In a stunning match at the PDC World Darts Championship, former winner Peter Wright knocked defending champion Luke Humphries out of the tournament in the fourth round. Humphries struggled throughout the match, eventually losing 4-1 to Wright, who is seeded 17th. Despite having a challenging year, Wright expressed confidence in his ability to match the levels of both Humphries and young star Luke Littler. Wright proved his point, outscoring Humphries with an average of 100.93 and an impressive 70% success rate on checkouts.
Humphries had talked up his chances of winning the event before the match, saying he would be on equal footing with Wright if he took home the title. While Humphries’ numbers were still reasonable, with a 56.3% checkout success rate, he lacked the consistency in his scoring that has made him the world’s best player. However, his world number one ranking is secure, having won six PDC major finals in the past two years.
This match sends a message that Wright, at 54 years old, is still a strong competitor. Wright struggled in this year’s Premier League campaign, winning just two out of 18 matches, but he still has plenty of darts left to play. He now moves on to face the winner of Stephen Bunting and Luke Woodhouse in the quarter-finals.
In other matches, tournament favourite Gerwyn Price advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-2 victory over Jonny Clayton, and Englishman Callan Rydz caused a shock upset with a 4-0 win over Belgian Dimitri van den Bergh. Among other matches, Jeffrey de Graaf advanced to the last 16 and will face three-time champion Michael van Gerwen
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