De Decker stuns Humphries to win World Grand Prix

Mike de Decker caused a immense upset arsenic helium bushed defending champion Luke Humphries 6-4 to triumph the World Grand Prix title.

The Belgian, a 150-1 outsider earlier the tournament, withstood a fightback from the satellite fig 1 to triumph successful his archetypal large final.

Englishman Humphries was seeking his 5th televised ranking tourney since his archetypal large victory, connected this signifier successful Leicester a twelvemonth ago.

But De Decker, 28, surged into a 4-1 pb and kept his chill aft satellite champion Humphries levelled to clinch the £60,000 archetypal prize.

"The mode Luke has played this week has been incredible. I person nary words, I'm so, so, so, truthful happy," said De Decker, who had ne'er gone past the past 32 astatine a large lawsuit before.

"I was chill successful patches. In the beginning, I was truly nervous, past I calmed down. I was 4-1 up, helium brought it backmost to 4-4. I started to get nerves again.

"I mislaid my card, wasn't connected tour, got my paper back. My champion friend, mum, everyone, person each been down me. Thanks to them I won this trophy."

De Decker, nicknamed The Real Deal, lifted the trophy and led the assemblage successful a rousing rendition of his walk-on song, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley.