Humphries races into World Grand Prix last eight
Luke Humphries makes it through to the World Grand Prix quarter-finals, along with James Wade, Gian van Veen and Niels Zonneveld.
World number two Luke Humphries secured a place in the World Grand Prix quarter-finals after a 3-0 victory over Jermaine Wattimena in Leicester. The English darts player, who won the tournament in 2023, hit three 180s and had a highest checkout of 129. Humphries, who beat Luke Littler in last year's final, expressed confidence in his ability to progress to the next round, stating, "I think I got in every time with my first three [darts]."
Humphries will face Netherlands' Niels Zonneveld, who eliminated Gary Anderson 3-1, in the quarter-finals. In other matches, James Wade and Gian van Veen also advanced to the quarter-finals. Wade, who has won the World Grand Prix twice, defeated Stephen Bunting 3-1, while van Veen, who lost to Luke Littler in the PDC World Championship final, beat Ryan Searle before prevailing 2-1 against Searle to reach the quarter-finals.
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