Luke Humphries vs James Wade Preview & Prediction | 2026 World Grand Prix | Semi-Final
by Alex Sarwar ·
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Luke Humphries is yet to drop a set but faces his biggest challenge by a wide margin in the form of James Wade.
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Open poll and resultsLuke Humphries vs James Wade prediction
Luke Humphries made his doubles count in the quarter-finals and that was the difference between him and Niels Zonneveld, who matched Cool Hand’s under-par average of 85.91. But Humphries showed that ruthlessness that you so often see from champions, which led to a 3-0 victory, maintaining his perfect record so far at this tournament of eight sets won and none lost across three matches.
However, James Wade is an opponent who will make Humphries pay for a low scoring average and his 0-3 thrashing of Gian van Veen was a huge warning shot. The Machine averaged 96.71 and was his usual reliable self on the doubles across the contest. Humphries will need to play like the superstar he is to avoid falling short of another final.
Wade is one player capable of going toe-to-toe with Humphries and the double start always serves as a leveller. You would expect these two to serve up a close encounter full of quality darts and backing over 7.5 total sets appears very much worthwhile, regardless of who moves on to the final.
Luke Humphries vs James Wade tip: Over 7.5 total sets
