Humphries races into World Grand Prix last eight
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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.
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Schedule, results & order of play
Second round
Wednesday, 30 September
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(8) Danny Noppert 0-3 Ryan Joyce
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(5) Jonny Clayton 3-1 Wessel Nijman (12)
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(4) Gerwyn Price 3-0 Ross Smith (13)
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Luke Woodhouse 0-3 Nathan Aspinall (16)
Thursday, 1 October
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Niels Zonneveld 3-1 Gary Anderson (10)
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(6) James Wade 3-1 Stephen Bunting (11)
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(2) Luke Humphries 3-0 Jermaine Wattimena
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(3) Gian van Veen 3-2 Ryan Searle (14)
Quarter-finals
Friday, 2 October (19:00 BST)
Order of play to be confirmed
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(16) Nathan Aspinall v Ryan Joyce
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(4) Gerwyn Price v Jonny Clayton (5)
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(2) Luke Humphries v Niels Zonneveld
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Van Veen v James Wade (6)
Semi-finals
Saturday, 3 October (20:00 BST)
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Two matches
Final
Sunday, 4 October (20:00 BST)
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One match
First round results
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(8) Danny Noppert 2-1 Niko Springer
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(13) Ross Smith 2-1 Cameron Menzies
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(16) Nathan Aspinall 2-1 Kevin Doets
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(5) Jonny Clayton 2-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
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(4) Gerwyn Price 2-0 Sebastian Bialecki
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(9) Michael van Gerwen 1-2 Ryan Joyce
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(1) Luke Littler 1-2 Luke Woodhouse
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(12) Wessel Nijman 2-0 Rob Cross
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(15) Chris Dobey 0-2 Jermaine Wattimena
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(14) Ryan Searle 2-1 William O’Connor
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(7) Josh Rock 1-2 Niels Zonneveld
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(6) James Wade 2-1 Joe Cullen
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(10) Gary Anderson 2-1 Damon Heta
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(3) Gian van Veen 2-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode
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(2) Luke Humphries 2-0 Dave Chisnall
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(11) Stephen Bunting 2-1 Andrew Gilding
