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Gerwyn Price has won the New Zealand Darts Masters title after beating fellow-Welshman Jonny Clayton 8-4 in the final.

Price, from Markham, defeated Clayton 8-4 in the final on Saturday, August 27 to bounce back from his loss to Michael van Gerwen in the Queensland Darts Masters two weeks earlier.

World number one Price began his campaign with a 6-3 victory over New Zealander Ben Robb, before comprehensively beating world number five James Wade 6-2 in the quarter-finals.

Belgium’s Dimitri Van den Bergh was the opponent in the semi-finals, with Price coming away with a 7-4 win to set up an all-Welsh final in Hamilton.

Clayton, from Carmarthenshire, started strongly, with an 11-dart hold in leg four sparking a sequence of three straight legs.

But Price pinned double five to stop the rot in a crucial seventh leg before closing out a 12-dart break to level the tie at 4-4.

Price then won four consecutive legs to win the match and clinch his 26th PDC title and second World Series of Darts triumph.

After his win, Price said: “Fair play to Jonny. I think he upped his game in the final, but thankfully I improved after the break and showed why I’m world number one.

“I think I was quite fortunate to win the last leg before the break, and I knew if I upped my scoring game I would have a chance.

“The crowd were absolutely awesome. They supported both of us tonight and they were magnificent. Thank you New Zealand!”

Clayton said: “Fair play to Gerwyn. He came out of the blocks after the break and I can have no complaints. He was fantastic.

“I have loved every second of my time in New Zealand. We had two Welshmen in the final, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”