Luke Humphries and Luke Littler ‘both unhappy’ as Cool Hand wins Swiss Darts Trophy clash

The PDC’s commentary team felt that neither Luke Littler nor Luke Humphries will have been pleased with how they performed during their Swiss Darts Trophy last 16 clash on Sunday.

Humphries ultimately came out on top to book his spot in the quarter-finals, securing a 6-3 victory in Basel. However, Cool Hands will know that he will need to improve markedly if he is to win the competition.

Speaking after Humphries hit double 20 to secure the victory, the commentator said: “To beat Littler, on the Euro Tour again. It’s Humphries that wins the battle of the Lukes. Neither man happy with how they’ve played. It’s their C, D, maybe their E game and yet it’s still mid 90s averages. The world No. 1 goes on into the final session of action in the first-ever Swiss Darts Trophy.”

Humphries broke Littler’s throw to claim the opening set before holding his own to claim a two-leg advantage in the opening stages. The Nuke quickly hit back though to storm into a 3-2 lead, hitting an 80 checkout to hold his thrown before impressively landing back-to-back legs to turn the game on its head in the race to six legs.

But Littler, again, saw his throw broken by Humphries which appeared to infuriate the teenager. The two stars then played out a sensational seventh leg where both players missed darts at doubles before Humphries ultimately held his throw.

The disappointment of failing to level the score took its toll on Littler as Humphries broke his throw before holding his own and securing the victory.