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English darts player (born 1995)
Luke Humphries is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world No. 2; he was ranked world No. 1 from 3 January 2024 to 16 November 2025. Nicknamed "Cool Hand", he won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He has won eight PDC major singles titles—ranked joint fifth all-time—and a total of 29 PDC titles.
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Dutch darts player (born 2002)
Pieter Gerard "Gian" van Veen is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number three. He won the 2025 European Championship and is the reigning back-to-back PDC world youth champion. He was also the runner-up at the 2026 PDC World Championship.
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Welsh darts player and former rugby player (born 1985)
Gerwyn Price is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number four; he was ranked world number one on three occasions from 2021 to 2022. Nicknamed "the Iceman", he won the PDC World Championship in 2021.
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Luke Humphries beat Niels Zonneveld to book a semi-final meeting with James Wade, while Nathan Aspinall will play Gerwyn Price in the last four; watch the World Grand Prix semi-finals live on Saturday from 8pm on Sky Sports+ and 8.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event
JAMES WADE brutally admitted he “bashed” Gian van Veen after storming into his first World Grand Prix semi-final in TWELVE years. The 11-time major winner produced one of his most…
Gerwyn Price and Luke Humphries will look for their second World Grand Prix titles when they meet in Sunday's final of the double-start event in Leicester.