Luke Humphries pulled a mischievous prank on fellow darts ace Nathan Aspinall during the pair’s US Darts Masters clash in New York. The pair had impressed en route to the final at Madison Square Garden, with Aspinall having beaten the likes of Matt Campbell, Damon Heta and Luke Littler to make it that far.
Humphries, meanwhile, had a slightly easier path, having come up against two home crowd favourites in Stowe Buntz and Danny Lauby Jr, before meeting Gerwyn Price in the semi-final. Cool Hand demolished the former world champion in the last-four to progress into the competition’s showpiece event.
Sensing an opportunity to tease his opponent, Humphries grabbed his water bottle during a changeover for one of the legs, trotted over to Aspinall’s table and began pouring it over his head.
Reacting to his victory, Humphries told said: “Yeah it was tough for me there, everyone knows with the thumb and that, it was really swollen. I’m really good under pressure and I managed to go over the line there. He [Nathan Aspinall] is a fantastic player and a fantastic guy. Look at us, we are in Maddison Square Gardens. I want the American fans to latch onto us. The crowd have been fantastic, thanks guys.”
On the experience, he added: “This is the most iconic venue that we play in and it’s really special to win this event. It’s one of the top venues in the world and it’s one I’ve always dreamed of winning. When I finally won, it was an amazing relief.”
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