Wales’ Gerwyn Price beat Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock in a nail-biting final to win the 12th Players Championship event in Leicester, after world champion Luke Littler slipped to a last-16 defeat. Price led 4-0 and 5-2 in the best-of-15 finale but was pegged back to 5-4 by Rock, who hit a nine-darter in his third-round win over Matt Campbell. Price, who was world champion in 2021, extended his advantage to 7-5 before Rock got eight darts into another perfect leg. He came back to take out double six and then forced a deciding leg, which Price won on double 10 to clinch an 8-7 victory for his third Players Championship win of the year. The 40-year-old was in superb form throughout the day but was spectacular in his quarter-final, averaging 112.25 against compatriot Jonny Clayton, and then in his semi-final where he averaged 110.8 against Ian White. Price will be back in action on Thursday for the 10th night of the Premier League season in Manchester. He sits third in the series standings and will look to consolidate his place in the season-ending play-offs.
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