Luke Humphries has won all meetings this year with
Gerwyn Price until today, with 'Cool Hand Luke' being halted in a repeat of the World Grand Prix final at
Players Championship 26.
Price sealed a 7-6 win over Humphries averaging 105.2 and defied a sensational 139 checkout in the penultimate leg from Humphries to hit back with an 11-darter in the decider for a spot in the final.
There he will face
Ryan Joyce. 'Relentless' showing his form is into a third ProTour final of the year. He saw off Ritchie Edhouse to reach this point bookending a 105 average with a 7-4 win in a high quality affair with 'Madhouse' himself averaging 101.2.
It could be finally a second title for Joyce, or yet another for Price who will be favourite shortly in Barnsley.
Results Players Championship 26
Last 16
Ryan Joyce (102.36) 6 | 3 (93.89) Mervyn King
Jose De Sousa (91.09) 6 | 3 (89.01) Keane Barry
Ritchie Edhouse (97.92) 6 | 3 (91.20) Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright (99.67) 6 | 3 (94.85) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Luke Humphries (90.35) 6 | 3 (80.85) Matt Campbell
Gary Anderson (108.62) 6 | 3 (89.39) Lee Evans
Gerwyn Price (103.22) 6 | 1 (87.98) Chris Landman
Chris Dobey (103.22) 6 | 2 (92.02) Robert Grundy
Quarter-Finals
Ryan Joyce (95.96) 6 | 5 (91.65) Jose De Sousa
Ritchie Edhouse (97.02) 6 | 4 (95.19) Peter Wright
Luke Humphries (105.29) 6 | 2 (99.22) Gary Anderson
Gerwyn Price (99.72) 6 | 3 (91.57) Chris Dobey
Semi-Finals
Ryan Joyce (105.54) 7 | 4 (1`01.24) Ritchie Edhouse
Luke Humphries (98.12) 6 | 7 (105.23) Gerwyn Price
Final
Ryan Joyce - | - Gerwyn Price