World No 1 Luke Humphries shocked Luke Littler with a outstanding semi-final comeback en path to claiming the New Zealand Darts Masters title.
In a rematch of January’s PDC World Darts Championship ultimate, Humphries trailed 6-2 in opposition to 17-year-old sensation Littler earlier than profitable 5 legs on the spin to grab a 7-6 victory.
The 29-year-old Englishman subsequently dismantled Australian Damon Heta 8-2 within the ultimate in Hamilton to safe his maiden world sequence title.
“I’ve been searching for this – I didn’t think I’d win a world title before I won a world series but it happened that way,” Humphries mentioned on ITVX.
“I felt one was coming however my performances the final two years on the world sequence have not been the usual I’ve wished them to.
“Today they were still not at my best but they were good enough.”
Humphries earlier defeated Michael Smith 6-4 within the quarter-finals, whereas Littler produced a high-quality show that includes 5 180s to take down Dimitri Van den Bergh by the identical rating earlier than dramatically fading away within the subsequent spherical.
Runner-up Heta beat defending champion Rob Cross 6-5 and Peter Wright, who started with a 6-4 success over Gerwyn Worth, 7-4 to achieve the ultimate.
What’s subsequent on Sky Sports activities?
Luke Humphries lifted the World Grand Prix title in Leicester final 12 months
The 2024 BoyleSports World Grand Prix is subsequent on the Sky Sports activities darting calendar.
The annual £600,000 match will happen on the Mattioli Area in Leicester from October 7-13, as 32 of the world’s prime stars compete for the coveted title which was gained by Luke Humphries.
Humphries celebrated his maiden TV rating title with victory over Gerwyn Worth in final 12 months’s match, and the world No 1 will return to defend his title later this 12 months.
Six-time champion Michael van Gerwen can also be set to star, with teenage celebrity Luke Littler poised to make his double-start debut within the East Midlands.
In a change to final 12 months’s format, Saturday’s semi-finals on October 12 can be contested over the very best of 9 units, with the ultimate set to be performed over the very best of 11 units on Sunday, October 13.
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Here is a glance again finally 12 months’s thrilling World Grand Prix ultimate in Leicester
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