humphries in the final once which was nice, but this is where I want to perform, on the big stage in the biggest events.

“I know how well I can play; I just want to prove it to myself that I’ve still got it. Like I said, over the last couple of exhibitions I’ve shown that and given myself a boost of confidence, but this stage is where I need to prove it.”

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