Michael Smith was left bleeding from his forehead during a quarter-final clash with Luke Humphries at the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts.The former world champions met in a thrilling last eight encounter in Wolverhampton 12 months ago.Smith was left with cuts on his face during his clash with HumphriesPAHowever, their match was marred by a bizarre injury to Smith’s head which left him with a bloodied face.Bully Boy had trailed early on against Humphries before rallying to level the match at 7-7.His opponent then surged into the lead once more, winning nine of the next 10 legs to clinch a 16-8 victory.Smith’s frustrations were evident as the match slipped away, with on-stage microphones picking up his angry shouts.Smith’s injuryMeanwhile, he could also be seen scratching his forehead with the points of his darts.The action left the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts champion with two cuts on his face, which were left bleeding during the match.It even prompted a concerned Humphries to ask: “What happened to your head?”Sky Sports commentator Dan Dawson also picked up on the freak injury.Speaking during coverage of the match, he explained: “Michael Smith when he is frustrated, when he is worried, when he is trying to figure things out on the dartboard, he will take the point of his dart and he scratches his forehead.“He has done that so much he has drawn blood.”Humphries won a thrilling quarter-final clash with SmithAlamyView Tweet: https://t.co/INctXCEkdBSmith was unable to reignite another comeback as Humphries booked his place in the last four thanks to a 104.98 average.Cool Hand would go on to reach the final before losing to Luke Littler.Is Smith playing at the Grand Slam of Darts?The world No.2 will once again be a part of the draw for this year’s edition of the tournament, which gets underway on Saturday.Humphries will take on Joe Cullen and Paolo Nebrida in group I.Smith is not involved, though, having failed to qualify for the first time since 2016.It is only the second time in 13 years that the world No.37 has been absent from the event.Smith has failed to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time since 2016PALast year’s run to the quarter-finals had been his best performance since winning the Grand Slam of Darts in 2022.Smith reached the last eight at only two PDC premier events in 2025, having also failed to qualify for the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and European Championship.The 36-year-old will instead return to the oche later this month at the Players Championship Finals, where he faces Ross Smith in the first round.Fans can also expect to see Smith at Alexandra Palace in December for the PDC World Darts Championship as he is currently on course to qualify through his world ranking.