Gerwyn Price takes aim at Luke Humphries and throws gauntlet down to Luke Littler

isn't fazed by being considered an outsider as he aims to win his first title tonight. 'The Iceman' will take on reigning champion at The O2, with the winner facing Nathan Aspinall or in the final.

The majority of fans and pundits are openly expecting Littler and Humphries to meet in a repeat of last year's final. Price was lying third ahead of the final weekly event in Sheffield last week and set to avoid 'The Nuke' first up, but was beaten in the quarter-final by Chris Dobey. saw him leapfrog the Welshman into third place, with Littler later goading Price by suggesting his clip could prove costly.

However, Price remains bullish ahead of his huge night in London and has now thrown down the gauntlet to Littler. He insists he's not concerned by the prospect of their semi-final, telling : "I'm like that with every player.

"I just go up there and concentrate on my own game, and I know if I play my A-game, then the likelihood is I'm going to win, and I'm fully confident in my own ability. I can't control what anybody else does on stage apart from myself. So why should I worry about anybody else?"

Price, 40, has reason to be confident. He leads Littler 7-6 in their head-to-head record, although the teenager has won their last two clashes. If 'the Iceman' does prevail in the best-of-19-leg encounter, then he won't be worried if it's the world No.1 in the final either.

"I think Luke Humphries has probably dropped off a little bit," he said. "I don't think he's the player he was this time last year. Luke Littler is still playing really well and is full of confidence. And when you're full of confidence, in this game, it can definitely help.

"But Luke Humphries, he's got to a few finals, but he's definitely not the player he was last year."

On his only previous visit to finals night, Price arrived as the in-form player after topping the Premier League standings. However, he came unstuck in the final, losing 11-5 to Van Gerwen.

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