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World Grand Prix Darts: Luke Humphries and James Wade storm into quarter-finals as Gary Anderson eliminated

World Grand Prix Darts: Luke Humphries and James Wade storm into quarter-finals as Gary Anderson eliminated
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Luke Humphries and James Wade have advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix darts tournament. Humphries secured a dominant 3-0 victory, while other matches saw notable upsets and competitive finishes.

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Luke Humphries put in a much-improved display as his doubling prowess and a 10-dart finish secured a 3-0 rout of Jermaine Wattimena and a spot in the World Grand Prix quarter-finals. <p>There were also 3-1 victories for James Wade and Niels Zonneveld over Stephen Bunting and Gary Anderson respectively, while Gian Van Veen came through a deciding-set cracker with Ryan Searle to triumph 3-2.</p><p>Humphries - the title favourite after defending champion Luke Littler's shock defeat to Luke Woodhouse on the opening night - had averaged only 80 and gone at 26 per cent on his closing doubles in a scruffy 2-0 win over Dave Chisnall on Tuesday evening.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/13585772/world-grand-prix-darts-2026-schedule-format-prize-money-venue-dates-as-luke-littler-luke-humphries-seek-title" target="_blank"><strong>World Grand Prix Darts schedule and results</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>Latest Sky Sports deals</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>stream no contract</strong></a></li></ul><p>Two nights later, the 2023 champion and 2024 and 2025 runner-up averaged 94.11 and secured a finishing-double percentage of 64, although his starting-double percentage…

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