Luke Littler came from behind to beat Gerwyn Price in one of the most chaotic World Grand Prix matches in history.The world champion overcame mid-match mind games in his quarter-final tie from his opponent in ‘one of the weirdest matches ever’ at the event.X / @PDCDartsLittler survived a serious scare to win a chaotic quarter-final clash against Price[/caption]Both players were tormented by the tournament’s unique ‘double-in, double-out’ format as they struggled to get going in multiple legs.However, Littler ultimately snatched a 3-2 victory in a sudden death leg after Price had earlier missed three match darts.The Iceman, who spoke of his confidence at beating his rival prior to the match, had raced into a two-set lead in Leicester as his teenage opponent was forced to watch on in disbelief.During the break between sets, Sky Sports’ Wayne Mardle admitted: “Something has got to happen quickly for Luke Littler.“This is hard work. Nothing is going according to plan for Luke.“He’s missing to get in, he’s missing to get out and that’s a recipe for disaster. He is having an absolute stinker so far.”Price‘s dominance during the first half of the match even saw him take a leg off during the third set.The Welshman had needed eight darts to get in on double 13, with Littler racing clear in the leg.As a result, he used his remaining visits to practice on the outer ring, allowing his rival to clinch move closer to winning the set.The Nuke went on to cut the deficit, but had to survive a trio of match darts in the fourth set for the drama to continue.X / @PDCDartsPrice missed three match darts as his mid-match mind games backfired in Leicester[/caption]View Tweet: https://t.co/DV2SGxnZ1CBoth players then missed multiple darts at double to both get in and out of legs as their clash went all the way to a deciding leg.Mardle was left stunned in the commentary box as he watched the drama unfold on stage.Reacting to the chaos, he quipped: “I thought I knew which way this game was going to turn.“The twists and turns in this game – utterly ridiculous!”Hawaii 501 had earlier dubbed the match ‘one of the weirdest I have ever seen at the World Grand Prix’.Even in the final set, the chaos continued, with Littler appearing on the verge of victory after moving 2-0 ahead.X / @PDCDartsPrice threw away a leg by practicing his doubles as Littler cut into his lead[/caption]However, Price roared back to level the set before the world number two clinched his place in the last four in spectacular style.Littler pinned a magnificent 152 checkout to advance before the pair shared an embrace on stage.Reacting to the winning dart on commentary, Dan Dawson exclaimed: “That is ridiculous, that is utterly ridiculous!“An astonishing end to an astonishing game. It defies description in explanation.”As for Littler, he spoke after his hard-fought win, explaining: “Very, very strange. I wasn’t happy going 2-0 down.“First and second set I was on the wire every single time. Missing six against the darts in the last leg, I was saying ‘you can’t be doing that’. My sore throat is definitely worth it.”X / @PDCDartsThe Nuke sealed victory with a stunning 152 checkout in the last leg decider[/caption]View Tweet: https://t.co/hg1Fyby0YJHe continued: “I just thought ‘it’s now or never’ after going 2-0 down. I had to switch on. Find those trebles and not stay on the wire.“I switched up going for double 16. Everyone knows double 16 is the one that won me the World Championship.”Meanwhile, Mardle added: “I can’t work it out. They were both so unreliable. It just didn’t happen.“It was weird. There were so many really bad darts, really bad darts. That was just so messy – not what we expected at all. That was just a weird game.”Littler will return to action at the Mattioli Arena on Saturday night.He faces 2021 winner Jonny Clayton for a place in the following evening’s final as he eyes his first World Grand Prix title.