Humphries battles through the pain to win handsomely over Schindler; Woodhouse boosts World Grand Prix ambitions with win against Wright
PDCSunday, 24 September 2023 at 13:58
Luke Humphries and Luke Woodhouse are the first two players to secure a spot in the last eight at the Hungarian Darts Trophy in Budapest. Sunday night they will play each other in the quarter-finals.
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A visibly injured Humphries made short work of Martin Schindler. 'Cool Hand Luke' had woken up Sunday morning with cramps in his back and had visited a doctor at the playing venue just prior to his match.
The Englishman was found fit enough to play the match, but it did not go by any means wholeheartedly. Especially retrieving the darts into the dartboard went with difficulty for Humphries, who did, however, deliver an excellent match.
He broke Schindler in the first leg with a 15-darter and then took a 3-0 lead via two 14-darters. Next, "Cool Hand Luke" fired a 10-darter into the board for 4-0. Schindler led off with the fifth leg before Humphries made it 5-1 with a 16-darter. A 14-darter from Humphries then ended the match.
Woodhouse did himself a huge favour by winning 6-2 against Peter Wright. This enabled 'The Shed' to reach the quarter-finals of a Euro Tour tournament for the first time in his career and he holds the last qualification spot for the World Grand Prix.
Woodhouse loses this spot when Gian van Veen reaches the quarterfinals later in the afternoon in the Hungarian capital. Van Veen will then take on Damon Heta.
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The high stakes seemed to bother Woodhouse little. Through two 14-darters and a 12-darter, he quickly gained a comfortable 3-0 lead against Wright. 'Snakebite' threw out 76 for 3-1, but then saw Woodhouse run out to 5-1 via a 13-darter and a 75 check-out.
Wright then managed to extend the match with a 108 finish after two missed match darts by Woodhouse, but then failed to break Woodhouse. The Englishman then dragged out the victory with a 56 finish.
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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