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Luke Humphries is the world number two in darts and won the World Grand Prix title in 2023. He has lost in the past two finals and is seeking to reclaim the trophy. Gerwyn Price is a Welsh darts player who previously defeated Nathan Aspinall in the other semi-final.
World number two Luke Humphries secured his place in the World Grand Prix final with a 5-3 victory over James Wade.
Humphries averaged 96.92 and threw 10 180s as he reached the final for the fourth successive time.
The 31-year-old Englishman will face Welshman Gerwyn Price on Sunday evening in Leicester after he beat Nathan Aspinall in the other semi-final.
"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," Humphries told Sky Sports.
"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."
Humphries, who won this title in 2023 but has lost in the past two finals, took the opening set of the semi-final but Wade produced a brilliant 141 checkout en route to drawing level.
The pair exchanged the next two sets before Humphries took control of the contest to move 4-2 ahead.
Wade refused to go quietly and pulled one back to keep the match alive but Humphries held his nerve in the eighth set to seal victory on double top.
In the other semi-final, Price beat a spirited Aspinall 5-2.
The Welshman took a three-set lead as Aspinall struggled to reproduce the form that had seen him average 105.15 in his quarter-final win over Ryan Joyce.
Aspinall briefly rallied and produced a superb 132 checkout - the highest of the match - to get a set on the board.
The 35-year-old then threatened to turn the match around when he reduced the deficit to one set at 3-2.
However, Price regained his composure and closed out the next two sets without reply to secure his place in the final.
Price said he was "frustrated" by Aspinall's antics during the match as he interacted with a partisan crowd at the Mattioli Arena.
"I'm glad to come through the game. Nathan was complaining about the crowd, but they were on his side," Price said.
"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."
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