Luke Humphries has complained about his own performance after beating Luke Littler to win night four of the Premier League on Thursday.
The darts star had lost his past seven league meetings against his 18-year-old rival but won 6-4 to extend his lead at the top of the 2025 table.
Humphries was pleased to secure victory over Littler, who clashed with an over-excited fan who pushed his mum.
Yet though the 30-year-old was satisfied, he’s also admitted that he thought his finishing ‘wasn’t great at times’ – which is proof of his desire to keep getting better.
Luke Humphries has complained about his own performance after beating Luke Littler to win night four of the Premier League on Thursday
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“It felt like hard work but felt good, I felt like my game was in a good way after I struggled,” he told Sky Sports.
“My finishing was good in moments and it wasn’t so good at other times.
“It’s a great start. I would love to win the group, it’s a dream start and I need to keep pushing. This is going to give me confidence.
“I did a lot of things right tonight. I have a great opportunity to win another major and this win will give me that.”
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Humphries is now seven points clear of Littler at the top of the table.
The world No 1 has scooped 15 points so far, havin won two nights and nine matches in total.
Littler, Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen also make up the rest of the top four.
Humphries added: “Littler played fantastic tonight, didn’t play that great in the final and I managed to put my foot on the gas right at the end of the legs.
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“It’s the first time I’ve beaten him in the Premier League. It gets harder every time you lose.
“In Glasgow, I had that problem with my finger, this time I felt a bit more fresh and nothing can stop me.
“My finishing is what helped me tonight.”
Darts legend John Part, meanwhile, feels Humphries is the man to beat at the current moment in time – despite Littler being the defending champion.
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Analysing the match, he said: “It was the back end where he was most error-free.
“He had quality starting matches, which we could see, he was well focused and you admire that.
“He proved that tonight and it will build his confidence.
“Going forward, it’s hard to see him stopping.
Luke Humphries was too strong for Luke Littler in last night’s Premier League match
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“Price looked good last week and Humphries dealt with that.
“Humphries made so much of his opportunity tonight and should be proud going forward.
“Humphries knows who he is as a player and he is trusting that to carry him through.”