Luke Humphries Declares War on Grand Slam Champion Littler

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Leeds-born Luke Humphries has made it clear he is ready to reclaim his place at the top of the darts world after being displaced by 18-year-old Luke Littler. Humphries, who hails from the same city that has produced countless sporting talents, had held the world number one spot for nearly two years but has seen his reign overshadowed by Littler’s meteoric rise.   Littler’s triumph at the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday, securing his fifth major title of the year and defeating Humphries in the final, cemented his status as the sport’s new dominant figure.

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00:00Luke Humphreys has made it clear he is ready to reclaim his place at the top of the darts world

00:07after being displaced by 18-year-old Luke Littler.

00:11Humphreys, who hails from the same city that has produced countless sporting talents,

00:15including rugby and football, had held the world number one spot for nearly two years

00:20but has seen his reign overshadowed by Littler's meteoric rise.

00:25Littler's triumph at the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday,

00:27securing his fifth major title of the year and defeating Humphreys in the final,

00:32cemented his status as one of the sport's new dominant figures.

00:35I think we are. The finals show it, the stats show it.

00:39And like Luke said there, if everyone's getting bored of me and him,

00:42then someone needs to stop us, otherwise we're going to keep winning one and two.

00:46We're always going to meet in the final if we get past our opponents and we'll make it continue.

00:52Leeds-born Humphreys hasn't taken his fall lightly.

00:55Speaking on stage after the defeat, he vowed to challenge Littler at the World Championship

00:59and reclaim the crown he worked so hard to achieve.

01:04I'm ready for the Worlds now. I'm going to win the Worlds, Humphreys declared,

01:08emphasising his focus and determination.

01:12One game a day, it suits me. We're going to go to war.

01:15World Championships meeting him in the final.

01:18If someone obviously takes it off you, then you want it back.

01:21The rivalry between Humphreys and Littler is now among the most compelling in modern darts,

01:28drawing comparisons with the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Sinner in tennis,

01:32or golf Scottish Sheffler and Rory McIlroy.

01:35Over the past two years, the pair has faced each other in six major finals, each winning three,

01:41and Littler has suggested that it's up to others to challenge them,

01:44highlighting just how dominant the two have become.

01:47For Leeds fans, Humphreys represents a hometown hero ready to fight back,

01:54determined to prove that his World No. 1 status was no fluke.

01:58With the World Championship looming and the stages set for an electrifying continuation

02:03of one of darts' most exciting rivalries,

02:07with Humphreys eager to make his mark once again,

02:09while keeping local pride firmly on his side.

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