Gerwyn Price OUT of World Darts Championship after throwing away early lead in defeat to Chris Dobey
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CHRIS DOBEY ignored Gerwyn Price’s gamesmanship antics as he moved into the semi-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time. The Bedlington battler, 34, came from two sets down and prevailed 5-3 against the Iceman with an average of 95.83.
![[Gerwyn Price locked horns with Chris Dobey in the Darts World Championships quarter-final on New Year's Day]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-gerwyn-price-reacts-quarter-960921814.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Despite missing five match darts, Dobey kept his cool in set eight as Price engaged with the crowd and started to react with the fancy-dress brigade on the first day of the New Year. After winning the penultimate leg of a dramatic set seven, Price stood with his arms out wide and gave it large to the crowd – and this delayed Dobey who was then throwing for the victory.
![[The former World No.1 was the favourite to reach the semi-finals]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/celebrates-quarter-final-match-chris-960920893.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
This was an attempt to get fans involved and unsettle the Newcastle star in a last throw of the dice. When he claimed the seventh set, to close the deficit to 4-3, the Welshman started dancing on stage and pumping his fists. Dobey, the No.15 seed, would have had memories of his collapse exactly 12 months to the day when he was 4-0 up against Rob Cross but some contrived to lose 5-4.
![[But Dobey sent the Welsh wizard packing with a scintillating performance]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/celebrates-winning-quarter-final-match-960922926.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
That is considered the biggest turnaround in the history of the World Darts Championship. Yet there was no Dobey deja vu as he prevailed with two double 18s on a 92 finish. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. READ MORE on all the build-up to the Ally Pally extravaganza...
![[Gerwyn Price cut a dejected figure several times in the match]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/reacts-quarter-final-match-chris-960918094.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
