World Cup of Darts: Wales hammer Scotland 10-2 to win title
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Gerwyn Price (L) and Jonny Clayton were able to celebrate winning the World Cup of Darts for the second time
Wales' Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton hammered Scotland 10-2 in the final to win the PDC World Cup of Darts for the second time.
They stormed into an early lead in Frankfurt against Peter Wright and Gary Anderson and went on to repeat their 2020 victory.
Price said the winning margin was "a little bit flattering".
"I think I struggled a little bit in that game and Jonny won it for us tonight," he added.
"He was fantastic, he was clinical. I've carried him a few years, but he carried me tonight - what a player."
After hitting the double eight that sealed victory, Clayton said: "It's absolutely fantastic - what a feeling.
"We got off to a quick start and kept the lead. I don't think Gary and Peter played their best, but we did our job and kept the lead.
"The belief in each other, the confidence in each other works - and when they go, they go pretty. Tonight was a good night.
"Gerwyn is my best buddy on tour and he's an amazing skipper."
Wright said: "The Welsh were the favourites for the tournament and they played fantastic in the final.
"It's been a really good tournament with pairs all the way through.
"It's amazing playing with Gary, maybe old age caught up with us."
Anderson added: "The Welsh have got a cracking team, they were spot on.
"You've got Gerwyn and what he's done in darts over the last few years - it's bad enough playing against Gezzy, but then you've got Jonny banging them in.
"We aren't getting any younger but we're still trying. We got to the final and any more's a bonus."
Wales reached the final via a dramatic 8-7 semi-final win against Belgium.
Scotland saw off Germany 8-5 in the last four while top seeds England earlier lost 8-3 to the hosts.
Wright and Anderson, the 2019 winners, had earlier swept past France 8-0 at the Eissporthalle.
But they were no match for the Welsh pair in a one-sided final, who took home the £80,000 prize.
Price and Clayton were competing in tandem for a sixth consecutive year and became only the fourth nation to claim multiple World Cup successes.
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