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Hempel did stun Dimitri Van den Bergh on this stage 12 months ago but I'd fancy Humphries to breeze through here and bring up the match treble. The German did fire seven 180s against Brown but that was over 24 legs of darts and is higher than his seasonal maximum per leg ratio. This year, which started by winning his maiden major at the Masters, he's maintained an upward curve in his career by winning the Masters, and reaching the quarter-finals of the World MAtchplay so he'll be feeling full of confidence right now. Gerwyn Price admitted he was not at his best against Nathan Rafferty but remains confident about winning the Grand Slam of Darts

The PDC European Tour season will conclude with the German Darts Championship in Hildesheim next month, as 48 players compete across three days of action from October 13-15.Play will commence at 1300 GMT on each day, with coverage from both events broadcast on PDCTV, featuring two streams simultaneously.

As I wrote in my pre-tournament preview: "The Somerset thrower loves this stage having reached the fourth round in three of his last four appearances – including the 2021 and 2022 editions – and comes to the Ally Pally in great shape having produced a string of high-quality displays at the Players Championship Finals. I do stand by what I said last year - even if it didn't work out on that occasion - so I'll say it again. That should help him play in a more relaxed frame of mind against Humphries but his average of 88.55 wasn't actually too much less than what we'd expect from him based on his seasonal figures. Humphries then enjoyed a sparkling spell of his own, restoring parity at five apiece before following up a 12-dart break on the bull with his roof-raising nine-darter to move to the cusp of victory. The 43-year-old looks set be the top seed at October’s European Championship in Dortmund, as he continues his bid for an elusive televised title over the coming months.

Darts betting tips: World Championship day four

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Joe Cullen lost 6-2 to Alan Soutar while Danny Noppert, like van Gerwen, avoided a match dart as he too prevailed 6-5. This is quite some match to be featuring on a Sunday afternoon card and it’s the former two time world champion who starts the match as underdog.The Scotsman will need to raise his game against Vincent van der Voort, who has only lost his first match on this stage twice since 2008 and last year saw his run ended only by a positive Covid test.