PRICE CALLS FOR MAJOR DARTS EVENT IN WALES

GERWYN PRICE has called for MORE major darts events to be staged in Wales.

The country currently has just one date on the PDC calendar, with Premier League Night Five in Cardiff the sole stop.

World No.12 Price believes that is nowhere near enough, given the passion of the Cymru crowd whenever the sport rolls into the principality.

Price hopes a ranked-televised event such as the World Masters could be staged on home soil, especially with sponsors Winmau and Red Dragon both being Welsh.

He told talkSPORT: “Every single season we only get to play in Wales once. It is great to go back and have the crowd.

“It’s good to have Jonny [Clayton] back as well. We are both in separate halves of the draw for that night.

“It could be an all-Welsh final and that is probably when I am going to hit my back-to-back nine-darters.

“Two sets of the golden darts and beat Jonny in a final.

“I’ve said all along it’s a pity that we only have one event in the Premier League.

“There is no reason why they couldn’t even take Pro Tours or other events there. Another Premier League night.

“Or even the World Masters, a big major, in Wales. Fingers crossed Red Dragon or Winmau start to push that.”

‘The Iceman’ is looking to bounce back from his opening Premier League night loss to Luke Humphries in Newcastle.

Price returns to action on the weekly roadshow this Thursday, facing Gian van Veen in Antwerp.

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