Luke Humphries vs James Wade
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
20.07.2024, 22:10
Luke Humphries and James Wade will meet in the semifinal of the Darts World Matchplay in Blackpool at the Winter Gardens. The two players will have high âhopes in this semis after a run of good performances. How will they respond here?
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Luke Humphries will look to make the final of the Matchplay following a 16-10 win over Dimitri Van den Bergh in the quarterfinal round. However, prior encounters in this World Matchplay have also seen the Englishman defeat Ricardo Pietreczko and Stephen Bunting in games that ended 10-4 and 11-7. Heading into this game, Luke Humphries has lost just one game of his last seven.
James Wade
James Wade has been poor against Luke Humphries and will look to turn the tables here. The Englishman has been excellent in this tournament, making it three wins in three games already. James Wade defeated Danny Noppert, Nathan Aspinall, and Ross Smith in those encounters. Heading into this game, James Wade comes in as the underdog and has won 9 of his last 11 matches in all competitions.
Expert Betting Tips
Luke Humphries is just too favâored to lose here, but the level of performance James Wade has put in in this Matchplay is too good to avoid. However, it is tough to write eiđther player off, but James Wade should be able to keep the game within the margin.