Kim Huybrechts believes changes could re-ignite his career

Kim Huybrechts

Kim Huybrechts believes changes he has made to his game could re-ignite his career ahead of tonight's BoyleSports World Grand Prix second round clash with Gerwyn Price.

Former Premier League star Huybrechts came from a set down to beat Brendan Dolan on Wednesday night, his first win in the double-start tournament since 2016.

The energetic Belgian has endured a difficult few years on and off the oche but believes brighter times are ahead after making changes to his equipment and support team.

"I decided to change everything around me," the 34-year-old explained.

"I had great success with the teams around me for many years and I had the best manager in the world but sometimes you just need something a little bit different to kick-start your career again.

"We will see over the next two years if it works.

"I was in a bad spot after losing my parents in 2018. I got depressed but I've worked really hard on myself the last year.

"Everything is in a good place now. My wife is pregnant again so that will be amazing to have a new member of our family. I'm really happy with myself at the moment.

"It's been a while since I played a TV tournament but I have definitely missed the feeling of being on stage against the big players. I'm happy to be back.

"I was chuffed to win against Brendan, I had to fight really hard to win that and I know I will need to keep fighting to keep going in the tournament."

The winners of tonight's games will return for the quarter-finals on Saturday October 10, with the semi-finals taking place on Sunday October 11 and the final on Monday October 12.

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BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Friday October 9 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round

Ryan Joyce v Dave Chisnall
Gabriel Clemens v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Gerwyn Price v Kim Huybrechts
Joe Cullen v Jonny Clayton

Saturday October 10 (1900 BST)
Quarter-Finals - Order of Play TBC

Michael van Gerwen v Simon Whitlock
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Gary Anderson
Joyce/Chisnall v Cullen/Clayton
Price/Huybrechts v Clemens/De Zwaan

Sunday October 11 (1900 BST)
Semi-Finals

Monday October 12 (2000 BST)
Final

Format
First Round - Best of three sets
Second Round - Best of five sets
Quarter-Finals- Best of five sets
Semi-Finals - Best of seven sets
Final - Best of nine sets
All sets are the best of five legs.
All games will be double start and double finish, meaning players must first hit a double before they can begin scoring in each leg.
There is no tie-break; should a game progress to a final set, the fifth leg of the set would be the deciding leg.

Prize Fund
Winner - £110,000
Runner-up - £50,000
Semi-finalists - £25,000
Quarter-finalists - £16,000
Second round - £10,000
First round - £6,000