Gerwyn Price says that he is confident that he can add the Premier League Darts title to his trophy cabinet on Thursday night.

Having placed fourth in the regular season of the Premier Darts, Price will face the runaway leader Luke Littler in the semi-final, with one of Luke Humphries or Nathan Aspinall awaiting the winner in the grand final.

Despite some inconsistent form, the 40-year-old Welshman has won three nights on the way to the final – the joint-second most in the competition this year.

Price, in typical fashion, is confident that he can add the Premier League trophy to his collection having missed out by losing the final in 2023.

“I was a bit gutted when I lost the final in 2023,” Price said, speaking exclusively to Sportin Wales.

“I played pretty decently for the whole 16 weeks of that tournament only to slip up in the final. But I have another opportunity now to go one step further.

“It would mean the world to me to get another big major in the trophy cabinet.”

If Price is to win a first Premier League title, he will have to get past the dominant force in this year’s competition and the reigning champion: Luke Littler.

The 18-year-old won six of the 18 nights and was the only player to average over 100 across the tournament.

“To be honest, I’m not too worried about what he’s going to do and what he’s going to bring,” Price admitted.

“I know that Luke is going to play really well in most areas. He scores well and takes his chances, but I just need to concentrate on my own game.

“I’ve got a good record against Luke, and I think he knows that. I don’t fear him, I’ll just go out and play the board.”

Price’s tournament has been marked by consistency. After two night wins in night three and six, he went five weeks with only two individual match wins, both coming in night nine as he lost the final to a struggling Stephen Bunting in Berlin.

For Price, though, he is pleased that he has been able to bounce back from the lows to achieve yet more highs.

“Obviously I’ve had good nights and then slipped up for a couple of weeks after, but being able to get back on the horse and playing well again has been good,” Price said.

“When I’ve lost, my head hasn’t dropped and I just kept myself focused and keeping my confidence going and rolling on to the next week.

“I’ve got through to the play-offs by the skin of my teeth but I want to show my best game.”

With darts’ relentless schedule, Price almost immediately goes from the Premier League to the World Cup of Darts where he is expected to reunite with Jonny Clayton – with whom he has won two World Cups representing Wales.

Clayton – his long time teammate and friend – has backed the man from Markham to take the trophy on Thursday night. But what would Price have said if his good friend had not tipped him for glory?

“I probably wouldn’t have said anything, I just would have backed myself and won and then said, ‘have a bit of that!'” Price joked.

“Jonny’s a great friend and when he was in the Premier League final [in 2021] and I was supporting him all the way.

“He went on and done it, and now he’s returning the favour. Hopefully I can go on and win as well.”

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