BREAKING NEWS Gerwyn Price's wife breaks down in tears after his dramatic sudden-death leg win over Joe Cullen at the Darts World Championship - as former world champion reaches the last 16 despite squandering an initial three-set lead By ABDI RASHID Published: 21:02, 27 December 2024 | Updated: 21:41, 27 December 2024 e-mail 22 shares View comments Gerwyn Price's wife broke down in tears after he claimed a dramatic win over Joe Cullen in the Darts World Championship. Price looked set to cruise to a comfortable win when as he took a 3-0 lead in Friday's first evening game at Alexandra Palace. However, Cullen dramatically clawed his way back by winning the next three sets in dramatic fashion to set up an incredible finale.
The 2021 champion went on advance to the next round after claiming a 4-3 win following a dramatic sudden-death leg. And Price cut an emotional figure afterwards while his wife Bethan Palmer was seen wiping away tears. Price told Sky Sports: 'That was tough.
I just wanted to get over the wining line, every single set he kept coming back into it. The crowd were behind him. I actually thought I was going to lose it but I stayed in it and got over the line.
'He played some good darts at the right times. I don't know honestly, I was missing doubles and I'm just looking round thinking 'wow, how am I in this position?'. I put myself in them positions but I got myself out of it and thankfully got the win.
'I kept breaking in the final set and couldn't hold on my thr.