Martin Schindler lists Gerwyn Price among his conquests in European Tour victory

Home favourite Martin Schindler denied Gerwyn Price a fifth NEO.bet International Darts Open title as he surged to victory in his first European Tour final.

The 27-year-old German powered his way to an 8-5 win over the two-time defending champion at the WT Energiesysteme Arena in Riesa to claim his first senior PDC crown.

Price opened the final with an 11-dart leg, but world number 24 Schindler – nicknamed 'The Wall' – refused to buckle and checked out on 120 to take a 5-4 lead before throwing in a 10-dart leg to go 7-4 up.

Having left himself 48 to clinch victory, he made no mistake, putting his first dart in the single 16 bed and hitting the double with his second to popular acclaim from the home crowd.

SCHINDLER MAKES HISTORY IN RIESA!!!