James Wade Walk-On Gets Fans Talking At Grand Slam of Darts

James Wade's walk-on at the Grand Slam of Darts prompted a light-hearted joke from opponent Gerwyn Price at his expense.

Wade played his second group stage match on Sunday afternoon, losing 5-0 to Price.

The World Matchplay runner-up is now already out of the competition, having been defeated 5-4 by Switzerland's Stefan Bellmont on Saturday.

Wade averaged 87 against Price and didn't get an attempt at double, such was the Welshman's dominance over proceedings.

Price recorded a 100 per cent checkout success rate to move up to second in Group D, having lost 5-4 to Ricky Evans in his first match.

'The Iceman' was introduced first at Wolverhampton - and ended up waiting a considerable time for Wade to complete his walk-on.

The Englishman repeatedly stopped to sign autographs and engage with fans before making it on to the stage.

There didn't appear to be any bad blood from Price's side, as the pair shared a laugh once they were both on stage.

Once the action got underway, though, Price simply had too much for his opponent and completed a commanding victory.

The PDC introduced new guidance ahead of the tournament in the form of a reminder over the speed of each player's walk-on.

They clarified to SPORTbible that players 'have been reminded of the need to be ready to make their way to the stage' once announced by the MC.

There is, however, not an outright ban on autographs.

Price revealed in his post-match interview that he had jokingly asked Wade whether he followed the new players' brief over walk-ons.

And fans couldn't help but make light of what Wade did in the build-up to his group stage match.

One fan wrote: "James Wade finally makes it on stage, the song finished straight after."

A second said: "James Wade didn't get the memo."

A third added: "James Wade loves taking the p**s with his walk-on. His song has finished and he's still signing autographs."