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That wasn't world championship yet.

Gerwyn Price started the World Cup moderately with an average of 91.97 and a checkout rate of 34.48 percent and in the end had to be happy not to have been eliminated at the beginning like in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

In his 3-2 win against Jamie Lewis, the Welshman profited from a major mistake by his compatriot in the decisive set.

“I was lucky in the fifth round when he threw 68 and I checked my 72,” admitted the number three in the world rankings frankly.

In the first leg of the decider, Lewis had a great chance to break.

With 68 points remaining, he hit the 20 with the first arrow and wanted to go over the 16 to double-16, but hit the triple directly.

A nasty faux pas that Price punished with his legdart on the double-20.

Made use of the opponent's mistakes: Gerwyn Price moved into the third round of the World Cup

Source: dpa / Adam Davy

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Lewis had every chance again in the second leg, but missed the equalizer three times on double-16.

and gave the sentence at the end with 0: 3.

Price dissatisfied with the sound

There was more in it for Lewis, who has had the hardest year of his life due to the increasing frequency of anxiety.

He had only taken professional help in autumn and then initiated the turnaround in sport.

Even qualifying for the World Cup was a surprise, his first round win over Luke Woodhouse the next.

He also got off to a better start against Price and took the first set.

The favorite started with an average below 90 and slowly got into the game, but wobbled again after winning sets two and three and had to go into the decider after a 0: 3 in round four.

Opportunity not taken: Jamie Lewis still played a successful tournament

Source: Getty Images / Luke Walker

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"I miss the fans as an incentive," explained Price, who already knows the ghost atmosphere from the other tournaments this year, but made a decisive difference in the Alexandra Palace: "It's so quiet here.

Maybe it's the great hall.

But then turn the sound louder! "

The 35-year-old, who would replace Michael van Gerwen at the top of the world rankings with the world championship title, is now going home to his family over the holidays: "I will come back strengthened and hope that I pass the corona test." then the Northern Irishman Brendan Dolan or Edward Foulkes from Japan on the "Iceman".

Monday's games

2nd round

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Krzysztof Ratajski (POL / 15) - Ryan Joyce (ENG) 3-0

Ian White (ENG / 10) - Kim Huybrechts (BEL) 1: 3

Gerwyn Price (WAL / 3) - Jamie Lewis (WAL) 3-2

Gabriel Clemens (GER / 31) - Nico Kurz (GER) 3: 1

The games on Tuesday

Second round

from 1 p.m.

Brendan Dolan (NIL / 30) - Edward Foulkes (JPN)

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Joe Cullen (ENG / 16) - Wayne Jones (ENG)

Simon Whitlock (AUS / 18) - Darius Labanauskas (LTU)

Adrian Lewis (ENG / 21) - Danny Baggish (USA)

from 19 clock

Danny Noppert (NED / 25) - Cameron Carolissen (SAF)

Devon Petersen (SAF / 29) - Steve Lennon (IRL)

Rob Cross (ENG / 5) - Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED)

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Dimtri van den Bergh (BEL / 9) - Paul Lim (HKG)

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