Many had announced that the often fiery Welshman would be retiring from the sport, and in response he confirmed his intentions in a lengthy Instagram story to his 305,000 followers
Price, 39, has endured a season to forget, failing to reach the final of a televised event. The Iceman’s failure to do so has seen him miss out on an automatic place in his favourite Grand Slam of Darts event, which he won in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
The situation was made even worse when he was knocked out in the qualifying round by world number 56 Mickey Mansell. The stunning setback capped a disappointing year in which he had already finished second from bottom in the Premier League and was knocked out by
Brendan Dolan in the third round of the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship. Many had announced that the often fiery Welshman would be retiring from the sport, and in response he confirmed his intentions in a lengthy Instagram story to his 305,000 followers.
He wrote: “When you’ve spent the last 10 years constantly traveling, playing darts and taking breaks with your family, without even realising it, you lose sight of everything else going on around you. Now that I don’t have darts,
it’s like I’m trying to fill a void. I finally realise my life is darts and without it, I don\’t know what to do with myself. Fortunately, or unfortunately for some,
Price\’s story was an explosive, rallying call that goes against what many were saying about him. Having been removed from the Grand Slam of Darts, Price’s next tournament will be the Players Championship.