Dublin delight for Luke Humphries as he increases his Premier League advantage
The 29-year-old sealed a third successive win on a night when Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler lost in the quarter-finals.
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Your support makes all the difference.World champion Luke Humphries was at his clinical best to seal a hat-trick of Premier League Darts wins on Thursday.
The world number one saw off Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall before impressively defeating Michael Smith 6-2 in the final in Dublin.
It gave Humphries control at the top of the table, following victories in Brighton and Nottingham.
The 29-year-old won the first four legs to take control of the showdown against Smith and wrapped up victory with double 16.
“The last three weeks have been fantastic,” Humphries told Sky Sports afterwards.
“The standard has been high. I’m not unbeatable but I’m putting in that stage of performance where it takes something big to beat me and nobody has done that so far.
“I’m just happy with the way I’m playing and if I keep playing like this then it will take a tough performance to beat me – that’s all I ask of myself.
“If someone beats me and I play well then I’m not too disappointed but the last three weeks have been a dream.
“I’m really pleased with the fashion I’ve won the last three nights.”
Humphries extended his lead to seven points as Michael van Gerwen was beaten 6-5 by Gerwyn Price, who ended a run of four successive quarter-final losses.Luke Littler had a night to forget when he lost to Smith – for the third time – in the first round of night eight.The 17-year-old succumbed 6-4, having led 3-1, his second quarter-final exit of the season.
It leaves him fifth in the standings after Aspinall gained two points for edging Rob Cross 6-5.
“It’s my first year in the Prem. Some weeks have gone to plan and some weeks have not,” Littler said.
“But it’s all about getting the points on the board. Obviously this is the halfway point, whatever happens from now until the end is the crucial part.”
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