Thursday night it is
Luke Humphries' turn to play a home match in the
Premier League Darts. The fifteenth round of play in the touring darts competition will visit Leeds.
Humphries is hugely looking forward to being in action in front of his own crowd. "To win in Leeds would be right up there in terms of my best achievements, but I know I'm through, so I can go out there and play with some freedom.
He himself is a huge supporter of Leeds United soccer club. ''Leeds is a massive part of my life. I love coming to Elland Road to watch the team, and there are lots of the staff from Leeds coming to support me which is amazing.
Earlier this year, Humphries was allowed to come to the stadium of his favorite soccer club to be honored after winning the world title. ''Parading the [World Championship] trophy at Elland Road was one of the greatest moments of my life. I got an amazing reception from the fans, and it's something that will stay with me forever," said the World Number One.
"Hopefully it will be the same tomorrow, but it will test my personality - how can I take the emotion out of it and put in a good performance.
"For me, the driving factor will be my new walk-on song and the crowd reception. Once I get that I'll be fully focused on winning, because I want to experience that crowd reaction three times tomorrow night!"
Standing Premier League Darts
Name | Weekly titles | Matches won | Legs balance | Legs won | Points |
Luke Littler | 4 | 21 | +28 | 165 | 36 |
Luke Humphries | 3 | 16 | +26 | 136 | 28 |
Nathan Aspinall | 2 | 15 | +11 | 137 | 25 |
Michael van Gerwen | 4 | 14 | +2 | 118 | 24 |
Michael Smith | 1 | 13 | -7 | 123 | 22 |
Rob Cross | 0 | 10 | -8 | 110 | 17 |
Gerwyn Price | 0 | 7 | -16 | 88 | 12 |
Peter Wright | 0 | 2 | -36 | 56 | 4 |