‘It’s not fair’ – Gerwyn Price calls for PDC to make major change after £1MILLION World Darts prize money announced
GERWYN PRICE has called for changes to the PDC ranking system after the World Championship pot was doubled.
The Iceman is currently the World No12 and won the sport’s biggest prize at Ally Pally in 2021.
Price, 40, landed his second Players Championship title of the year on Monday in Leicester.
But he was not impressed by the PDC’s decision to increase prize money at the World Championships.
The winner of next year’s event will pocket £1million, up from £500,000.
Luke Littler, 18, won his maiden title in January and walked away with the giant cheque.
Price is concerned the huge sum on offer will skew the Order of Merit rankings.
The Welshman argued: “It’s only one tournament heavy.
“As bad as my last year has been, even though I’ve started well this year, I could go on to win the World Championship and be world number one.”
Luke Humphries, the 2023 world champion, currently holds top spot in the world rankings.
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But Littler has enjoyed a stunning start to the year and looks set to take the No1 spot.
Price has no problem with the prize money for the World Championship being raised as darts’ profile continues to rise.
He added: “They’ve upped the Worlds [money], but they need to up everything else.
“Otherwise, they need to change the points.
“It’s not fair if someone wins the Worlds and they are world number one for two years.
“I will happily have the million. But they need to change the ranking points.”
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – Brighton: Littler beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 6 – Nottingham: Price beat Littler 6-3
Night 7 – Cardiff: Littler beat Van Gerwen 6-4
Night 8 – Newcastle: Littler beat Humphries 6-1
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
Price will go up against Littler and Humphries in this week’s Premier League in Berlin.
Littler currently leads the standings after Week 8, where he bagged a fourth win of the season.
Price sits fourth on 12 points, just ahead of Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall.