Third seed Gerwyn Price beats two-time winner Gary Anderson 7-3
Price missed 11 match darts before clinching the title and gets £500,000
Victory takes Price above Michael van Gerwen to world number one
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Image source, Getty ImagesWelshman Gerwyn Price won his first PDC World Championship title with a superb 7-3 win over two-time champion Gary Anderson at Alexandra Palace.
Price missed 11 match darts before he secured the title at the 12th time of asking with a double five.
The former professional rugby player only started competing on the PDC tour in 2014 after winning a place in Qualifying School.
"I've never ever felt pressure like that in my life," the 35-year-old said. "I think it's going to take a couple of days to sink in. It means the world."
Price's win also secures his place as the number one in the world, ending Dutchman Michael van Gerwen's seven-year reign at the top. The 'Iceman' becomes the first player to move from Qualifying School to become world champion and world number one.
Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson 7-3 to win the world title
David Enever: Brilliant stuff from Price! Cannot argue with that, well deserved. Comiserations to Anderson. Great Final.
Luke Almond: Last thing I thought would have happened would be Gerwyn Price missing loads of match darts, but fair play, takes a lot of bottle to get across the line once you’ve missed a few.
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Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson 7-3 to win world title
Here's some more from Gerwyn Price...
"It's going to take a couple of days for it to sink in. I can't even speak, but this means the world.
"I was looking at the scoreboard and I bombed numerous opportunities and I had to have Gary to miss to give me another opportunity."
On becoming world number one: "It's probably harder to get to world number one than to win this. World number one is something you have to do for two years so I think I deserved it.
"To be able to do this, I've not dreamed of it until this year."
Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson 7-3 to become world champion
Gary Anderson tells Sky Sports Darts: "Getting beat in the final is disappointing but getting to the final was a pat on the back for myself.
"My doubles were atrocious and when you do that you get thumped.
"But what I've done over the last two weeks has been a big bonus for me."
Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson 7-3 to win the world title
And here is the champion...
Gerwyn Price tells Sky Sports Darts: "I've never felt anything like that in my life. I've never felt pressure like that.
"When you get that chance to win you have three darts in your hand and you think you will take it but I've never been in that position to win the world championship and it was tough."
Great celebrations from Price. He becomes the first Welshman to win the PDC World Darts Championship.
Anderson 3-7 Price (2-3, 10th set)
He's done it!
Eleven times Gerwyn Price had darts to win the title, but at the 12th time of asking he nails it, hitting double five.
He is the world champion, the world number one and £500,000 richer.
But Anderson can't take advantage. D5 for Price.
Two more match darts come and go. D10 twice. That's 11, yes, ELEVEN, match darts missed.
Eighty for the title. Three darts.
Not this time. He trims it down by 60.
Price with 140 needed to win it all.
Price with a 180, is this his moment?
Anderson 3-6 Price (2-2, 10th set)
Anderson with bull to win the set, but it's no good and Price then misses the faithful D20, but he gets another chance.
D10 is nailed. Price is back one leg away from glory.
Anderson 3-6 Price (2-1, 10th set)
Price so needs this double after losing four legs in a row. Tops makes a much-needed return.
Anderson 3-6 Price (2-0, 10th set)
Gerwyn Price is in danger of throwing this all away. He's missed more chances at a double and Anderson gets another leg on the board.
Anderson 3-6 Price (1-0, 10th set)
Anderson seals 70 and that's a break in the 10th set. This is incredible. Price had nine attempts to win the match then three opportunities to win this leg.