‘Proper ick' – Gerwyn Price's on-stage antics divide fans as former World Darts champion torments Luke Littler again
GERYWN PRICE played up to his pantomime villain role at the Premier League Finals - but was no match for Luke Littler.
The Ice Man rattled The Nuke early on at the O2 and let rip with his trademark screaming celebration at the oche.
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Price belted out regular roars as the two players traded breaks, with the Welshman taking a shock 6-4 at the break.
But reigning champ Littler stormed back to win a thriller 10-7 and book his place in the final.
The 2021 world champion's emotional on-stage persona is a divisive subject among darts fans.
He infamously wore headphones on stage in 2023 to block out jeers from the Premier League crowd.
And he was met with a chorus boos from some among the 12,000 sell out at London's O2 on Thursday.
Price wasted no time in breaking the Littler throw, letting out a huge roar and a fist bump towards his entourage.
One fan immediately complained on X: "That scream Gerwyn Price does is a proper ick ur[sic] 40 bro."
Another agreed: "Does anyone else feel as though Gerwyn Price was screaming well over the top in that game? I found it quite annoying tbh."
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But a third countered: "I have been sick in bed for 24 hours. When I just heard that Gerwyn Price Roar I felt better. Some sort of energy transfer went on."
And a fourth said: "The Price roar is mega int it."
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Littler admitted after the match he "stormed off stage" after his slow start to the contest.
He told Sky Sports: "When he hit the double five to go 6-4 up I took myself straight off stage, I needed to get myself up for it.
"The first five or six legs I was nervous and going into the break 6-4 down was not what I wanted.
"I knew, especially after last year, that I love coming on after a break so I relaxed myself and I got the job done.
"I stormed off stage but that was just in my own head. I just had to.
"I sat down and had a drink and cooled myself down and said 'You can do it'. I got the job done."
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