Young British sensation, Luke Littler has made big strides in the Darts world after he made it to the finals of the World Darts Championship where he was beaten by Humphries.
Littler, 16, was leading 4-2 at one stage but Cool Hand turned up the heat to rattle off five straight sets and land his first Sid Waddell Trophy.
But Humphries could only praise his opponent after the match.
“In the back of my mind all day I thought, ‘Get this one now because this guy is going to dominate world darts soon’.
“He is an incredible talent and is going to win lots of these. I’m world champion and world No1. I can’t ask for more. I really can’t.
“It makes it more incredible because there was a time in my life when I was really depressed and I couldn’t do it up on the big stage and had a lot of problems — so to be world champion is unbelievable.”
Speaking about his campaign, the 16-year-old sensation said: “It’s been unbelievable. The one negative was losing too many legs with my own throw, then Luke would hold and I’d be 2-0 down.
“That’s the only negative. I couldn’t hold my own throw and I didn’t win.”
Looking forward to playing more games he added: “Fair play to Luke, he deserved it. I’d rather be in the top 32 than play the Development Tour next year!
“People would see me turn up and say, ‘He doesn’t need to develop’. I’m happy, top 32, runner-up on my debut. It’s unbelievable.
“I might not get to a final for another 5-10 years, we don’t know, but I can say I’m a runner-up. Now I wanna go and win it.”
