"I still have to play like a world number one" - Luke Humphries sends statement with resounding win to open Bahrain Darts Masters 2025
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Luke Humphries impressed during his opening match at the Bahrain Darts Masters. In this first tournament of the 2025 World Series of Darts circuit, 'Cool Hand Luke' was a dominant 6-0 winner over Abdulla Saeed. Humphries will now take on Nathan Aspinall tonight in the quarterfinals.
After disappointingly departing in the fourth round at the recent PDC World Darts Championship following a 4-1 defeat against Peter Wright, the former world champion is keen to get the new year off to a good start and is looking to get back to winning ways this week. In his opening match, the 29-year-old Englishman posted an average of 103.66, towering well above the rest of the field of competitors.
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"I felt really good," reflected Humphries in quotes collected by the PDC afterwards. "It's nice to be back playing - obviously I was gutted to lose the game against Peter in the World Championship but I didn't let it affect me too much. "I understood that it was over for me, and Luke was a fantastic winner - he deserved it. I put myself on the practice board after a couple of days and I feel good in my game. It's a great start, I was quite clinical but it's just one game. I've never won that second game in Bahrain before so I want to go that little bit further."
Despite his early defeat at the PDC World Darts Championship ending his world champion's reign, Humphries continues to lead the world rankings. "I'm still the world number one and that means a lot to me, so I still have to play like a world number one and I still have to perform like a world number one," he concludes. "That makes it important for me to go on and perform and play at my best."
COOL HAND BREEZES THROUGH 🥶
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 16, 2025
It's ice cold from Luke Humphries as he dominates Abdulla Saeed 6-0 with some stunning finishing on the way!
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