Luke Humphries withstood a shocking Jonny Clayton comeback to win the World Masters 6-5 in a last leg shootout.
The English world primary cruising to victory at 5-2 earlier than his Welsh opponent received three straight units to pressure a decider in Milton Keynes.
A dramatic finale went right down to the final potential leg earlier than Humphries, 29, finally nailed double 20 to seal the £100,000 first prize.
“That double high – my head was shaking, my coronary heart was pounding earlier than it went in,” stated Humphries.
“When it went to 5-5, I am not a adverse individual however I believed the sport may need gone for me there.”
It’s a seventh main title in 15 months for Humphries, who went out within the final 16 in December when trying to retain his world title.
Clayton, who beat new world champion Luke Litter within the final eight, was additionally again to his finest as he appeared to regain the Masters title he received in 2021.
“I believed on the finish I’d win nevertheless it simply wasn’t my day,” stated the 50-year-old.
“Video games like that, you want a winner, one has to lose and that is a disgrace. However all credit score to Luke, improbable individual, improbable participant, so truthful play to him.”
Clayton arrange a deciding set with a shocking Shanghai 120 end and took the primary leg of the decider to maneuver one away from victory however couldn’t end off one other 120 after Humphries levelled.
Humphries averaged 100.42 to Clayton’s 98.25 however solely had a 30% checkout success and simply edged the whole quantity of legs received by 14 to 13.
Humphries, who misplaced solely 4 units on path to the ultimate, beat Danny Noppert 5-2 within the final 4, whereas Clayton received by the identical scoreline towards Dimitri van den Bergh.
