Mike De Decker caused one of the biggest shocks in darts history by shocking defending champion Luke Humphries 6-4 in the World Grand Prix final.
The 28-year-old Belgian was a 200/1 shot with some bookies before the tournament began in Leicester this week but after surviving a match dart against Damon Heta in the opening round, he then upset the odds to thrash multiple major champions Gary Anderson (3-0), James Wade (3-0) and Dimitri Van den Bergh (5-2) before producing an incredible performance to overcome the world number one.
De Decker hadn't previously gone as far as a televised quarter-final while Humphries was bidding to win a sixth major title in a awesome spell of dominance since lifting his first at the World Grand Prix 12 months ago.
It was the biggest shock since Andrew Gilding also made a mockery of 200/1 prices at the 2023 UK Open where he shocked Michael van Gerwen but some will argue De Decker's triumph is even more remarkable given the lengthy set play format and the calibre of player he's had to defeat throughout the week.
🤯 Mike De Decker shocks Luke Humphries to become the first 200/1 shot to win a major since Andrew Gilding stunned MVG at the 2023 UK Open!
— Chris Hammer (@ChrisHammer180) October 13, 2024
Humphries was chasing a sixth major title in 12 months while De Decker had never even reached a QF before!pic.twitter.com/m4FVWFaq1W
The pair traded the opening two sets, which went to deciding legs, before De Decker surged into a commanding 4-1 lead which could easily have become 5-1 had Humphries not produced 149 and 152 checkouts from 2-0 down to get himself back into the contest.
Humphries built on this momentum to take the next two sets and level up the match only for De Decker to stop the rot in the ninth before completing the job in the 10th.
More to follow...
🤯 Mike de Decker was 200/1 before the World Grand Prix but defeated four players that had 26 major titles between them to claim his first!
— Sport on Sporting Life (@SLSport_) October 13, 2024
✅ R2: 3-0 v Gary Anderson (8)
✅ QF: 3-0 v James Wade (11)
✅ SF: 5-2 v Dimitri Van den Bergh (2)
🏆F: 6-4 v Luke Humphries (5) pic.twitter.com/H3fBZlUFDa
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