Wade sees off Bunting to reach World Grand Prix quarters, Humphries sails through

[p]The two-time champion started five legs with 160 and was two sets up when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bunting-stephen/xANKMtPG/"]Bunting[/a] missed a 142 checkout that would have levelled the match.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wade-james/MRrXjBAB/"]Wade[/a] then dropped his average to 67 as Bunting, averaging over 100, won the third set 3-0. He recovered in the fourth, breaking on double 10 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/bunting-s-xANKMtPG/wade-j-MRrXjBAB/summary/stats/?mid=rcCR6aq9"]finishing the match with 81 on double 13[/a].[/p][embed guid="7774705f-a1db-4c0d-920a-16d2e4e23977" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2105750787435507850" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I didn't play so great, but I hit a lot of 160s," [/b]Wade told [i]Sky Sports [/i]afterwards. [b]"I have loads more gears to go."[/b][/p][p]His opponent on Friday is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a], who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/searle-ryan/UFF3Eh5C/"]Ryan Searle[/a] 3-2 in the only five-set match of the round.[/p][p]Searle came from a set down to lead 2-1, with a 167 checkout in the third set, and was throwing for the match at 2-2 in the fourth after a 100 finish.[/p][embed guid="5df67259-4e96-48cf-a266-d87d2f5fdb7d" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2105778452586492405" social-type="twitter" /][p]Van Veen broke back and won the last four legs. Searle missed seven darts at double in one leg of the decider, and Van Veen finished with 52 on double 16. He hit six 180s in the match.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Humphries[/a] powers through[/h2][p]The highest remaining seed, Luke Humphries, beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wattimena-jermaine/0hcDtau6/"]Jermaine Wattimena[/a] 3-0 to take his place in the quarter-finals.[/p][p]After a scrappy first-round win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chisnall-dave/vRDFv29c/"]Dave Chisnall[/a], the 2023 champion missed only three starting doubles all match.[/p][embed guid="45c38a3a-47b1-4251-bc10-d742a6a14b3c" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2105762499987407026" social-type="twitter" /][p]He took the first set with an 88 checkout after Wattimena missed two set darts, won the second 3-1 and sealed the third on double eight after Wattimena had taken it to a final leg.[/p][p][b]"It wasn't the best performance, but it was a good performance," [/b]said Humphries afterwards. [b]"At the moment I'm a bit up and down, but if I can put that right I'm going to be tough to beat."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zonneveld-niels/MeTrr5Fk/"]Zonneveld[/a], playing in his first World Grand Prix, beat 10th seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-gary/MyKZZS6r/"]Gary Anderson[/a] 3-1 in arguably the biggest upset of the night.[/p][p]Every leg of the first set went against the throw before Zonneveld won it with a 65 checkout. He then averaged 102 to take the second 3-0.[/p][p]Anderson won the third, but in the fourth Zonneveld broke with a 109 checkout and Anderson's dart at the bull for an 86 checkout bounced out. Zonneveld won the match on double 10.[/p][p]The quarter-finals kick off on Friday as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspinall-nathan/KURJJrU5/"]Nathan Aspinall[/a] plays [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joyce-ryan/tYs5VMm6/"]Ryan Joyce[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a] meets [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clayton-jonny/tx0y2xRD/"]Jonny Clayton[/a], Humphries takes on Zonneveld, and Van Veen faces Wade.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/world/world-grand-prix/results/"]Follow the World Grand Prix with Flashscore[/a][/h2]