International - Grand Slam of Darts
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
The second quarter-final at the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts will see Luke Humphries taking on Michael Smith on Friday evening. The winner of this match between Cool Hand and Bully Boy will meet either Ricky Evans or Gerwyn Price in the semi-final. Let’s get into the match prediction!
With his world number-one ranking on the line, Luke Humphries is rising to the pressure in this competition and surged into the last eight with a 10-3 drubbing of Jurgen van der Velde on Wednesday.
Cool Hand pinned seven 180s and maintained a 108.55 match average - the second-highest in the competition. He also hit a stunning 10/13 (76.92%) of his checkout attempts.
Humphries has now won seven of his last 10 matches, which includes a 5-3 victory over his upcoming opponent during the group stage of this competition.
Meanwhile, we’ve said it before and we’ll say it again - it’s a joy to see Michael Smith back at the highest level, and he pulled off a massive upset to get here, beating Chris Dobey 10-9 in round two.
Bully Boy was outscored by Hollywood in his last match, but it was his finishing that got him through, converting 34.48% checkout attempts to his opponent's 22.5%. He also recorded a highest checkout of 164.
Smith has split his last 10 matches, five wins and five defeats. However, he has lost four of his last five matches against Humphries in all competitions.
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Luke Humphries - Michael Smith Key Points
- Luke Humphries is the number one-ranked player in the world.
- Luke Humphries has only dropped nine legs in this year’s Grand Slam of Darts.
- Luke Humphries has won four of his last five matches against this opponent.
- Michael Smith has lost five of his last eight matches in all competitions.
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Our Luke Humphries vs Michael Smith Prediction
Michael Smith has done incredibly well to reach the last eight in this competition, and given his performance, it is a little surprising to see just how big an underdog he is in this match. There could be good value on the handicap market for Bully Boy here.
However, Luke Humphries looks like a man on a mission here in Wolverhampton, and given how dominant he was in the last match, we simply cannot go against him in this one. Our Luke Humphries vs Michael Smith prediction is Luke Humphries wins & most 180s.
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