Gerwyn Price's post-match comments forced Sky Sports into an apology after the Welshman lost the World Grand Prix final 6-4 to Luke Humphries. Price surrendered a 3-0 lead in Leicester on Sunday, and his on-stage reaction to the defeat prompted interviewer Polly James to apologise to viewers immediately.
Price's on-stage remarks
The Caerphilly professional attempted to shrug off the loss, telling Sky: "I am enjoying life and I am going to be a farmer. I don't give a s***. I am earning a great living. I have a great family. I don't mind."
Price also managed to joke about his failure to close out the match from a commanding position. "I don't want to win a major, do I," he said. "Luke played brilliantly in the middle part of the game but I still squandered opportunities to put him under pressure, too many opportunities."
Humphries' victory
Price had cruised through the opening two rounds without dropping a set, beating Sebastian Bialecki and Ross Smith, before overcoming Jonny Clayton and Nathan Aspinall. Humphries' route to the final included a victory over James Wade in which he posted a 96.83 average.
Whoever won at the Mattioli Arena would become only the second player to win multiple World Grand Prix crowns. Both men posted averages in the 90s, but it was Humphries who claimed the honour, with Price's 2020 victory remaining his only triumph at the tournament.
Champion's reaction
"I'm just happy to get one back," the 2024 world champion said after a recent run of second-place finishes. "It's nice to have that run of losses in major finals off my back. It feels really special - this really means the world to me."
Humphries also backed his opponent to return to winning ways. "Gezzy was amazing for those first three sets, absolutely insane," he said. "He is going to win a major title soon. It's written in the stars for him, he can't keep playing this well and not win."
