Luke Humphries produced remarkable 138 checkout to lift the biggest title of his career against a stunned Gerwyn Price; Next up on the Sky Sports Darts calendar is the seventeenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts from November 11-19 at the Aldersley Leisure Village
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Humphries defeated Price with this remarkable 138 checkout
Humphries defeated Price with this remarkable 138 checkout
Luke Humphries claimed his maiden major title after stunning favourite Gerwyn Price 5-2 in a thrilling final to lift the World Grand Prix title in Leicester on Sunday.
Former World Youth Champion Humphries, 28, claimed his first televised ranking title and £120,000 with the triumph, and also moves above Price to a career-high fourth on the PDC Order of Merit.
“I’ve imagined this moment. That was the greatest game of my life,” said Humphries. “That 138 is probably one of the best shots of my career, let alone for the title. I couldn’t have picked a better ending.
“I think I proved that I have got it.”
World Grand Prix Final
| Gerwyn Price | 2-5 | Luke Humphries |
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Humphries defeated Price with this remarkable 138 checkout
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An emotional Humphries said he played the greatest game of his life to win the World Grand Prix title
Price punished some nervy starting doubles from Humphries in set one, taking the set without reply, before a sparkling 12-darter – which featured just 10 scoring darts – saw the 28-year-old Berkshire thrower get off the mark in set two.
Humphries took the set 3-1 and matched that score in set three, despite an 11-darter from Price, before taking the fourth without reply to move 3-1 up in the match.
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Humphries reeled in The Big Fish to stun Price in the final
‘Cool Hand Luke’ opened the fifth with a rousing 170 checkout, but Welsh ace Price responded with a 117 finish and punished misses from his rival to claim the set in a decider to hit back.
The sixth set also went to a deciding leg, with the pair trading 180s before Humphries pinned double four to move 4-2 up and close in on glory.
Price led 1-0 and 2-1 in the seventh set, but Humphries levelled and then took out a remarkable 138 checkout to seal the title.
“I’m absolutely gutted. I wish we could play these games in Wales,” said Price. “I think I played better overall. He had better support.
“The positive is I’ve got a good man cave to go back home to.”
Price averaged 91 in reply to Humphries, and ‘The Iceman’ finished hit half of his attempts at a starting double and 52 per cent of his finishing doubles as he fought bravely to regain the coveted trophy.
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