Gary Anderson dominates Joe Cullen to join Luke Humphries in World Grand Prix quarter-finals on night Bunting & Cross are dumped out

The second round kicked off this Wednesday night at the 2025 World Grand Prix in Leicester. The drama was rife too as big names suffered mixed evenings with Gary Anderson and Luke Humphries powering through, whilst Rob Cross and Stephen Bunting were sent packing.

Gary Anderson’s bid for another major crown gathered serious momentum with a commanding straight-sets win over Joe Cullen. The two-time world champion was in complete control from the first dart, racing through the opener in three legs while Cullen struggled badly to find rhythm, averaging in the mid-60s.

The pattern barely shifted from there. Anderson reeled off six legs on the bounce to double his lead, outscoring and out-finishing his opponent with ease. Cullen finally registered a leg in the third set, but any hopes of a fightback were short-lived as the Scotsman quickly shut the door to complete a 3–0 victory. It was another composed, clinical display from the “Flying Scotsman”, who looks to be timing his form perfectly as the business end of the tournament approaches.

Luke Humphries also impressed, dispatching Krzysztof Ratajski 3–1 to keep alive his hopes of reclaiming the Grand Prix title he won two years ago. Humphries set the tone early, storming through the opening set in 13 darts before doubling his advantage in a tense second set that could easily have gone the other way.

Ratajski briefly threatened a comeback by sweeping the third set to halve the deficit, but Humphries kept his composure when the Pole missed chances to extend the contest. “Cool Hand Luke” sealed the fourth set to confirm his place in the last eight and extend an already impressive run of form in televised majors.

Cameron Menzies produced the night’s first upset, toppling former world champion Rob Cross by the same 3–1 scoreline. After edging a scrappy opening set, the Scot raced into a two-set lead before a nervy third saw both players squander opportunities. Cross capitalised to pull one back, but Menzies recovered his focus to wrap things up in the fourth and continue his World Grand Prix dream.

Also in the evening, Danny Noppert edged past Stephen Bunting 3–1 in a hard-fought encounter that saw momentum swing throughout. Noppert claimed the opening two sets by the narrowest of margins before Bunting hit back with a whitewash third set, capped by a spectacular 125 checkout. The fightback was short-lived, though, as Noppert steadied himself in the decider to close out the match and eliminate the world number four.