World primary Luke Humphries thrashed Chris Dobey 6-1 to win the 2025 Premier League’s opening night time in Belfast however mentioned Luke Littler was the most effective participant on this planet.
Humphries, who lifted the World Masters title on Sunday, boasted an 86% success charge on his doubles and three 100-plus checkouts within the all-English encounter.
He had trailed 4-3 in his semi-final towards Michael van Gerwen, however took three consecutive legs to progress after the Dutchman faltered on his doubles and missed a match dart at bullseye.
“I believe that is the toughest Premier League for a protracted, very long time. For me, nights like this, you have to watch out or they won’t occur as usually as you need,” mentioned Humphries.
Van Gerwen earlier triumphed 6-5 in a wide ranging quarter-final towards world champion Luke Littler, who averaged 113.91 – the best common on the venue and the second-highest dropping mark within the competitors’s historical past.
“He is by far one of many best darts gamers I’ve seen in my profession,” mentioned Humphries, who beat Littler to win the world title in 2024.
“I am not disrespecting myself, I simply assume he is the most effective participant on this planet and if he goes out, then I am the person to beat. However he’s positively the one to beat.
Dobey was additionally 4-3 down within the semis, however hit a ‘massive fish’ 170 checkout to stage towards 2018 world champion Rob Cross as he reeled off three straight legs to win.
