Gerwyn Price beaten at Ally Pally after donning ear defenders to block out noise

“I played my game, just focussed on my game,” Price told Sky Sports after his defeat when asked about the ear defenders.

VOLUME DOWN: Gerwyn Price’s attempts to dampen the crowd noise at the World Darts Championships failed to prevent his exit in the quarter-finals (Zac Goodwin/PA)

World number one Gerwyn Price’s bizarre attempts to block out the raucous Alexandra Palace crowd by wearing ear defenders failed to have the desired effect as he crashed out of the PDC World Championships.

The 37-year-old Welshman was 3-1 down in his quarter-final to Gabriel Clemens when he donned the accessory in an apparent move to dampen the noise coming from off stage.