GERWYN PRICE laughed that England were “rubbish” and didn’t play as a team in their World Cup defeat.
The World No.11 lifted the lid on Luke Humphries and Luke Littler’s lack of “connection” before crashing out to hosts Germany on Saturday night.
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries suffered a shock World Cup of Darts exit at the hands of Germany[/caption]
Both men were way off the mark in last Saturday’s slaying at the hands of Germany[/caption]
Finalist Gerwyn Price reckons the pair’s lack of a connection led to their downfall[/caption]
Price and Jonny Clayton lost an epic final to Northern Ireland and then The Iceman opened up his feelings on where it went so wrong for the English pair.
He said: “I think you need a connection. I think you need to have that camaraderie off the stage.
“When all the teams first turned up on the first day, the only two players who didn’t turn up together, didn’t sit together, didn’t play as a team.
“I’m not saying who they are. But they didn’t win their first game.
“But you need to turn up together. You need to be as a team.
“You practice together, you sit together, it’s a team ethic.
“It didn’t show with England and it showed on the board.
“They are great players individually. But you need to be a team.
Luke Littler prize money breakdown
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
“I wanted them to do well but they didn’t. I’m not just saying that.
“But they were rubbish!”
Price also admitted that Northern Ireland deserved to win their first-ever World Cup title.
He added: “I don’t think we were at our best but we dug deep and we got it to nine-all.
“Being 7-5 up, the crucial leg was to go 8-5 up. We bombed that.
“We chased the game most of the night. Josh (Rock) was hitting treble after treble.
“It’s tough to hold them back. It wasn’t meant to be. We’ll come back fighting.”
