- Price also uses ear plugs during defeat by Gabriel Clemens
- Van Gerwen, Smith and Van den Bergh reach semi-finals
The world No 1 Gerwyn Price’s bizarre attempts to block out the raucous Alexandra Palace crowd by wearing ear defenders failed to have the desired effect as he crashed out of the PDC world championships and said he may never play the event again.
The 37-year-old Welshman was 3-1 down in his quarter-final to Gabriel Clemens when he donned the accessory in an apparent move to dampen the noise coming from off stage.
