"We all know that the world champion is going to get a million quid" - Has Luke Humphries accidentally leaked PDC World Darts Championship prize money increase?
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The PDC World Darts Championship traditionally gets underway in mid-December. For the winner, a cheque worth £500,000 has been waiting in recent years. Has former world champion Luke Humphries now revealed a change to that though?
Michael van Gerwen became world champion for the third time in his career in 2019 by defeating Michael Smith in the final. He was also the first player to receive £500,000 for winning the world title. In recent years, this top prize has remained the same, but according to Luke Humphries, the prize money will be doubled to £1 million for the upcoming edition.
Currently, Luke Humphries remains the world number one. The 30-year-old Englishman holds a lead of more than £600,000 over second-ranked Luke Littler, while Michael van Gerwen sits in third place, trailing by over £1 million. In an interview with talkSPORT, the former world champion was asked about Littler’s challenge for the top spot in the rankings. In response, he stated that he would rather be world champion than world number one because of the prize money.
"I’m not fighting desperately to be world number one, I’d rather be world champion, which he is, so for him I’m sure he’d be more happy to be world champion than world number one," Humphries explained. "For me it doesn’t matter what happens in the next six, seven, eight months, it’s all about the World Championships, we all know that the world champion is going to get a million quid, so whoever wins that is going to be world number one. If I win that I’ll be world number one for a long time, if Luke wins that he’s going to be world number one for a long time."
"You can look at someone like Michael van Gerwen or Gerwyn Price winning it, they’ll be number one, so it really does not matter what happens over the next seven or eight months, it’s who wins the worlds that will carry that number one spot," Cool Hand Luke added. “The gap between the other majors is so massive that it all depends on who wins the worlds now so whoever wins that championship I can guarantee that they will probably be number one.”
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Michael van Gerwen books his place in the semi-final, as the Dutchman fought back from 3-0 down, to beat Luke Humphries 6-4!
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