Luke Humphries into World Championship last 16 after Gerwyn Price edges Joe Cullen in epic

Luke Humphries has remained connected people to clasp his World Championship crown with a 4-0 triumph implicit Nick Kenny successful the 3rd round.

The apical effect is scheduled to look Luke Littler successful the semi-finals should some players advancement that far, and helium was successful unstoppable signifier connected Friday night.

Although Kenny averaged 92.43 and deed 4 of his 7 treble attempts, the Welshman was nary lucifer for Humphries who averaged 99.13.

Aside from the archetypal set, Humphries averaged successful excess of 100 successful each set, the item of the lucifer being a 145 checkout successful the penultimate leg.

Two-time satellite champion Peter Wright is adjacent up successful the past 16 aft the Scot rolled backmost the years to grounds a 4-2 triumph implicit Jermaine Wattimena.

Despite being hindered by a thorax infection, Wright averaged 96.19 and deed 10 180s successful an awesome triumph implicit the 2024 European Championship runner-up.

Battling to determination backmost into the world's apical 10, the 17th effect is up to 13th spot successful the provisional PDC Order of Merit with 10 much last-32 matches to come.

Price denies Cullen successful epic

Gerwyn Price acceptable up an all-Welsh showdown with Jonny Clayton aft coming done a last-leg decider against Joe Cullen aft an epic encounter.

At 1 point, Price appeared good connected people for a whitewash triumph aft handling the large moments amended during the opening 3 sets.

However, Cullen came roaring backmost to level the contention astatine 3-3 earlier proceeding to miss a lucifer dart successful the 4th limb of the decider.

After Price had besides missed 3 darts to win, Cullen incredibly saved the lucifer with a 170 checkout successful the 10th limb of the seventh set, forcing a sudden-death leg.

Nevertheless, Cullen could lone permission 143 aft 15 darts, allowing Price to capitalise and warrant that determination volition beryllium astatine slightest 1 Welshman successful the quarter-finals.

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