Highest average for Luke Humphries at Players Championship 29 - World No1 hitting form at the right time?
PDCThursday, 02 October 2025 at 09:30
The 29th Players Championship of the year was a triumph for Ross Smith yesterday. The 36-year-old Englishman defeated Josh Rock 8-7 in the final. For Smith, it is already his second title this year on the Players Championship circuit.
The highest average of the day though, went to world number one Luke Humphries. 'Cool Hand Luke' beat Justin Hood 6-1 in the opening round of the day and posted a 112.99 average in the process. Humphries eventually reached the quarterfinals, where he lost 6-5 to Gary Anderson.
Despite the disappointment of missing out on the title, Humphries did make good progress toward finally securing his qualification for the upcoming Players Championship Finals. Before the start of the 29th tournament, he was still outside the top 64. However, he has since moved up to 56th place. Humphries does have some work ahead of him in the coming tournaments to gain certainty regarding participation in the Players Championship Finals.
Van Gerwen does good business
The second highest average at Players Championship 29 came in the name of Michael van Gerwen. 'Mighty Mike' beat Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 in the last 64 with an average of 110.21. The 36-year-old Dutchman eventually went down 6-0 against Ross Smith in the last 16.
Like Humphries, Van Gerwen also boosted his hopes of qualification for the Players Championship Finals. Unlike Humphries however, with just five tournaments to go, he remains out of the top 64 in 90th place, £6,500 from Lukas Wenig. So Van Gerwen also has work to do in the coming weeks to qualify for the Players Championship Finals, a tournament he has managed to win seven times in the past.
The top three highest averages are completed by Wessel Nijman. The 25-year-old Dutchman defeated Connor Scutt 6-1 in the last 32, posting an average of 108.03. Nijman then reached the semifinals, where he lost 7-3 to Ross Smith.
By the way, the Players Championship continues today. The 30th tournament of the year is scheduled this afternoon in Leicester.
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