Luke Humphries
| Luke Humphries MBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Humphries in April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | "Cool Hand Luke" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1995 Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Crewe, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Red Dragon Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | “I Predict a Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC | 2011– (Tour Card: 2018–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 1 (1 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Winner (1): 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Winner (1): 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Runner Up: 2021, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | Quarter Final: 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Winner (2): 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Semi Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Tour Events (x7)
Players Championships (x4)
World Series of Darts
Youth Events
Challenge Tour
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Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number one. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2024 World Championship, defeating Luke Littler in the final. He is the reigning World Matchplay, Premier League, Players Championship Finals and World Masters champion.
Nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" in reference to the 1967 film, Humphries has won eight PDC major singles titles since his first at the 2023 World Grand Prix. He also won the 2024 World Cup of Darts for England, partnering Michael Smith. He won his first World Series of Darts title at the 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters. Humphries has won a total of twenty-two PDC titles in his professional career.
Humphries is only the fourth player to earn the Triple Crown in the sport, after Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen.
In his youth career, Humphries won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship and eleven PDC Development Tours, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the PDC's youth system.