Gerwyn Price was left red-faced after wearing ear-defenders during his shock PDC World Championships defeat.
Try as he might to blot out the Ally Pally soundtrack, the Iceman crashed out of the PDC World Championship quarter-finals in a shock 5-1 defeat by German giant Gabriel Clemens. And in an emotional outburst on Instagram, Price threatened to boycott playing at the iconic London venue again.
He said: “Not sure I will ever play in this event again. So frustrating, you play all year round preparing for this one tournament. So gutted I wasn't let play but good luck everyone left in Not sure I will ever play in this event again.” This traumatic loss will knock Price off his perch as world No.1 – and the astonishing sight of a former champion clamping industrial ear defenders over his lugholes was unprecedented.