World Darts Championship 2025: Gerwyn Price downs Joe Cullen

Gerwyn Worth fought off an impressed comeback from Joe Cullen to succeed in the fourth spherical of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship on Friday in an all-time basic at Alexandra Palace.

Worth, seeded tenth, raced to a three-set lead over No. 23 seed Cullen, however the match would solely get extra attention-grabbing.

Cullen fired again within the fourth set as Worth struggled with double 20 and double 10, and the Englishman made hopes of a restoration much less faint when he took the fifth set, too, albeit after lacking seven darts within the last leg.

Cullen went on to stage the scores at 3-3 after taking the sixth set, organising a deciding set that may dwell lengthy within the reminiscence.

The 2 gamers went blow-for-blow, with Cullen at one level lacking a match dart that may have accomplished the inconceivable comeback.

Nevertheless, neither participant might discover a two-leg lead after 10 legs. Worth, nonetheless struggling on doubles, missed 4 match darts, solely to see Cullen take out a 170 end to ship the match to a sudden demise leg.

“That was powerful. I simply needed to recover from the profitable line … each single set he simply saved coming again. He performed some good darts on the proper time,” Worth instructed Sky Sports activities.

“The group had been effectively behind him, and I really thought I used to be going to lose that recreation.

“I put myself in that place, I received myself out of it. I saved in it proper until the top and fortunately received the win and I am nonetheless in.

“I’ve received much more within the tank and I will play lots higher than I performed tonight. I accomplished sufficient to win — and I am simply pleased with that.”

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