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Gerwyn Price has reached the World Darts Championship quarter-finals after beating fellow-Welshman Jonny Clayton.

2021 world champion Price, from Markham, earned a 4-2 win over his World Cup of Darts teammate on Sunday December 29.

Price averaged 107 to establish an early two-set buffer, only for Carmarthenshire’s Clayton to reply with consecutive 121 and 141 finishes on his way to restoring parity at 2-2.

However, Price has vowed his best is yet to come after recovering from his mid-game slump to progress to his fifth quarter-final in this tournament in the space of six years.

“I felt like I was playing really well in the first two sets, but I don’t know what happened after that,” reflected Price, one of three former champions left in the field.

“I probably wasn’t myself up on the stage today, but I’ll be myself from the quarter-final onwards.

“I know that if I play like I did in the first two sets for the rest of the tournament, then I’m going to be tough to beat.”

Price will play Chris Dobey in the quarter-finals on Wednesday January 1.