Gerwyn Price has made a bold prediction ahead of the 2026 Premier League Darts season, declaring he will hit back-to-back nine-darters this year. The Welshman, currently ranked world number eleven, returns to action on the second night of the Premier League at the AFAS Dôme in Antwerp, where he faces Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals. Price, who last won a major title in 2022, said in an interview with TalkSport ahead of the season opener in Newcastle: "I'm really looking forward to the Premier League this year for some strange reason. I'm not sure why. I'm just looking forward to being on the road and giving it 110%."
Price reached Finals Night at London's O2 Arena last season but fell short of the title, leaving him with a sense of unfinished business. "I feel like there were a couple of games in the Premier League and a few other tournaments that I probably could have and should have won, but it just never happened," he reflected. "Hopefully, I'll have a little bit of luck on my side this season, and there'll be a few trophies in the cabinet. Hopefully, the Premier League is one of them." On his nine-darter prediction, Price was emphatic: "100%. I had two last year. I'm going to get back-to-back nine-darters this year, or somebody is. I've just got a prediction that it's going to happen." He explained his preference for switching to treble 19 on his second visit when chasing perfection: "I just feel like it's so hard to hit the nine-darter, and if you don't hit it, you've got to set it up right. That's the perfect way for me to go."
The atmosphere around Price has shifted dramatically from five years ago when he was regularly booed as darts' pantomime villain. "I expected it to change, but I didn't expect it to change so quickly," Price admitted. "I'm not sure why, but yeah, I'm happy the crowd has changed, and I get a little bit more support than I used to. Hopefully it just continues." Looking ahead to the Premier League night in Cardiff, Price said: "Like I say every single season, we only get to play in Wales once, so it's great to go back there. It's great to have the crowd, and it's good to have Jonny back as well." With Price and Jonny Clayton on opposite halves of the draw, he added: "It could be an all-Welsh final. That's probably when I'm going to hit my back-to-back nine-darters, win two sets of gold darts and beat Jonny in the final."
Price also addressed his early exit at the World Championship against Wesley Plaisier: "He played a decent game and I played below par. That's what happens sometimes, you go out of a tournament. I don't dwell on the past too much. It's gone." On his recent record against Luke Littler, he said: "I just think I keep missing, to be honest. I think it's my fault. The Grand Prix quarter-final, I missed double top, went for a double and hit double one. It's little moments like that. I might have lost ten on the bounce, but probably six or seven of them were my own fault. It wasn't because he was too good. It was because I missed opportunities and messed the game up." Away from darts, Price is preparing for a move to a farm in the countryside, though he clarified: "Mainly just a nice house in the countryside. I'll probably have some small animals, but I won't be farming it myself."
