Gerwyn Price discusses the impact of moving the PDC World Darts Championship to Alexandra Palace, emphasizing the importance of sharing the event with other nations. He also shares his experience of receiving positive fan support, contrasting it with previous years of hostility.
The PDC World Darts Championship has been held annually at Alexandra Palace in north London since 2008 after a previous stay at Circus Tavern in Essex.Price hinted that there would be 'less drunken hooligans that aren't fans' and insisted 'people can still enjoy themselves without alcohol'. And speaking to talkSPORT after his 4-2 fourth round win over Jonny Clayton, the Welshman has stuck by his view of a change of scenery.
'Affected my game' - Stephen Bunting was paid big money to change walk-on song 'I just think that it's only fair for everybody else in the tournament,' he said on Matterface and Crook. 'I know the majority of players are English and it's always been at Ally Pally but I think for the sport now, it's full of all other nations. 'Especially over Europe, in Germany, Holland, plenty of Welsh coming through and the Scottish as well. So I think it's only fair to the players that it gets shared around a little bit.' Price, who won the PDC World Championship in 2021, is through to the quarter-finals for the fifth time in his career.All you need to know about Luke Littler's schedule at Ally Pally, next match, and opponentThe 39-year-old former rugby player has been on the receiving end of jeers from crowds, though they have been abusive on occasions. He wore ear defenders at the 2023 Worlds and nearly boycotted the last tournament, but fans have appeared to act differently towards himPrice admitted after his win over Clayton that he 'wasn't himself' on stage amid cheers from the crowd when he hit his winning dart. 'I'm not sure why I don't feel the same, I don't know if it's because the crowd are with me rather than against me,' he told talkSPORT. 'They've shown me some great support this year but probably the reason why I'm still in, I haven't played particularly well for some of the games they've been really right behind me and with me and got me through game
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