MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 12:46 UK

James Wade beats Gerwyn Price 11-8

PDC UK open · Semi-finals · Sun 8 Mar

James Wade 11–8 Gerwyn Price
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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0.

James Wade96.20leg average
Gerwyn Price88.41leg average
56 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
0–2

Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price closes 41 with James Wade waiting on 61 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.

James Wade110.00leg average
Gerwyn Price150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 41 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 84 and leaves 25, James Wade closes 25 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1.

James Wade107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price93.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 25 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
1–3

Leg 4 — immediate break-back: James Wade fires in 2 maximums; James Wade cannot take out 10 and leaves 10, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-1.

James Wade98.20leg average
Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 5
2–3

Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 68 and leaves 16; James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2.

James Wade107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price97.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 25 and leaves 12, James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 14 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

James Wade93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price97.80leg average
14 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from James Wade! Gerwyn Price closes 40 with James Wade waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 4-3.

James Wade119.00leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
3–5

Leg 8 — break of throw: James Wade cannot take out 54 and leaves 20; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 5-3.

James Wade96.20leg average
Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
4–5

Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade closes 40 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 5-4.

James Wade107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price97.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: James Wade takes out 136 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. We're level at 5-5.

James Wade150.30leg average
Gerwyn Price112.33leg average
136 CHECKOUT
LEG 11
6–5

Leg 11 — lead change: James Wade closes 12 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 45 in 2 darts; a break of throw. James Wade leads 6-5.

James Wade88.41leg average
Gerwyn Price76.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 12 CHECKOUT
LEG 12
7–5

Leg 12 — 4 in a row: James Wade takes out 40 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 7-5.

James Wade115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price98.25leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 13
8–5

Leg 13 — 5 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! James Wade closes 167 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 82 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. James Wade leads 8-5.

James Wade136.64leg average
Gerwyn Price104.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 167 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 14
9–5

Leg 14 — 6 in a row: James Wade closes 26 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 25 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 9-5.

James Wade93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price95.20leg average
26 CHECKOUT
LEG 15
9–6

Leg 15 — run stopped: Maximum from James Wade! Gerwyn Price takes out 121 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. James Wade leads 9-6.

James Wade125.33leg average
Gerwyn Price136.64leg average
121 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 16
10–6

Leg 16: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 31 and leaves 20, James Wade takes out 20 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 10-6.

James Wade93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price78.00leg average
20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 17
10–7

Leg 17: Maximum from James Wade! Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 2 darts. James Wade leads 10-7.

James Wade97.75leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 18
10–8

Leg 18 — break of throw: Gerwyn Price closes 96 with James Wade waiting on 37 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw. James Wade leads 10-8.

James Wade116.00leg average
Gerwyn Price150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 96 CHECKOUT
LEG 19
11–8

Leg 19 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 50 and leaves 20, James Wade closes 20 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 49 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - James Wade wins 11-8.

James Wade107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price90.40leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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James Wade faces Gerwyn Price at PDC UK open in Semi-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is James Wade who has the result at 11-8, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 2 darts.

Gerwyn Price leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price closes 41 with James Wade waiting on 61 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.

Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 84 and leaves 25, James Wade closes 25 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: James Wade fires in 2 maximums; James Wade cannot take out 10 and leaves 10, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw.

Gerwyn Price leads 3-1. Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 68 and leaves 16; James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Gerwyn Price!

Gerwyn Price cannot take out 25 and leaves 12, James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 14 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3. Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from James Wade! Gerwyn Price closes 40 with James Wade waiting on 25 in 2 darts.

Gerwyn Price leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: James Wade cannot take out 54 and leaves 20; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 5-3. Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from James Wade!

James Wade closes 40 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 5-4. Leg 10 — back level: James Wade takes out 136 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. We're level at 5-5.

Leg 11 — lead change: James Wade closes 12 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 45 in 2 darts; a break of throw. James Wade leads 6-5. Leg 12 — 4 in a row: James Wade takes out 40 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 7-5.

Leg 13 — 5 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! The match contains 10 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

105.533-dart avg101.39
11180s4
167Highest checkout121
34%Checkout %44%
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