Darts pundit Paul Nicholson has insisted he would have done the same as Gerwyn Price following the bizarre saga which in his PDC World Championship quarter final.
Amid relentless jeering from the Ally Pally crowd, Price made the strange move for the fourth set of his match with Gabriel Clemens. After failing to stem the tide, he remerged for the next set with ear plugs instead, but still slipped to a harrowing 5-1 defeat.
The 2021 world champion later took to social media to threaten to quit the Ally Pally for good, but his behaviour was widely ridiculed online via memes and taunts. Tournament runner up Michael van Gerwen also weighed into the debate, arguing such items should be banned as the crowd were integral to the event.
