Reigning Grand Slam of Darts champion Gerwyn Price has said he will contest a £21,500 fine he was handed in January.
Price, 34, from Markham, was fined by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) for bringing the sport into disrepute during the competition, which was held in November.
The fine relates to Price’s behaviour during the Grand Slam of Darts final against Gary Anderson, as well as in the quarter-final, where he beat Simon Whitlock.
In a statement released in January, the DRA said: “The Committee found that Mr Price had brought the sport into disrepute by his actions and that they amounted to gamesmanship in his matches with Mr Whitlock and Mr Anderson.
“Mr Price’s actions were very serious and went beyond what was acceptable in his celebrations and he was overly aggressive in his behaviour in his matches.
“It was decided that his actions were a cynical attempt to put off his opponents to gain him an advantage.”
Price was fined £12,000 for bringing the sport into disrepute and gamesmanship in the final and was fined a further £8,000 for the same offence in the tie with Whitlock.
He was also fined a further £1,500 for inappropriate social media posts and has been warned about his future behaviour.
Speaking to BBC Wales Sport, Price said: “I don’t think I deserve any fine at all. I did nothing different to any other game since day one and my game has not changed thereafter.
“I want to get my name clear, even if they want to fine me £1,000, I will continue to fight it.”
In January, the DRA handed Price a three-month suspended ban, meaning if he was to breach any DRA rules before July 11, his three-month suspension will be imposed.
Price added: “I don’t think I deserve any fine at all, no rules were made out to me, I was not told to calm down, so I feel I have been unfairly treated and made an example of.
“In my contract it says disputes can be dealt with by the High Courts so that could be the outcome if I am not happy with the way the appeal goes.”