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Markham’s Gerwyn Price is out of the World Darts Championship following a straight sets defeat to Wesley Plaisier in the second round.

Former world champion Price, 40, was the ninth seed going into this year’s competition, but was beaten by the man ranked 92nd in the PDC world rankings on Sunday December 21.

Plaisier took the opening set before storming to the second, hitting six of his ten double attempts in the process to leave Price staring down the barrel of defeat.

The Dutchman, who has never gone beyond round two at the World Championship, then survived two set darts from Price in the deciding leg of the third set, before pinning double ten to produce one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far.

“This is by far my biggest win ever,” said Plaisier, who will face Krzysztof Ratajski in round three.

“I couldn’t imagine beating him, especially not 3-0. I was hoping I could give him a good match and take one or two sets.

“I had a lot of nerves throwing for the match, I was shaking. In the end, he missed two darts and I was able to take it.

“The best wins are when you don’t expect them. I’m over the moon, that’s the only thing I can say.”

Posting on Instagram following his defeat, Price said: “Absolutely gutted there, had so much support which was amazing.

“Wesley was great at the right moments but I was way off and it showed. Good luck to him and everyone else left on the tournament – see you in 2026.

“Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”