Mike de Decker causes a huge upset as he beats defending champion Luke Humphries 6-4 to win the World Grand Prix title.
Mike de Decker caused a huge upset as he beat defending champion Luke Humphries 6-4 to win the World Grand Prix title.
But De Decker, 28, surged into a 4-1 lead and kept his cool after world champion Humphries levelled to clinch the £120,000 first prize. "I lost my card, wasn't on tour, got my card back. My best friend, my mum, everyone, they have all been behind me and thanks to them I won this trophy. I am over the moon."
Humphries went into the final a heavy favourite and on the back of a memorable 5-0 whitewash of Ryan Joyce in the last four.But Humphries had to survive a set dart to take the opener, missed three darts at doubles in the next and De Decker took charge. Just as the underdog looked set to be overhauled, De Decker regrouped and won two straight sets for the biggest victory of his career.
He went on to land the Grand Slam of Darts and Players Championship finals towards the end of 2023 before beating Littler to lift the world championship
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