World Grand Prix: Luke Littler and Luke Humphries set up a final showdown

Littler averaged 97.26 and ended the match with a 13-dart leg to set up a sixth meeting in a final between himself and Humphries.

“I owe him one for the Premier League [final defeat],” Littler told Sky Sports when asked about facing his 30-year-old rival.

“Last year I lost in the first round but now I am in the final.

“We are ranked one and two [in the world] and hopefully I can get the win [on Sunday] and be on his back for that world number one spot.”

Earlier, Humphries had raced in to a three-set lead over Noppert, but the Dutchman dug in to take three of the next four.

A 135 checkout from Humphries to break his opponent’s throw at the start of the eighth set put the 2023 champion back on top and a total of 14 maximums helped him over the line.

“I felt tired and it was a struggle,” he told Sky Sports.

“I know a lot of people think my mentality at times is not great, but I can bounce back from it. I knew I was going to be in a battle and I’m proud of my resilience.”

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