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Victory saw the Iceman temporarily jump above Gurney and Mensur Suljovic onto 18 points, before the Northern Irishman ended his dreams with a win.
The Grand Slam champion averaged 98.58 to Snakebite's 95.61, hitting eight of 18 darts at double.
The two ton-plus checkouts from Price really made a difference; a 106 in the first leg, and 142 for a 12-darter to spark four consecutive legs to make it 6-2.
At the end of a miserable season for Wright, he hit two 100+ checkouts but missed seven of 10 double attempts.
Daryl Gurney claimed a huge victory over Michael Smith for him to qualify for the Play-Offs for the first time in his career.
The pressure was on after Price's win earlier, but SuperChin responded well with a brilliant display over the Bully Boy.
He ended Price's hopes of qualification, averaging 101.8, hitting five 180s and eight of 19 darts at double.
Gurney was not guaranteed a place at the O2, if Suljovic beat van Gerwen with a big leg difference and Wade picked up a point against Cross.
Van Gerwen quickly moved into a 4-0 lead over the Austrian, confirming Gurney's place in the semi-final next week.
Michael van Gerwen topped the regular season table for the seventh time in a row as he defeated Mensur Suljovic.
The Dutchman wasn't at his best, but still maintained his record of never finishing any lower than first in all previous seasons dating back to 2013.
Earlier results meant Suljovic needed to win by a margin of 8-3 or more to qualify for the play-offs, so as soon as MvG stormed into a 4-0 lead his dream was over.
Van Gerwen's 11-dart leg and a 126 checkout, before a finish of 72 gave him a 5-0 lead, before the Gentle dug deep to take five of the next seven legs.
The world number one averaged 97.73, hit three 180s and pinned eight out of 15 double attempts.
Despite being the favourite to top the table at the beginning of tonight's action, Rob Cross failed in his bid to become just the third player to top the league, losing 8-6 to James Wade.
If Voltage had managed to beat the Machine, it could have ended van Gerwen's six-year monopoly on the top spot, but he failed to deliver.
Hitting three 180s and a match high checkout of 126, but averaged just 92.39 and spurned 14 of his 20 attempts at doubles.
Wade played in a much more relaxed style, but his performance was not much better with an average of 94.4 and a checkout percentage of 29.63%.
7 February, Newcastle
James Wade 7-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price 7-4 Daryl Gurney
Chris Dobey 6-6 Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen 7-5 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 6-6 Rob Cross
Night Two Results
14 February, Glasgow
Peter Wright 6-6 Michael Smith
Rob Cross 7-4 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld 6-6 Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney 7-3 Glen Durrant
Mensur Suljovic 3-7 Michael van Gerwen
Night Three Results
21 February, Dublin
Gerwyn Price 6-6 James Wade
Steve Lennon 5-7 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 7-2 Rob Cross
Michael Smith 5-7 Daryl Gurney
Mensur Suljovic 6-6 Raymond van Barneveld
Night Four Results
28 February, Exeter
Luke Humphries 6-6 Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney 1-7 Rob Cross
Mensur Suljovic 7-4 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 3-7 James Wade
Michael Smith 7-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Night Five Results
7 March, Aberdeen
Michael Smith 3-7 Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney 0-7 James Wade
Mensur Suljovic 3-7 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 7-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen 6-6 John Henderson
Night Six Results
14 March, Nottingham
Nathan Aspinall 2-7 Michael Smith
James Wade 3-7 Mensur Suljovic
Rob Cross 7-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price 2-7 Michael van Gerwen
Peter Wright 6-6 Daryl Gurney
Night Seven Results
21 March, Berlin
Gerwyn Price 4-7 Rob Cross
James Wade 6-6 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 5-7 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 2-7 Mensur Suljovic
Max Hopp 3-7 Raymond van Barneveld
Night Eight Results
27 March, Rotterdam
Gerwyn Price 5-7 Michael Smith
James Wade 6-6 Dimitri van den Bergh
Rob Cross 5-7 Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright 1-7 Michael van Gerwen
Raymond van Barneveld 1-7 Daryl Gurney
Night Nine Results
28 March, Rotterdam (Judgement Night)
Daryl Gurney 7-3 Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright 5-7 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 7-4 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Raymond van Barneveld 1-7 Michael van Gerwen
James Wade 7-4 Michael Smith
Night 10 Results
4 April, Belfast
Mensur Suljovic 8-6 James Wade
Michael Smith 7-7 Peter Wright
Rob Cross 8-4 Daryl Gurney
Michael van Gerwen 7-7 Gerwyn Price
Night 11 Results
11 April, Liverpool
Rob Cross 8-5 Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price 8-5 Mensur Suljovic
James Wade 7-7 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 3-8 Michael van Gerwen
Night 12 Results
18 April, Cardiff
Mensur Suljovic 8-5 Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross 2-8 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith 5-8 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 2-8 James Wade
Night 13 Results
25 April, Birmingham
Mensur Suljovic 7-7 Michael Smith
Rob Cross 7-7 Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney 8-4 Peter Wright
James Wade 7-7 Michael van Gerwen
Night 14 Results
2 May, Manchester
Rob Cross 8-1 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 6-8 Mensur Suljovic
Daryl Gurney 8-5 Michael van Gerwen
James Wade 8-4 Gerwyn Price
Night 15 Results
9 May, Sheffield
Michael Smith 7-7 James Wade
Mensur Suljovic 4-8 Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney 7-7 Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen 8-1 Peter Wright
Night 16 Results
16 May, Leeds
Gerwyn Price 8-3 Peter Wright
Daryl Gurney 8-3 Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 8-5 Mensur Suljovic
James Wade 8-6 Rob Cross
Night 17 Fixtures
23 May, London
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Michael van Gerwen v Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross v James Wade
Order TBC
Finals (Best of 21 legs)
One match TBC
Final Standings
Tie-breakers:
1) Points
2) Leg difference
3) Legs won against throw
4) Tournament average
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