Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price will face off for the Boylesports World Grand Prix title, as both came through their semi-finals in Leicester on Saturday evening.
Price booked his place in the showpiece first, as he started too strongly for Nathan Aspinall, eventually taking a 5-2 win against the Stockport man.
The Markham native romped to the opening set without reply or Aspinall having a dart at a double, and the Welshman doubled his lead with a nerveless 78 checkout that sealed the set in a deciding leg.
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That lead became 3-0, but Aspinall showed his typical battling qualities, a champagne 132 shot out giving him a set on the board, before he closed the gap to 3-2, but Price restored order, and controlled the action in sets six and seven to reach the finish line, as he made the final for a fourth time, winning once in 2020.
“I think it was a bit of a poor game, it was up and down,” said Price post-match.
“In patches, I’m playing well. When my game is there, I’m playing some of the best stuff in the world.
“This week, the first game was brilliant, against Jonny I was good in patches, and in this game I was good in patches.
“I’m here to win trophies and money, but I’m into another final, third one on the bounce – happy days!”
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Humphries joined Price in the final, but was worked hard before averaging over 96 to defeat James Wade 5-3.
Wade scrapped in the first four sets, trading them with Humphries, levelling at 2-2, but Humphries restored order in a dominant fifth set to lead for a third time.
Humphries then opened a two-set lead, despite Wade missing the bull for a 124 finish to level again, but ‘The Machine’ wouldn’t go away, closing once again to just a set adrift.
This time though, he wouldn’t be afforded the chance to level, as a ruthless eighth set from Humphries ended the contest, as he won without reply to seal his place in the trophy match.
“I’m really, really proud of myself for performing like that,” said 2023 winner Humphries.
“I’m proud of the way I’ve bounced back from a couple of bad performances in this tournament, but that was the real me there.
“Gezzy is playing well, but if I play like that again it’s going to be a cracking final, and I hope it is!
“To make four World Grand Prix finals on the trot is super special. It’s history for myself, and nobody has ever done it before, so I am proud of that.
“Unless I pick up that trophy, unfortunately that history doesn’t mean anything. I’ve come here to win the trophy.”
2026 BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix
Saturday October 3
Gerwyn Price 5-2 Nathan Aspinall (3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Luke Humphries 5-3 James Wade (3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 1-3, 3-0)
The Final
Gerwyn Price v Luke Humphries
Best of 11 Sets
–ENDS–
Images: Kieran Cleeves/PDC
