The Ferret will also rise to seventh in the world rankings. Heading into the busiest time of year with a host of major titles in the coming weeks and months, he stands as one of the form players in the game with a joint-PDC-high five individual titles this year. Clayton puts his rise down to the World Cup triumph with the Iceman. However, his head-to-head record against Price makes for bad reading. The world No 1 has won each of the last eight matches between the pair. An early 14-dart break of throw by Price could have been ominous. Both men's semi-finals will now be played on the second Friday in a move that brings the tournament in line with the other Grand Slams.Tournament director Craig Tiley Rafferty, who defeated Peter Wright as an 18-year-old at the UK Open three years ago, was the winner of this year's UK Development Tour, and Mardle reserved special praise for the man nicknamed 'The Natural'.