With a sensational performance “The Iceman” Gerwyn Price won the first edition of the Hungarian Darts Trophy at the Papp L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Sportar\u00e9na in Budapest.<\/p>\n
In the final the current World Champion defeated “Bully Boy” Michael Smith comfortably by 8:2. With a 109 average the Welshman was unstoppable on this evening.<\/p>\n
Price took an early 2:0 lead with two 12-darters and a 130 finish before Smith equalised in the fourth leg. The now four-time European Tour champion picked up the pace and won six legs in a row. He eventually crowned himself champion on double 10 and thanked the almost 5,000 fans for their support in the post-match interview.<\/p>\n
“It was an unbelievable reception today, thank you all for the support. It really carried me from the semi-final onwards,” said Price.<\/p>\n
The Price-Show really took off in the previous semi-final. The Welshman showed all his skills for the first time in the tournament against Luke Humphries, who managed to play his way into the semi-finals of a European Tour event for the first time. Price defeated “Cool Hand Luke” by 7:4 with a 108 average.<\/p>\n
“I changed my darts in the quarter-finals because I didn’t feel comfortable. This semi-final felt great from start to finish”, Price said in the interview.<\/p>\n
Finalist Michael Smith played consistently well throughout the weekend, winning mostly in commanding fashion on his way to the final. In round 3 he gave debutant Keane Barry no chance and defeated him by 6:1.
\nIn the quarter-finals “Snakebite” Peter Wright never really got into the match against Smith and was defeated by 2:6. <\/p>\n
In the semi-finals the Portuguese Jos\u00e9 de Sousa awaited. “The Special One” put Smith under some pressure but in the end had to admit defeat by 4:7.<\/p>\n
The journey of the young Czech Adam Gawlas came to a dramatic end in the quarter-finals against de Sousa. The fan favourite of the Hungarian crowd missed a match dart on double 16 in the decider, which the Portuguese then won on tops. Despite the loss, Gawlas was given a celebratory send-off and has definitely attracted attention with his good performances.<\/p>\n
Three times World Champion Michael van Gerwen was eliminated in the afternoon session and remains without a title in 2021. <\/p>\n
In a thrilling third round match against “History Maker” Brendan Dolan van Gerwen broke the throw to take a 4:2 lead, averaged 102 and hardly missed a double. <\/p>\n
But Dolan kept up the pressure and hit double 12 in the tenth leg to level the match at 5:5. After van Gerwen missed four chances to win the match Dolan checked with his seventh match dart on double 1.<\/p>\n
The 2021 European Tour continues with the Gibraltar Darts Trophy from September 24-26.<\/p>\n
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\nAfternoon Session
\nRound 3<\/strong>
\nJoe Cullen 6-4 Rob Cross
\nJames Wade 2-6 Luke Humphries
\nMichael van Gerwen 5-6 Brendan Dolan
\nGerwyn Price 6-4 Damon Heta
\nJos\u00e9 de Sousa 6-2 Nathan Aspinall
\nAdam Gawlas 6-2 Lewis Williams
\nMichael Smith 6-1 Keane Barry
\n*William Borland withdrew due to a personal family issue and his scheduled third round opponent, Peter Wright, received a bye into the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
\nQuarter-Finals<\/strong>
\nJoe Cullen 4-6 Luke Humphries
\nBrendan Dolan 4-6 Gerwyn Price
\nJos\u00e9 de Sousa 6-5 Adam Gawlas
\nPeter Wright 2-6 Michael Smith<\/p>\n
\nLuke Humphries 4-7 Gerwyn Price
\nJos\u00e9 de Sousa 5-7 Michael Smith<\/p>\n
\nGerwyn Price 8-2 Michael Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"