GERWYN PRICE has revealed his shock withdrawal from the Hungarian Darts Trophy was due to a sickness bug.
The Welsh star was due to face off against in the quarter-finals in Budapest on Sunday in what was a highly-anticipated match.
Gerwyn Price has revealed he pulled out of the Hungarian Darts Trophy due to illness
Luke Littler was given a bye to the semi-finals after Price’s withdrawal
But Price pulled out on medical grounds, with Littler receiving a bye to the semi-finals.
It was unclear what exact condition the 40-year-old was struggling with, but he has now opened up about feeling “really ill” in the build-up to his clash.
In a post on social media, ‘The Ice Man’ said he might have caught a “24 hour bug”.
He said: “Not sure if I caught a 24hr bug but that’s what I’m hoping and it doesn’t hang around.
“Was really ill all day Sunday, hopefully it goes today. Thanks everyone for the messages.”
It comes just weeks after Price was admitted into hospital with a hand injury.
Price had shared a picture of his hand looking swollen as he wrote a caption saying: “Just what I didn’t want, back to the hospital it is.”
He later took a picture of himself sitting with a drip in his arm, adding: “Not a bed in sight.”
By withdrawing from the Hungarian Darts Trophy, Price missed out on a potential £30,000 prize pot.
He guaranteed himself £6,000 after reaching the quarter-finals, while Littler pocketed £8,000 for reaching the semi-finals despite not playing.
Price was admitted to hospital just weeks ago after suffering a hand injury
Littler ended up losing to Danny Noppert in the last four after a 7-4 defeat.
But he was gracious in defeat as he posted a statement on social media.
He said: “Another weekend on the road and made it to the semi finals.
“Want to thank everyone who came to Budapest to support time to head home.”
List of all-time Darts World Champions
BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year.
The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.
That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once – Barney also won four BDO titles – and none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO titles are included.
- 1994 – Dennis Priestley
- 1995 – Phil Taylor
- 1996 – Phil Taylor (2)
- 1997 – Phil Taylor (3)
- 1998 – Phil Taylor (4)
- 1999 – Phil Taylor (5)
- 2000 – Phil Taylor (6)
- 2001 – Phil Taylor (7)
- 2002 – Phil Taylor (8)
- 2003 – John Part
- 2004 – Phil Taylor (9)
- 2005 – Phil Taylor (10)
- 2006 – Phil Taylor (11)
- 2007 – Raymond van Barneveld
- 2008 – John Part (2)
- 2009 – Phil Taylor (12)
- 2010 – Phil Taylor (13)
- 2011 – Adrian Lewis
- 2012 – Adrian Lewis (2)
- 2013 – Phil Taylor (14)
- 2014 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2015 – Gary Anderson
- 2016 – Gary Anderson (2)
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen (2)
- 2018 – Rob Cross
- 2019 – Michael van Gerwen (3)
- 2020 – Peter Wright
- 2021 – Gerwyn Price
- 2022 – Peter Wright (2)
- 2023 – Michael Smith
- 2024 – Luke Humphries
- 2025 – Luke Littler
Most World Titles
- 14 – Phil Taylor
- 3 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2 – John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright
- 1 – Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
The 18-year-old surprised fans this week after claiming he would
A clip shows the youngster saying: “It will shock some people that I’m taking a step back.
“It’s not been an easy decision. Now I want to focus on something that I really love.”
But it turns out the teenager was pulling a publicity stunt for EA FC and Xbox.
