"Who is to say I couldn’t pick up five titles in one year?": Humphries reflects on stellar 2022 ahead of European Tour return

The European Tour is set to return this weekend with the Baltic Sea Darts Open taking place in Kiel seeing Luke Humphries as top seed in Germany.

Humphries sealed four European Tour titles last year and believes he can repeat the feat in 2023 despite always being fond of his year.

“There are a lot of very, very good players that have never won a European Tour,” said Humphries.

“They are gruelling days, so to win one is a fantastic achievement. Winning four is absolutely incredible and something I probably thought I’d never do in a calendar year.

“I haven’t peaked yet, so who is to say I couldn’t pick up five titles in one year? Who knows? I’ll always be very fond of 2022 though, because that was some achievement on my part.”

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But while there is fondness, there is also an itch to get back into the winners' circle with Humphries becoming a father soon after his title excellence and not picking up form since.

“I think I lost in four finals before picking up my first title,” added Humphries.

“When you haven’t got over the finishing line before, you doubt yourself a little bit, so when I picked up my first title, it gave me the belief and confidence.

“I achieved two big goals early in the year. When you go on a little run and you’re winning all the time, it becomes a good habit.

“I have not won a tournament for seven or eight months now, so I need to get back to winning tournaments again. If I can get another early title this year, hopefully I can pick a few more up.

“It’s going to be tough to replicate what I did last year, but I’m hoping to win at least one or two European Tours this year, just to reaffirm what I achieved last year.”

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