Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson to claim Baltic Sea Darts Open
The 40-year-old Welshman proved unstoppable as he raced to an 8-3 win over his Scottish opponent in the final at the Wunderino Arena.
Trailing 2-1, Price won five legs on the trot to establish a 6-2 lead and never looked back from there.
He had eased into the final with a 7-3 demolition of Chris Dobey in the semi-finals, but Anderson's passage was even more straightforward as he trounced James Wade 7-1 to book a showdown with the Welshman, who had brushed aside world number one Luke Humphries 6-3 in the last eight.
Anderson had served early warning of his form when he averaged 108.03 in his 6-1 quarter-final win over Jonny Clayton, but Price ultimately proved too good.
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