I think Stephen Bunting should have enough in his locker to get past Danny Noppert in their second round tie at the World Grand Prix on Wednesday night.

‘The Bullet’ came out firing on Monday night by producing an impressive showing to see off Niko Springer in straight sets. Bunting averaged 97.02, racked up five 180’s and he also had the crowd on their feet with roof-raising 116 and 130 finishes. It was a statement victory from the St Helens star and arguably the most eye-catching showing from the opening night of action in Leicester.

As for Danny Noppert, he claimed a dramatic 2-1 win over Jermaine Wattimena in an all-Dutch affair on Monday night. ‘The Freeze’ was staring down the barrel of an early exit in a final-leg shootout, before producing a majestic 158 checkout to march into the second round.

However, having posted an average of just 85.94 on Monday night, Noppert will have to produce a much-improved performance if he is to get the better of Bunting. The Bullet has triumphed in four of the last six meetings between the pair, and the form book points towards a repeat in this second round showdown.

For this leg to land, we need Humphries to win by a 3-1 or 3-0 scoreline.

I would expect Luke Humphries to see off Krzysztof Ratajski with some room to spare when the pair cross paths in round two on Wednesday night.

‘Cool Hand’ got his bid for a second World Grand Prix title up and running with a dominant 2-0 win over Nathan Aspinall on Monday night. The most impressive aspect of Humphries’ victory over Aspinall was the fact that he hit a double on his first visit in every leg. What’s more, Humphries lost just two of the eight legs that he contested with Aspinall, winning the second set 3-0.

If the world number one can replicate anything close to that level of performance on Wednesday night, then he should be more than capable of overcoming a -1.5 handicap here.

While the Polish Eagle caused one of a few mini upsets on Monday night with a straight sets victory against Martin Schindler, he could have hardly have asked for a tougher second round opponent, and I fully expect Humphries' superior class to tell.