Luke Humphries delivers bullied teen unforgettable Premier League night in Manchester

Luke Humphries proved once again Thursday night that he is a true champion not only on stage, but also off it. The world number one showed his hot side by giving 14-year-old Alex from Stockport an unforgettable evening during the tenth round of Premier League Darts play in Manchester.

Alex, a boy with autism, was physically abused and threatened at school for years. Eventually, his parents decided to keep him home to get him out of this unsafe situation. His harrowing story reached social media last month and came to the attention of Humphries, who took immediate action.

“I will speak to the PDC this week when in Cardiff and see if we can get him some tickets and a chance to meet all the players in Manchester if that suits?  No one likes a bully, hope he’s ok and send him my best wishes," he said at the time.

And so it happened. The world champion personally arranged for Alex to attend the Premier League spectacle at the AO Arena in Manchester. Not only did he get access to the tournament, but he also got to meet all the top players, including his hero Luke Littler. As icing on the cake, he received autographed shirts from several darters.

On social media, "Cool Hand" Humphries proudly shared a photo of himself with Alex. “Well it was great meet Alex tonight, got to meet all the players and received a signed shirt of his favourite player!"

“@LukeTheNuke180 he was buzzing! thanks to all the @OfficialPDC players for stepping in to sign shirts and have photos with him too! This is what it’s all about!”

In an earlier interview, Humphries explained why he was so touched by Alex's story. “There’s some horrible stories over the years of people being bullied and they end up killing themselves or stuff like that, so if you can help someone out in any way physically possible, you just do it. 

While he admits he cannot respond to every request, this situation felt like a moral imperative to him. “Look, I can’t help everyone out – I get lots of messages from people saying, ‘I’m struggling with my health, can I get tickets?’ 

“But I’m doing this for a young kid because I don’t want him to think that all people in the world are negative and I want to give him a little bit of hope. Hopefully this is something that he can enjoy, maybe put a smile on his face again, because he’s not going to school at the moment – his mum and dad have take him out – and he’s pretty feeling glum at the moment.

“Maybe some of the bullies are darts fans and they will see him having a great time because money can’t buy this type of thing.

“I just hope some good comes out of it – I’d rather they didn’t bully him and he didn’t have to go through this.

“But, hopefully, it gives him a bit of hope. We’ll make sure we give him some support and look after him because, obviously, bullies have no place.”