Gerwyn Price admits he will have to ‘grin and bear’ whatever comes his way after ear defenders ban

Gerwyn Price has admitted he will have to ‘grin and bear’ whatever comes his way after being banned from carrying ear defenders at future darts occasions.

The former world No 1 shocked the Alexandra Palace crowd final month by placing on ear defenders halfway by way of his quarter-final with Gabriel Clemens to block out the raucous environment.

However, they didn’t have the specified impact and the 37-year-old crashed out of the event following a tumultuous week, wherein he had additionally made an offensive gesture that appeared to mock the disabled.

Price has been banned from carrying defenders any more after the PDC clamped down on its guidelines.

The amended rules state: ‘Players usually are not permitted to put on earphones, headphones or headphone-type ear defenders throughout the throw on the bull prior to the match or throughout matchplay.’ 

Gerwyn Price has been banned from carrying ear defenders at future occasions after he shocked the Alexandra Palace crowd final month

Price wore the ear defenders to block out the raucous crowds however misplaced within the quarter-finals to Gabriel Clemens anyway

Price will nevertheless be allowed to put on in-ear plugs to block out noise  if he needs – one thing donned by veterans Raymond van Barneveld and Mervyn King earlier than.

But Price, talking forward of the beginning of this yr’s Premier League in Belfast tonight, mentioned as per Sky Sports: ‘I wore the ear defenders as soon as and I will not be carrying them once more. It’s finest left at that if I’m sincere with you.

‘I’m not a fan of in-ear plugs that Mervyn King wears. I’ve simply acquired to grin and bear with whatever comes my way like I have the final couple of years, and simply play darts.

‘I’m right here to play darts. I’m right here to do the perfect I can, whatever is thrown at me. That’s all I can do, so wanting ahead to taking part in in Belfast and Cardiff subsequent week. 

‘Hopefully I can reward the group once more with some good darts and hopefully one or two nine-darters as effectively.

Price is gearing up for the beginning of the Premier League season which kicks off on the SSE Arena in Belfast

‘I need to do effectively within the Premier League proper now. I’m right here to win. Right right here, proper now, that is the place I play effectively.’

The opening evening, which will see world No 4 Price tackle No 9 Nathan Aspinall, will happen on the SSE Arena in Belfast with the play-offs returning to The O2 in London on May 25.

The choose of the ties on the opening evening sees Michael Smith tackle Michael van Gerwen in a repeat of the World Darts Championship ultimate.