'There was a lot of machismo up there' - Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster had 'no problem' with tense Price-Gurney fracas

Gerwyn Price said that he needed to be more composed and felt like he played pretty poorly despite averaging over 100 in a fiery counter against Daryl Gurney, which the Iceman came out on top 10-7. There was tension throughout and at the end of the game, with the pair clashing before going off stage.

The Iceman thought he was 'struggling' throughout the tie, but was satisfied with a ton average and said that there was 'a lot more in the tank.' "To be honest, I thought I was struggling for that game," Price said speaking to Sky Sports after the game. "But I came off and seen the stats and I averaged around 100 I think, which is decent. I felt like I was pretty poor in our game in patches and didn't play particularly well, and there's a lot more in the tank."

'Gave myself a kick up the backside' 

Despite what he thought to be a poor performance, the former World Champion 'kept himself composed' while restricting what emotions came out. "I just felt like I needed to keep myself composed. Sometimes I was forcing not to let my emotions get the best of me and sometimes that's what happens and I can let out the emotions out and then the next leg is not so good, so sometimes I try and control it and I did in that game."

Price is known to be a fiery character on stage, but seemed to keep that under wraps until he reached the finish line, where he finally let out his emotions. He said: "I think possibly that's what got me over the winning line is just trying to keep everything intact and then let it go at the end."

"For a lot of legs I was beating myself up, missing opportunities, I did a big score and I did absolute rubbish and just sort of kept him in the game. I went to the table and I felt like the 150 was going out and it did, and it just gave myself a kick up the backside as well to just break him here now and get the match done, and I did. I have learnt to keep my emotions intact and I think I did today in two or three legs where my head was going to blow off, but I just had to keep it in."

Heated conflict overshadowed brilliant game

Tension boiled over at the end of the game between the two World Cup finalists, and not for the first time between them. Despite the conflict, Sky Sports commentator Wayne Mardle admitted he had 'no problem' with the reactions from both players, adding there was a lot of 'machismo' on stage.

"Daryl Gurney didn't like a reaction from Gezzy [Price], so he kind of mimicked Gezzy's reaction. Gezzy didn't like his mimicking of his reaction, and kids will be kids," Mardle said. "It's all childish. At the end when it kind of got a physical handshake, I think it's better than cuddling to be fair. It's professional sport. I haven't got a problem with it at all. There was a lot of machismo up there."

Fellow pundit Mark Webster went on to say 'that's the type of characters they are', adding that they are 'feisty' on the oche. "Gerwyn Price was taking [issue with] Daryl Gurney's mimicking of him," Webster said. "They're feisty characters aren't they? Let's not take away from what was a brilliant game. Price kept it in check until he got that winning leg and Gerwyn Price gets the last laugh. That's the type of characters they are. I think Price said 'well played, buddy'."