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Humphries and Wade advance in Leicester

Humphries beat Dave Chisnall 2-0, while Wade recovered from a set down to defeat Joe Cullen 2-1 and reach the second round.

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Darts | World Grand Prix

Luke Humphries and James Wade advanced to the second round of the World Grand Prix in Leicester, with Josh Rock and Chris Dobey among those eliminated on Tuesday.

Humphries beat Dave Chisnall in straight sets. He will next face Jermaine Wattimena, who defeated Dobey 2-0.

Wade came from a set behind to beat Cullen 2-1, despite missing six match darts before closing out the deciding set. He is due to meet Stephen Bunting, who beat Andrew Gilding.

Rock lost to debutant Niels Zonneveld, who will play Gary Anderson. Anderson also advanced, while Gian van Veen and Ryan Searle won their matches and are set to meet in the next round.

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