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An incredible night to cap off an incredible 2024 World Grand Prix, where Mike de Decker has won his first major title.

To do so, he had to beat world number one and defending champion Luke Humphries. He did exactly that in superb fashion.

Read all about one of darts' brilliant shocks in Francis Keogh's report here.

Thanks for following our coverage this evening. We will see you next time.

Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports

It is about seizing opportunities when you create them for yourself. De Decker did that, he made chances and he took them. He may go quiet for a while now, but he knows he can do it now.

You really do think 'give me another chance' but he doesn't need any chance.

Luke Humphries is a champion off the board, a winner on it. When he loses, he talks so magnanimously about the man who just beat him.

The real champions see game and they saw it in Mike de Decker. What we've seen of Mike de Decker, you cannot not like him.

Luke Humphries speaking to Sky Sports: "I'm obviously gutted to lose. I felt like I really was just on the wires of everything, it frustrated me. I'm so proud because he showed so much bottle, he really did. I know how it felt to be in that position a year ago and I felt my heart racing and my hands shaking. He looked as cool as anything. I've grown up with Mike over the last eight/nine years, maybe 10 or 11 I don't know now. For me, it weren't my night. Sometimes, it ain't your night. Sometimes you have to accept it ain't your night. You go searching for the treble a lot. You've got a great champion and now, he's got a target on his back now like I've got."

On the game: "I felt really tired tonight. At the break at 4-1, I thought to myself 'you're not going to give the fans a poor show here, you have to come out and prove yourself and don't give up'. I came back and had two big out shots and then, 4-2, 4-3 and I thought 'it's game on now' but he didn't think about it, he got better. All credit to him, he's a great guy, a fantastic player. Well done to Mike, he was fantastic, there's a lot more big things to come from him after this."

On Mike de Decker: "Hopefully, not too many more titles because I want them. Honestly though, there's a lot to come from him, You don't play like that in a big final, you need a bit of bottle and he's got it. He's proved that and all he's got to look at, see what happened to me last year."

Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports

If you are good enough, experience counts for nothing. De Decker was good enough and that gave him all of the belief he needed.

Mike de Decker speaking to Sky Sports: "It feels amazing. It is heavy but it feels amazing. Oh my goodness, I'm over the moon. I've been really happy with my performance all week, but this tops it off. The way Luke has been playing this last year until now has been brilliant. Being the person that beats him this weekend in the final, picking up this trophy, I have no words, I'm so, so, so, so, so, so, so happy."

On the game: "I was cool in patches. In the beginning, I was really, really, really nervous, then I calmed down. I went 4-1 up, he came back to 4-4. I started to get nerves again but I did it.

On Luke Humphries: "All of a sudden, he started hitting big finishes. I was thinking 'come on man, just stop it'. All credits to Luke, he has been a phenomenal champion for the last year, he is such a nice person."

On winning the title: "I am so, so proud. I lost my card, wasn't on tour, got my card back. My best friend, my mum, everyone, they have all been behind me and thanks to them I won this trophy. I am over the moon."

Mike de Decker started the 2024 World Grand Prix 36th in the PDC Order of Merit.

Unseeded and without ever reaching the last 16 at any major in his career, the 'Real Deal' has shown he is exactly that.

An 150-1 shot to win this title at the start of the tournament, he has just beaten the defending champion, world number one and five-time major winner Luke Humphries by two clear sets.

Darts has had plenty of stories to remember in recent times. This is right up there.

You would have been brave to predict the final we are witnessing before it started just over two hours ago.

With Luke Humphries struggling, a huge 180 from Mike de Decker sets him up with a 55 finish.

A single 15 sets up a double 20 finish. One dart needed to make him a major champion.

Does he take it? You bet he does.

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Mike de Decker is not having the most convincing of legs on his throw to win this World Grand Prix final.

After a couple of poor visits, his chance of 170 ends rather tamely.

Humphries takes out double 10 to break and level the set.

Some match.

Just when he needed to, Mike de Decker is delivering the goods.

Against the throw and with a double start, De Decker takes an 11-dart leg to break throw.

Back-to-back180s are met with a 71 checkout.

De Decker is one leg away, on his throw, from an enormous shock.

A less than convincing second leg to start from Luke Humphries. It takes him five darts at double 16 to get him going.

Mike de Decker, meanwhile, is using his hold of throw and his scoring, to his advantage.

Getting six darts at a finish, he misses twice at double 20, but his cushion allows him three darts at double 10, finishing off in two.

The Belgian is two legs away.

Cool Hand has to win both sets from here to successfully defend his World Grand Prix crown.

Humphries starts off the tenth set exactly as he needs to with a hold of throw.

Mike de Decker misses out on the chance to have six darts at a finish, but another bounce out is there to haunt him, much to his frustration.

Despite that, the Belgian gets the chance to win the set with an 80 out.

After two single 20s do their best to block his route to the double, he manoeuvres himself an unlikely route to the double with a super dart.

De Decker loves it. The crowd love. He is one set away from a maiden major.

A very tight third leg, with the match tied up, shows we're in for a grandstand finish.

On his throw, Mike de Decker holds his nerves, finishing off 54 in two darts to fend off Luke Humphries once more.

Fans have been lapping up the action in Leicester this week, with 32 players starting out and now just two left competing for the World Grand Prix title.

Image source, Simon O'Connor/PDC

Image source, Simon O'Connor/PDC

Image source, Simon O'Connor/PDC

Against the throw, Mike de Decker gets a crucial chance to put the pressure on Cool Hand, but a trebleless visit sees him miss out.

Humphries, left on 172, sets up 40 with three darts and takes out double 20 with the fourth to level the match once more.

Just as Luke Humphries wrestles this match back level, Cool Hand shows everything but ice in his veins in his attempts to start off set nine.

Mike de Decker sees the opening, finishing on double 20 to open the set very comfortably indeed.

Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports

What a lovely watch this match is. It's a darting delight.

Thumbs up for Humphries.

Thumbs down for De Decker,

Mike de Decker starts this deciding leg perfectly, but dart three landing in single three is a harsh blow and a timely reminder of how these last three sets have gone.

Luke Humphries, busting on 67, partly opens the door for De Decker, who responds with a 180.

At the second time of asking, Humphries takes out 67. It's 4-4!

De Decker had led 4-1...

What a turnaround from the defending World Grand Prix champion.