Luke Humphries produced one of the great World Grand Prix fightbacks to defeat Gerwyn Price 6–4 and lift the trophy for the second time at the Mattioli Arena.
Trailing 3–0 after a blistering start from the 2020 champion, the world number two refused to fold.
Four consecutive sets swung the momentum decisively, and although Price levelled at 4–4, Humphries showed ice-cold finishing to close out the final two sets and secure the £150,000 first prize.
It was a repeat of the 2023 final — which Humphries also won — and completed a unique piece of history: the Englishman becomes the first player ever to reach four successive World Grand Prix finals.
Price had looked destined for a second title after racing through the opening three sets with clinical scoring and heavy finishing. His average sat north of 100 in the early stages and he looked every inch the player who had dismantled Nathan Aspinall in the semi-finals.
Humphries, however, gradually found his rhythm on the doubles and began to punish every missed opportunity.
The turnaround was completed when Humphries took the next four sets in succession, forcing Price onto the back foot for the first time all evening.
The Welshman responded superbly to level at 4–4, but Cool Hand’s superior checkout percentage (50% to Price’s 44%) proved decisive in the closing stages.
Both men finished with ten maximums.
Price edged the three-dart average 95.37–93.16 and posted the highest checkout of the night (130), yet it was Humphries who produced the bigger moments when the pressure was at its peak.
The victory ends a major title drought for Humphries stretching back to the 2025 Premier League and underlines his special affinity with the unique double-in, double-out format.
For Price it is a third successive major final defeat, a bitter pill after another week of high-quality darts in Leicester.
With defending champion Luke Littler exiting in the opening round, the path was clear for one of the two former winners to claim the silverware.
In the end it was the man who has made this stage his own over the past four years who stood tallest.
Final: Gerwyn Price 4–6 Luke Humphries
Averages: Price 95.37 | Humphries 93.16
180s: 10–10
Checkout %: Price 44.44% | Humphries 50.00%
Highest checkout: Price 130 | Humphries 109
Images: PDC
