‘I’ll be honest’ – Luke Littler reveals immediate reaction to shock Luke Humphries elimination
Luke Littler was stunned when learning Luke Humphries had crashed out of the PDC World Championship. World No.1 Humphries was considered one of the leading contenders to win the Sid Waddell trophy alongside Littler at Ally Pally. PDCHumphries was dumped out by Wright[/caption] He came up against two-time champion Peter Wright in the Round of 16 but sensationally crashed out of the tournament, falling to a 4-1 defeat. Had Humphries won, he would have been one quarter-final victory over Stephen Bunting away from meeting ‘The Nuke’ in the semi-final. It was a stunning elimination, which now leaves the field open for a new champion to step up and claim the crown. Littler was asked if he managed to watch the match, after his own 4-3 victory over Ryan Joyce to take his own step to the quarter final stage. He said during his post-match press conference: “I’ll be honest, I fell asleep for the whole evening session last [Sunday] night. “I think it was like 7 o’clock to about two in the morning. I had a sleep. “And then I checked my phone. I checked Instagram, Peter’s won, I was like: Really? “Then I just stayed up for a bit and, obviously, I got my head back down. “I think there would be expectation on me anyway no matter what even if Luke got through. But yeah now it is Nathan [Aspinall] that stands in the way.” Humphries’ failure to defend his title means Littler is the current highest ranked player left in the tournament at a live status of No.2 on the PDC Order Of Merit. PDCLittler didn’t watch the match but was stunned discovering the result[/caption] Littler will meet friend and mentor Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals, with a chance to cement his name as the favourite with another statement victory. The teenage prodigy is one year on from his debut at the tournament in 2024, where he reached the final against Humphries but came up short. Now ‘Cool Hand’ is out, the pressure is ramping up from the world for him to deliver, and he has done exactly that so far in the tournament. And he summarised his chances of beating Aspinall and making it all the way. He said: “It’s going to be tough. But I’ve won most of them. “Nathan’s only got one win over me. It’s good to get the wins over Nathan. Littler is now the clear favourite to pick up the Sid Waddell trophyGetty “But it’s the last eight of the World Championship and anyone can win on the day. “You’ve just got to go into every game how you would either way if you’re playing your best mate or someone you really dislike. “You’ve just got to beat what’s in front of you.” Tune into talkSPORT 2 for coverage of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, as we bring you exclusive live commentary from Alexandra Palace. Listen via our web player, app, on DAB, or through your smart speaker.
Luke Littler was stunned when learning Luke Humphries had crashed out of the PDC World Championship.
World No.1 Humphries was considered one of the leading contenders to win the Sid Waddell trophy alongside Littler at Ally Pally.
He came up against two-time champion Peter Wright in the Round of 16 but sensationally crashed out of the tournament, falling to a 4-1 defeat.
Had Humphries won, he would have been one quarter-final victory over Stephen Bunting away from meeting ‘The Nuke’ in the semi-final.
It was a stunning elimination, which now leaves the field open for a new champion to step up and claim the crown.
Littler was asked if he managed to watch the match, after his own 4-3 victory over Ryan Joyce to take his own step to the quarter final stage.
He said during his post-match press conference: “I’ll be honest, I fell asleep for the whole evening session last [Sunday] night.
“I think it was like 7 o’clock to about two in the morning. I had a sleep.
“And then I checked my phone. I checked Instagram, Peter’s won, I was like: Really?
“Then I just stayed up for a bit and, obviously, I got my head back down.
“I think there would be expectation on me anyway no matter what even if Luke got through. But yeah now it is Nathan [Aspinall] that stands in the way.”
Humphries’ failure to defend his title means Littler is the current highest ranked player left in the tournament at a live status of No.2 on the PDC Order Of Merit.
Littler will meet friend and mentor Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals, with a chance to cement his name as the favourite with another statement victory.
The teenage prodigy is one year on from his debut at the tournament in 2024, where he reached the final against Humphries but came up short.
Now ‘Cool Hand’ is out, the pressure is ramping up from the world for him to deliver, and he has done exactly that so far in the tournament.
And he summarised his chances of beating Aspinall and making it all the way.
He said: “It’s going to be tough. But I’ve won most of them.
“Nathan’s only got one win over me. It’s good to get the wins over Nathan.
“But it’s the last eight of the World Championship and anyone can win on the day.
“You’ve just got to go into every game how you would either way if you’re playing your best mate or someone you really dislike.
“You’ve just got to beat what’s in front of you.”
Tune into talkSPORT 2 for coverage of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, as we bring you exclusive live commentary from Alexandra Palace. Listen via our web player, app, on DAB, or through your smart speaker.
