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Darts star Gerwyn Price was knocked out of the European Championship after a second round defeat to reigning world champion Peter Wright.
Price, 35, suffered a 10-6 defeat to Scotsman Wright on Friday night (October 30).
Wright went on to win the competition outright, beating James Wade 11-4 in the final of the competition, which was held in Oberhausen, Germany.
The clash between Price and Wright saw both players average over 100.
Price, from Markham, hit back from 2-0 down with a pair of 12-darters, only to see his opponent pull clear by landing two 11-dart legs to move 9-3 ahead.
The Iceman hit back with checkouts of 148, 127 and 80 to stay in the contest, but Wright pulled through to secure a quarter-final berth.
The defeat sees Price drop back down to third in the PDC Order of Merit, with Wright leapfrogging him into second place, behind Michael van Gerwen.
In the first round of the competition, Price convincingly beat Belgium’s Kim Huybrechts 6-1.
Price will return to action in the World Cup of Darts, where he will team up with Llanelli’s Johnny Clayton to represent Wales.
The competition will be held in Salzburg, Austria, from Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8.
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