Is there anything he can't do? Bahrain Darts Masters finalist Gerywn Price has once again shown his sporting prowess by completing one of the most difficult feats in sport.
The 39-year-old, who suffered an 8-4 defeat to Stephen Bunting in Friday's final at the Bahrain International Circuit, has a sporting CV like no other.
Prior to becoming a darts world champion, Price was a hooker for Neath and Cross Keys in the Welsh Premier League, and featured for rugby league sides South Wales Scorpions and Blackwood Bulldogs.
He was even called up to play for Wales Dragonhearts in 2013 before ending his rugby career a year later to concentrate on playing darts full-time.
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Price has since lifted multiple major titles on the oche, including a PDC World Darts Championship, the World Grand Prix and the Grand Slam of Darts on three occasions.
Away from darts, Price is a talented snooker player. He has a championship size snooker table in the basement of his home in Markham and often posts updates on his Instagram page.
Asked what his highest break was during an interview with The Guardian in December, he replied: “On that table? I’ve had a 96. Highest ever, 108. I won’t do a Shaun Murphy and lie about having a 147!”
A few weeks later and the Welshman has smashed his previous record of 108.
In fact, Price claims to have made his first ever 147 break, posting a clip of the achievement on Instagram alongside the caption: “When you make your first 147 break [shocked face emoji]. And my phone dies.”
Hitting a 147 break is considered to be one of the most difficult achievements in sport.
Last year, Michael van Gerwen was asked whether it is harder to achieve a hole-in-one in golf, a nine-dart leg in darts or a 147 in snooker.
Speaking on the Happy Hour Podcast, he said: "147. 100 per cent," before adding: "There are so many more factors. I think the hole-in-one is the easiest. I know people who have done a hole-in-one who have a handicap of 15 or 16 but an average darts player can't get a nine-darter."
In the aforementioned interview, Price also mentioned snooker player Shaun Murphy, who once claimed to be the only person with a hole-in-one, a maximum break of 147, and a nine-darter on his sporting record.
Speaking to the From the Clubhouse podcast, Murphy explained: “That is true and, currently, I think it’s a club of one. I don’t know anyone else who’s done all three.
"We did a funny Twitter poll because Wayne Mardle, the former pro darts player, is a good friend of mine and he’s a commentator on Sky now. We’ve played golf together and had a bit of banter and we always have the craic about what’s harder: is it the nine-darter or is it the 147?
“Now, obviously, it’s the 147. Anyone who says nine-darter needs to go and see a doctor immediately. But we have that bit of banter quite often and, the last time we did it, I think the hole-in-one got thrown in and it was, like, hang on a minute, I’ve done all three."
Topics: Darts, World Darts Championship, Rugby, Snooker
Jack Kenmare