Gerwyn Price and Luke Humphries outclass opponents to set-up World Grand Prix final

[p]After Nathan Aspinall reached the semi-finals for only the second time in his career yesterday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/aspinall-n-KURJJrU5/price-g-8dDDoW0B/summary/stats/?mid=v5TdjbtK"]The Asp came unstuck against a superb Price[/a] - and, above all, against himself.[/p][p]The Englishman struggled repeatedly to find his rhythm on the leg. He showed major weaknesses both at the start and at the finish.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Price[/a] was always there with impeccable timing and quickly raced into a 3-0 lead. The third set in particular dealt a telling blow.[/p][embed guid="00c4b155-589a-4f61-92ed-52b7520f945b" url="https://x.com/livedarts/status/2106487960841433204" social-type="twitter" /][h2]A textbook finish[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspinall-nathan/KURJJrU5/"]Aspinall[/a], who was stuck in the Madhouse, was promptly punished by the Welshman, who once again appeared visibly lifted by such moments.[/p][p]But then the slight pre-match underdog finally found his breakthrough, helped by a massive drop in Price's average. After losing two sets in a row, Aspinall was able to apply pressure again by pulling it back to 4-2.[/p][p]The man from Stockport needed to summon his fighting spirit. But contrary to his nickname, Price was on fire, throwing six perfect darts in the seventh leg before producing a superb finish to seal a 5-2 victory. He will now face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Luke Humphries[/a] in the 18th major final of his career.[/p][h2]Humphries shows his class[/h2][p]Cool Hand Luke had won the last three [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/humphries-l-n34VOAWo/wade-j-MRrXjBAB/?mid=jcI9R84C"]clashes with Wade[/a], who had most recently beaten the former world champion at last year's UK Open.[/p][p]But the veteran was in outstanding form, having lost just one match since mid-August, and brought that energy straight onto the Leicester stage.[/p][p]After a few wobbles in his normally formidable finishing, Humphries edged ahead. The standard rose significantly in the second set, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wade-james/MRrXjBAB/"]Wade[/a] stood firm under the pressure.[/p][p]The turning point was a break featuring a 141 checkout in the third leg, which allowed him to level after holding his throw.[/p][embed guid="9bbd600d-325a-4b60-8efb-bd7934a20c31" url="https://x.com/livedarts/status/2106514670232207590" social-type="twitter" /][p]The see-saw continued after that, with the spectators treated to a match of the highest quality.[/p][p]Even after four sets, neither player had established a clear direction. Humphries raised his scoring again in the fifth set (95.23 to 76.84), while Wade repeatedly struggled to get into the leg.[/p][p]Those problems carried over into the next set, where Wade surrendered it despite holding a break lead and effectively handed Humphries the match.[/p][p]The world number two needed no second invitation and converted his match dart to set up Sunday's showdown with Price.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/world/world-grand-prix/results/"]Follow the World Grand Prix with Flashscore[/a][/h2]