Luke Humphries

Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship.

Luke Humphries
Personal information
Nickname"Cool Hand Luke"
Born (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995[1]
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Home townNewbury, Berkshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts22g Red Dragon Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2011–
Current world ranking19 (28 November 2021)[2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2019, 2020
World MatchplayLast 16: 2021
World Grand PrixLast 16: 2021
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2020, 2021
Premier LeagueChallenger: 2019, 2020
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2021
UK OpenRunner Up: 2021
Players Ch'ship FinalsLast 16: 2020, 2021
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour 2017
PDC Development Tour 2017 (x5), 2018 (x3), 2019 (x3)
PDC World Youth Ch'ship 2019
PDC Home Tour 22020

Career

Humphries won five PDC Development Tour titles in 2017, finishing top of the Development Tour Order of Merit.[3] As a result of this, he qualified for the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, and received a PDC Tour Card for the 2018 and 2019 season.

He also won the Development Tour Order of Merit in 2019, a year which culminated in a fantastic run at the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship for Humphries. He beat Adam Hunt, Stephen Bunting, Dimitri Van den Bergh, and defending champion Rob Cross, before eventually losing to Michael Smith in the quarter-finals.

Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Humphries was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him. He played a one-off match against Gerwyn Price on night four in Exeter.

At the age of 24 Humphries won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, where he beat Adam Gawlas 6–0, becoming the oldest player to do so in its history.

After another run to the World Championship quarter-finals in December, Humphries was once again selected for the Premier League, this time under the tag of 'challenger'. He faced Gary Anderson in Exeter and became the first challenger to win their game.[4]

Luke Humphries made his first major televised final at the 2021 UK Open in March 2021. His run to the final saw him claim wins over Dave Chisnall in the quarter-final and then-reigning champion Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final. He was defeated 11–5 by James Wade in the final.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament2018201920202021
PDC World Championship PR QF QF 1R
UK Open 3R 3R 4R F
World Matchplay DNQ 2R
World Grand Prix DNQ 2R
European Championship DNQ 2R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR RR
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 3R 3R

PDC career finals

PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
UK Open (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2021 UK Open James Wade 5–11 (l)
  1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

References
  1. https://www.mastercaller.com/players/luke-humphries
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. Allen, Dave. "Humphries Seals Glory As Rodriguez Takes Win". PDC. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. "Challengers confirmed for 2020 Unibet Premier League". PDC. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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