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Littler Reaches World Grand Prix Final to Face Humphries After Epic Price Comeback

A bruising double-start test plus partisan crowd claims framed Littler’s rally past Gerwyn Price before a 5-1 rout of Jonny Clayton.

Overview

  • Luke Littler swept past Jonny Clayton 5-1 in Leicester to reach his first World Grand Prix final at age 18.
  • He had stayed alive the previous night by overturning a 0-2 deficit against Gerwyn Price, clinching a 3-2 win with a 152 checkout after Price missed three match darts.
  • World No.1 Luke Humphries defeated Danny Noppert 5-3 to reach a third straight Grand Prix final, joining Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen in that feat.
  • The final is set for Sunday at 8pm local time in Leicester, with the PDC’s double-in, double-out major awarding £120,000 to the winner.
  • Price later wrote on Instagram that majors should be held at neutral venues, bringing renewed focus to crowd influence at the Grand Prix.