Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price sealed the final two Premier League play-off places at London's O2 Arena on 28 May, closing out a night that left the final four locked in before the season's last league round in Sheffield.
Humphries beat Luke Littler 6-3 in the semi-finals after earlier sweeping past Stephen Bunting 6-0 in the quarter-finals. Price followed a different route, beating Gian van Veen 6-4 in the semi-finals after getting past Michael van Gerwen by the same score in the last eight. Littler and Jonny Clayton had already secured their places in the play-offs, and the night's results confirmed the lineup: Littler, Clayton, Price and Humphries.
The play-off race was shaped by the standings after week 15, with final-night matches decided before a dart was thrown in London. That meant the focus at the O2 was not on who could still qualify, but on who would claim the remaining seeding and the confidence that comes with winning when the pressure is at its sharpest. Week 16 in Sheffield was still to come next Thursday, but it could no longer alter the four names heading to the play-offs.
For Humphries, the night carried more than a place in the next round. He said it felt like relief and admitted the season had been a struggle, adding that he changed back to his old flights and it worked. He said he was five points from the top four and thought he needed a miracle, and added that not even having a chance of regaining the title would have hurt him deeply. He called the comeback one of the proudest moments of his life.
That makes the closing week less about qualification and more about ordering the field. Humphries said he would probably relax, play the pro tours in midweek and, after spending more time on the golf course recently, keep himself ready for what comes next. If he finishes fourth, he may meet Littler again; if he ends third, he could get a different route. Either way, the four players who will fight for the title at the O2 are now set.
