Price is firmly back. After a lean stretch through 2024 where the consensus was that the Iceman’s days at the very top were behind him, he’s spent 2026 doing the kind of things he was doing in 2021 (winning Players Championships, dropping huge averages on European Tour stops, and putting up a 112.91 in the Premier League semis on Night 9 in Manchester). That was the night he beat Humphries, Bunting and Van Veen back-to-back-to-back to claim the nightly trophy. That kind of performance against that field is the strongest 2026 statement nobody outside Littler has made. Check out our Gerwyn Price form table below!

Gerwyn Price Darts Form Highlights

Here’s where Price is dangerous:

Elite-tier doubles

The standout number is the doubles. 48.41% over his last 200 legs is genuinely elite. Only Damon Heta and a couple of others touch that bracket. When Price hits doubles like that, his lower scoring (he’s a 99 average rather than a 103 like Littler) becomes irrelevant because he wins legs in 14, 15, 16 darts and you can’t out-score him without your own doubles being on. That’s why he’s such a problem for Van Gerwen. MvG can outscore him by three points an average and still lose because Price closes everything.

Combination finishing

He’s also one of the best in the sport at three-dart combinations from awkward numbers. The 121, 137, 156, 161-type finishes that most players have to break down. Price hits them. That converts into 100+ checkout numbers that make him a value play in finish-rate markets, and it’s the underlying reason his deciding-leg record is so strong.

Gerwyn Price Form Risks

And here’s where his performance gets rusty:

Travel and crowd noise

The risks are the noise stuff. Price travels well in Wales and the UK but historically has averaged five to six points lower in continental venues where crowds aren’t on his side. The Berlin Premier League nights in particular have been kryptonite for him. He’s lost first-round at three of the last four, and it’s not a coincidence. If you’re backing Price in a German or Dutch venue, especially against a home player, the conditions are working against him before a dart is thrown.

The body-language matches

He also still has the occasional implosion match where the body language goes and he averages 88. That hasn’t fully gone away. We saw it at the European Championship in 2025 where he was 4-2 up against a journeyman and lost 6-4 with an 89 average. When Price’s mental game cracks, it cracks visibly and quickly, and he’s harder to back in-play because the swing happens in three or four legs rather than gradually.

The Littler matchup

And against Littler specifically, he’s now 0-5 in 2026 head-to-heads, which is the matchup to fade rather than back. The combination of Littler’s scoring being two to three points above Price’s, and Littler’s doubles being roughly equal, means Price doesn’t have an obvious lever to pull. Until he wins one of those head-to-heads, the matchup is a flat avoid.

Pressure on the comeback narrative

There’s also the question of whether the 2026 form sustains. Price has had hot stretches before (early 2024, mid-2023) that fizzled out across three to six months. The Players Championship wins are real and the doubles rate is real, but he’s also playing on a narrative right now and the markets have already moved against him. The outright value is largely gone.

Betting Angles

Here’s what to consider when betting on darts:

Where Price prints

Price is the best handicap-leg play in the Premier League right now. When the lines have him at -1.5 or -2.5 against floor-card players or weaker top 16, he’s been clean. His checkout markets are also worth checking. 100+ finish props on Price tend to underestimate his combination scoring. The market that’s drying up is the outright tournament value because the comeback is on the front foot now and the prices reflect it.

Form to know

Premier League Manchester nightly winner (Night 9), 109.04 semi-final average in Cardiff (Night 7), 112.91 SF average in Manchester. Three Players Championship titles in 2025. Five career televised nine-darters. World No. 6.

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