Luke Humphries fired off a stunning nine-darter in his dramatic victory over Luke Woodhouse at the Winmau World Masters, clinching a 4-3 win to set up a quarter-final showdown with Danny Noppert. The Englishman's perfect leg wrapped up the second set of an absorbing contest, as Woodhouse battled back from 3-1 down to take their second-round clash to a decider.
Humphries' nerves were evident in the final set, however, as he missed a match dart on D19 and squandered three more darts before securing the win with a 54 checkout and 14-darter. The victory marked Humphries' third nine-darter this year, and will have given him confidence going into his quarter-final meeting with Noppert.
Despite missing several chances to break early in the final set, Luke Littler breezed through his quarter-final clash against Ross Smith with a 4-1 win. The world number one's performance was described as 'unplayable' during the opening sets, and he will now face Josh Rock in Sunday's last eight.
Rock closed out his 4-1 victory over Rob Cross by winning each of the last five legs, while Noppert thrashed Stephen Bunting in straight sets. Van Veen also capitalised on Aspinall's poor finishing to beat him 4-2, setting up a quarter-final showdown with James Wade.
The afternoon session will see Chris Dobey face Gerwyn Price and Luke Littler take on Josh Rock, while the evening session will feature the semi-finals and final.
Humphries' nerves were evident in the final set, however, as he missed a match dart on D19 and squandered three more darts before securing the win with a 54 checkout and 14-darter. The victory marked Humphries' third nine-darter this year, and will have given him confidence going into his quarter-final meeting with Noppert.
Despite missing several chances to break early in the final set, Luke Littler breezed through his quarter-final clash against Ross Smith with a 4-1 win. The world number one's performance was described as 'unplayable' during the opening sets, and he will now face Josh Rock in Sunday's last eight.
Rock closed out his 4-1 victory over Rob Cross by winning each of the last five legs, while Noppert thrashed Stephen Bunting in straight sets. Van Veen also capitalised on Aspinall's poor finishing to beat him 4-2, setting up a quarter-final showdown with James Wade.
The afternoon session will see Chris Dobey face Gerwyn Price and Luke Littler take on Josh Rock, while the evening session will feature the semi-finals and final.