Luke Humphries reaches World Grand Prix quarter-finals alongside Wade, Van Veen and Zonneveld
Quick Look
Luke Humphries advanced to the World Grand Prix quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Jermaine Wattimena in Leicester, joining James Wade, Gian van Veen and Niels Zonneveld in the last eight.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The World Grand Prix is a PDC darts tournament where players must start and finish each leg with a double. Luke Humphries won the tournament in 2023 and was runner-up in 2024.
Luke Humphries has made it through to the World Grand Prix quarter-finals, along with James Wade, Gian van Veen and Niels Zonneveld.
World number two Humphries, who won the tournament in 2023 and was beaten by the eliminated Luke Littler in last year's final, was a comfortable 3-0 winner against Jermaine Wattimena in Leicester.
The Englishman will play the Netherlands' Zonneveld, who beat Gary Anderson 3-1, in the last eight.
Wade has won the World Grand Prix twice - in 2007 and 2010 - and kept his hopes of a third title intact with a 3-1 win against Stephen Bunting.
In a tournament where you have to start and finish each leg with a double, Wade took the first two sets and, despite losing the next, won the fourth to secure victory.
Van Veen, who was beaten by Littler in the PDC World Championship final in January, won the first set against Ryan Searle but then found himself 2-1 down.
He recovered to level before taking the decider to set up a quarter-final against Wade.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Luke Humphries will win his quarter-final match against Niels Zonneveld
Likely · Within days
James Wade will win his quarter-final match against Gian van Veen
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Who will win the World Grand Prix title?
- How will Humphries fare against Zonneveld in the quarter-finals?
- Can Wade secure a third World Grand Prix title?
