Ruthless Humphries Into Grand Slam Quarter-finals

World number 1 Luke Humphries was successful objective shape arsenic he earned a comfortable triumph against Jurjen van der Velde successful nan past 16 of nan Grand Slam of Darts.

The 2023 champion averaged 108.55, deed 7 180s and had a checkout percent of 76.9% arsenic he won 10-3 successful Wolverhampton.

His quarter-final force will beryllium Michael Smith, who hit Chris Dobey 10-9 successful a melodramatic encounter.

Smith was 5-2 down but levelled astatine 5-5 pinch a 164 finish, earlier he went connected to return a 9-8 lead.

Dobey made it 9-9 to group up a decider, but missed 11 lucifer darts arsenic nan hostility seemed to get to some players, anterior to Smith yet securing victory.

Gerwyn Price led 5-1 against Martin Schindler, only for nan German to trim nan Welshman's shortage to 7-6.

However, three-time Grand Slam of Darts victor Price, who deed a 170 checkout successful nan match, took nan past 3 legs for victory.

Price will play Ricky Evans, who hit Luke Woodhouse 10-9 successful Thursday's opening match, successful nan past eight.

Ricky Evans 10-9 Luke Woodhouse

Gerwyn Price 10-6 Martin Schindler

Luke Humphries 10-3 Jurjen van der Velde

Michael Smith 10-9 Chris Dobey