"I've lost that spark a little bit": Luke Humphries set for drastic dart changes to combat conditions

Luke Humphries saw off Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 averaging over a ton and getting rid of a tough opponent at the Czech Darts Open. But he lamented certain aspects of his game including his darts.

Humphries said that he will undergo changes going into 2025 to combat issues he is having where his darts slip and don't adapt to the heat and likely will have a second set that he uses in different conditions.

He said that he believes his game can go to another level and that will hopefully unlock it for the World No.1.

"It's really hot and I don't cope well with the heat with my darts. I think I'm going to have to adapt next year. I've been talking to my supplier Red Dragon so maybe we will go for a bit more grip, longer points. Stuff like that. I feel like I can improve from what I've been doing, I feel like I've lost that spark a little bit," said Humphries.

"I know I played well, 100 average is that right but that first dart at double 20 in the first leg just slipped out of my hand. It's just not normal so maybe I need to adapt and change things. I'm one of them people I don't like changing a lot but I have to adapt. I'm going to add grip, longer point and less barrel and see how it goes because I feel like I'm on the bottom wire quite a lot. I want to be back to my fluent best when I'm putting people off the board not giving them chances."

"It's hard to adapt to the heat and that's just one of my worries but it was a steady performance. It just felt forced, I know there's another level to me. I've got that to prove to win."