PDC World Darts Championship 2020/21: Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price renew their rivalry in Sunday’s final

4:30 Anderson was critical of his semi-final performance and insists he needs to play better if he’s going to win his third World Darts Championship title

“I’ve said it before – the last two years I’ve come here with no expectations whatsoever and I might I have pinched it all the way to the final, but we’ve got here. That’s not bad.

“To be honest, I was looking at a Bunting vs Chizzy final – the way they have been playing. It needs to be a lot better. We need to buck up the ideas. We’ll just get up there.

“I’ve always said it and I’ll stick to my point, I just want to play darts. If the boy turns up and smacks you off the board, shake his hand and say: ‘Well done, all the best’. It’s all you can do.”

Price: I’m full of confidence

3:04 Price equalled the World Championship record of eight ton+ checkouts in his epic win over Stephen Bunting

“I’m here to win this tournament. I’ve got to the final and I’ve got every chance of winning this now.

“It is going to be a really tough game, but after that game, I’m full of beans and full of confidence.

“I think that the better someone plays against me, the better I play. There’s a lot more [left in the tank]. Gary likes a good flowing game and I’m just concentrating on my own game now. If it’s enough, it’s enough. I pray it is.”

Head-to-Head

The pair have no shortage of history, having contested arguably the most controversial final in darting history at the 2018 Grand Slam – the scene of Price’s maiden televised title.

The Welshman has enjoyed a remarkable rise since, and victory over Anderson in Sunday’s showpiece would see Price go full circle and become the new world No 1 – ending Van Gerwen’s seven-year monopoly at the summit.

Anderson boasts the slender advantage in terms of the pair’s head-to-head record, having won eight of their 15 clashes, including two of their four meetings in 2020.

Nevertheless, Price ran out an emphatic 8-3 winner in their last outing back in September, and the 35-year-old has claimed the spoils in both of their tussles at major ranking tournaments.

Experts’ Verdicts

1:19 Here’s a look back at a thrilling night of semi-final action at the World Darts Championship

Mark Webster: “I think Gary might clinch it, you know. I would like to see Gezzy do it for Wales, but I think Gary might just pinch it.”

John Part: “I’m leaning towards the Price side. I don’t know if stamina is an issue for Gary, Price probably has the edge on that side of things.”

Stuart Pyke: “I think experience wins the day, and I think Anderson wins it 7-5.”

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