Chronological coverage updated 4th October 2026 00:19.
Update 1 · 4th October 2026
Humphries to Face Price in World Grand Prix Final Repeat
World number two Luke Humphries secured his place in a fourth consecutive World Grand Prix final after earning a 5-3 victory over James Wade at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Humphries took the opening set before Wade drew level with a 141 checkout. After exchanging the next two sets, Humphries built a 4-2 lead. Wade responded by claiming the seventh set, but Humphries held his nerve in the eighth set, closing out the match on double top.
Luke Humphries recorded a match average of 96.92 and hit 10 maximum 180s during his semi-final win over James Wade. — according to BBC News.
Humphries won the World Grand Prix title in 2023, beating Gerwyn Price 5-2 in that year's final. However, he suffered back-to-back defeats in the subsequent two finals, falling 6-4 to Mike De Decker in 2024 and 6-1 to Luke Littler in 2025. Source: Skysports.
BBC News reportedly quoted Luke Humphries (World Grand Prix finalist) as saying: “To make four Grand Prix finals on the trot is super special. It's history for myself and I'm proud of that but unless I pick that trophy up, unfortunately that history doesn't mean anything.”.
Price Overcomes Crowd Distractions Against Aspinall
In the other semi-final, 2020 champion Gerwyn Price picked up a 5-2 win over Nathan Aspinall. Price built an initial 3-0 set lead before Aspinall rallied, producing a 132 checkout to take the fourth set and narrowing the gap to 3-2. Price regained control, capturing the next two sets without reply to reach his fourth career Grand Prix final.
Following the match, Price expressed frustration over Aspinall's interactions with the Leicester crowd during the contest. Source: BBC News.
BBC News reportedly quoted Gerwyn Price (World Grand Prix finalist) as saying: “I'm glad to come through the game. Nathan was complaining about the crowd, but they were on his side”.
BBC News reportedly quoted Gerwyn Price (World Grand Prix finalist) as saying: “He's performing a little bit on stage. I'm great friends with Nathan, but take it on the chin sometimes when you're losing.”.
Stakes for Sunday's Leicester Final
Sunday's final will be played as a first-to-six-sets match. Both players enter the match looking to end major title droughts; Humphries last won a premier title at the 2025 Premier League, while Price's last major title came at the 2022 World Series of Darts Finals.
The winner of the World Grand Prix final will earn £150,000, while the runner-up receives £80,000. — according to Sky Sports, as reported by Skysports.
BBC News reportedly quoted Luke Humphries (World Grand Prix finalist) as saying: “I've got to do it again because there's so many major finals I've let slip. Gezzy [Price] is playing well but if I play like that again, it's going to be a cracking game and I hope it is”.
- Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price will contest the World Grand Prix final in a rematch of 2023.
- Humphries reached his fourth straight final by defeating James Wade 5-3.
- Price beat Nathan Aspinall 5-2 to earn his place in the £150,000-to-the-winner final.
