World No. 1 Luke Humphries dominated Nick Kenny in a 4-0 victory, setting up a last-16 clash against Peter Wright. Gerwyn Price survived a dramatic comeback from Joe Cullen to win in a final-leg decider.
Luke Humphries stormed into the fourth round of the World Darts Championship with a straight-sets win over Nick Kenny, on the same night Gerwyn Price triumphed in a thrilling final-leg decider against Joe Cullen. World No 1 Humphries won nine of the last 10 legs and averaged 98.59 in powering to a 4-0 victory over Kenny, setting up a corker of a last-16 clash between the defending champion and two-time winner Peter Wright .
The reigning champion stole the first set with a final-leg break of throw after a costly Kenny missed dart at double 16, while he was broken to start the second but any thoughts of a closely-contested battle were swiftly put to bed as Humphries reeled off nine of the next 10 legs - including a 145 checkout in the fourth set. Humphries relishing Wright clash | 'So much more to give''It was one of those games where I didn't want to take it for granted,' Humphries said.
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