Luke Humphries suffered a shock defeat to Peter Wright at the World Darts Championship on Sunday (Image: GETTY)
Luke Humphries has broken his silence after being stunned by Peter Wright in the fourth round of the World Darts Championship on Sunday evening. The reigning champion was second best throughout the contest as his rival turned it on in front of a raucous crowd at Alexandra Palace.
Humphries’ average of 99.23 was only slightly lower than Wright’s average of 100.93 as the match brought down the curtain on the day’s action.
But Wright stepped up to deliver a 70 per cent success rate on the checkouts to secure a thumping 4-1 victory.
“I probably put too much pressure on myself tonight, but I thought I played okay,” Humphries explained after the showdown.
“I kept hitting the treble first dart but I couldn’t follow it. Peter played fantastically and backed up what he said pre-match, so fair play to him.
“I’m still the world number one, and this result won’t deter me from going on to win more.
“I know that if I’m going to be playing this sport for 20 more years; I’m not going to win it every time, and if someone puts in a performance like that against you, you have to accept that the better player won.
“I wasn’t at my best but I wasn’t terrible by any means, and I’ll bounce back. I will still sleep well tonight and look forward to next year.
“There’s a long season ahead of me. We have another 12 months before we come back here and do it all again, but I want to win more in between that.
“I’m not looking towards next year’s World Championship yet, but when we’re back here next year, of course I would love to get my title back.
“I don’t see my career ending as a one-time World Champion. I do feel like I will win more.”
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