Gerwyn Price will have a duel with Michael van Gerwyn in round four of the Premier League of darts next week – and a chance to dent the Dutchman’s lead at the top of the table.

Price will meet van Gerwyn in the first match at Newcastle, with the Welsh star having enjoyed mixed fortunes on Thursday night in Glasgow.

Price gained revenge against Luke Littler but was unable to make another final and currently stands fifth in the table.

The Ice Man had lost his previous two matches against the 17-year-old World Championship runner-up, but knocked him out of the quarter-final at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, 6-5.

Price – the 2021 world champion – just missed double 12 for a nine darter at 3-2 down but came back to level at 3-3.

Littler went 4-3 up, but again Price came back to win the next two legs before the young Englishman levelled at 5-5 ending in Price triumphing 6-5 in a tense last-leg decider.

Price was unable to repeat that form in the semi-final and lost 6-3 to current world champion Luke Humphries.

Van Gerwen then admitted he was not at his best, despite winning night three with a 6-5 final win over Humphries.

The Dutchman won in Berlin last week and he again showed his mettle in a last-leg decider against the world champion.

Van Gerwen, who is three points clear of Michael Smith at the top of the table, said: “Even without my best performance I think I did a great job and sometimes that is really important.

“Double six let me down tonight but outside of that, my finishing, and the way I played the game was a good standard.

“Of course my score could have been a lot better but sometimes that is darts. Another win, it is good.

“I always believe in my ability and I think I did the right things at the right moments.

“I have put so much pressure on myself. No targets. I’d say I’m at 90 per cent of my game.”