Gerwyn Price suffered a shock defeat to Gabriel Clemens 5-1 in the quarter-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship.
The World Number one, Gerwyn Price was seen as the favourite for the tournament with his displays so far this year.
However, despite winning the first set, it all went downhill from there as the German Gabriel Clemens put in the performance of his life to cause a huge upset.
A favourite among the fans, Gerwyn Price was going to extreme lengths to combat the crowd. So much so, he came out for the fifth set wearing headphones in an attempt to block out the noise.
Gerwyn Price is BLOCKING out the crowd noise...👀🎧 pic.twitter.com/Ns9pgCxkNt
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While it didn't have the effect that he desired, it's safe to say everyone got a lot of amusement from viewers as they couldn't believe what they were watching.
After a dominant first set that saw Price win 3-0 with some excellent darts, an upset never looked on the cards.
However, a mix of his standard dropping and Clemens throwing some incredible darts, the tables quickly changed. The German averaged 103 in the second set to draw level, and took the lead after some missed chances by Gerwyn Price.
CLEMENS TAKES THE LEAD!
Gabriel Clemens means BUSINESS!
The German takes the third set, entering a slender 2-1 lead in a race to five...
WOW!#WCDarts | QF
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With the crowd behind him, Clemens looked unstoppable as nothing could break his stride. He looked razor focused as he took advantage of every mistake by Price to go 3-1 up.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and for Gerwyn Price, this meant getting the headphones out to combat the noise of the crowd.
While he won the following leg, the headphones didn't seem to have the desired effect as Clemens was unfazed by the antics of the Welshman and went 4-1 up to put him on the brink of history.
The final leg summed up the game, as Price couldn't get the vital throws to stay in the game, as Clemens became the first German to reach the semi-finals.
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