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Gerwyn Price has won the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam, beating home favourite Dirk van Duijvenbode in the in the final.

World number one Price, from Markham, edged out his Dutch rival 11-10 in a thrilling final on Sunday, September 18 – clinching the £70,000 prize money.

He sealed victory with a 14-leg dart in a dramatic ending.

Price came into the tournament, which he also won back in 2020, having enjoyed recent success at the New Zealand Darts Masters.

His clash with van Duijvenbode saw the pair trade 14-darters in the opening four legs, before Price sailed into a 4-2 lead.

However, three successive legs from van Duijvenbode saw Price fall 5-4 behind, before adding a 12-darter to retain his edge on the tie.

But Price fought back, taking out 146, 121 and 116 to come from 7-6 down to lead 9-8. However, his opponent bit back with an 11-darter and fired in double four to retake the lead at 10-9 – putting himself on the brink of victory.

But victory was not to be for van Duijvenbode, with the Iceman scoring a 12-darter to level the game and take it to a deciding leg – which Price scored a 90 in to win.

After the win, Price said he was “thrilled to get over the line”.

He continued: “Dirk played fantastic but I think I played a little bit better.

“It was a great game but I made it really difficult for myself. There were two or three legs where I missed doubles, and at five-all going into the second break I probably could have been 7-3 up.

“I knew from there on in it was going to be a tough battle – Dirk was playing really well and obviously the crowd were supporting him but I dug in there right until the end.

“I gave myself a chance in the last-leg decider and scraped over the line.”

With the Amsterdam crowd firmly behind their Dutch compatriot, Price said: “I’m more than experienced with these sort of crowds, and fair play to them – they were all cheering for their man but I think they were quite respectful in patches.

“I let him off the hook a couple of times but I just wanted to give myself a chance in the last leg – I’ve got a little bit more composure and experience than Dirk had in that leg and that’s all that counted.”

Price entered the tournament in the second round, beating Canada’s Matt Campbell 6-5, before world number 12 Joe Cullen was defeated 10-8 in the quarter-finals.

Price earned his place in the final by beating world number five James Wade 11-9 in the semi-finals, setting up the clash with van Duijvenbode, who booked his place in the final by beating Welshman Jonny Clayton.