GERWYN Price faces an all-Welsh clash with Jonny Clayton in the Premier League of Darts play-off semi-finals at London's 02 Arena next week.

Markham’s Price, who won four of the weekly finals, finished top of the standings after the league phase but was beaten 6-5 by Belgium’s Dmitri van den Bergh on the final on night 16 in Aberdeen on Thursday.

Llanelli star Clayton can thank his compatriot for his place at the end of season finale, having lost 6-1 in the quarter-final to Nathan Aspinall – his rival for the final play-off spot.

However, Aspinall's 6-3 semi-final defeat by 38-year-old Price meant he was unable to overtake Clayton for fourth spot in the standings, despite both finishing on 24 points.

Former plasterer Clayton finished above the Englishman in the table having won two nightly finals compared to Aspinall's one.

The other night 16 semi-final in Aberdeen saw Van den Bergh given a walkover, after Michael van Gerwen withdrew due to injury.

Dutchman Van Gerwen, who finished third in the standings, will face overall runner-up Michael Smith in the second play-off semi-final in London on Thursday, 25 May.

The two 19-leg semi-finals will be followed by a best-of-21 showdown to win the top prize of £275,000.

World number four Price has enjoyed a resurgence in form in recent months and he’s crediting a gluten-free diet.

‘The Iceman’ questioned his future in the sport after his World Championship quarter-final defeat, which came after he donned ear defenders to block out crowd abuse.

But he has enjoyed success in the Premier League and won the European Open in March after changing his diet.

“I have taken on a gluten-free diet, it has put me in a better place, I am feeling a lot better,” said Price.

“I have seen a lot of specialists to try and find out what is triggering the water retention in my hand and my feet.

“Whenever the temperature rises in my body or in a room then things don’t seem to be right.

“I have seen specialists who don’t seem to know what the answer is so I read up and I have done some research and it could be down to needing a gluten-free diet.

“My mind seems to be better. Things like that put your mental state back where it should be,” he added.

“Winning helps and getting results and everything seems to fall into place.

“It is a cocktail of things that is helping, the crowd has been on my side, which is really nice and gives me the freedom to play, so things are looking really good.

“It is a little bit awkward sometimes when you want to go out for family meals, you are having to find somewhere that actually does gluten-free.

“But you’d be surprised by what you can eat, a full English breakfast is mostly gluten-free.

“It is quite hard but being gluten-free cleans up your diet anyway and gets rid of rubbish foods, which certainly helps. It gives me focus anyway.”