Gerwyn Price feels the only way for the PDC to deal with hecklers at the darts is to punish everyone in the arena after Luke Littler's opponents on Thursday night faced abuse on stage.
Littler has become the new poster boy for darts since his emergence at the World Championships.
It's made him one of the most popular figures in the sport with fans getting behind the teenager whenever he's in action.
Part of that support shown is for some to heckle the players going up against the 17-year-old.
Luke Littler's opponents were heckled in Cardiff
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A raucous Welsh crowd were in attendance in Cardiff for the opening night of the new Premier League season on Thursday evening.
Price, the home favourite, was roundly cheered in his matches with Littler also rivalling the support from the Welshman.
But it was a different story for Luke Humphries and Michael Smith, who faced noise disruptions in their respective matches against Littler.
Humphries nearly lost his cool on stage after a whistle interrupted his throw at a crucial part of his match against the teenage prodigy.
The world No 1 ended up losing and appeared irate as he stormed off stage following his loss.
Smith faced similar disruptions in their semi-final contest, although he was able to block out the whistlers in the end.
The 2023 world champion appeared to tell the noisy crowd to "shut up" after landing his winning dart to knock Littler out.
Littler himself appeared uncomfortable at a few moments as his opponents dealt with whistles while throwing.
Gerwyn Price feels everyone should be chucked out of arenas
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Sky Sports claimed security stepped in on several occasions to try and kick the perpetrators out, but there were seemingly too many for them to deal with.
Price feels the disruptions will become a regular feature for players going up against Littler.
And he feels the PDC will have to put their foot down with drastic measures if the interruptions continue.
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Michael Smith hit back at the hecklers
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He said: "Everyone's going to get that every week now. I've had it for the last five years, so welcome to the club.
"Chuck everyone out, go back to COVID, that's the only way you're going to solve it.
"You're not going to be able to do anything. Everyone's going to do what they are going to do, you can't stop it."
