Luke Humphries WINS Premier League Darts as Cool Hand recovers from horror start to stun Luke Littler
LUKE HUMPHRIES won his first Premier League Darts title by overcoming Luke Littler in a thrilling final.
Cool Hand beat the Nuke 11-8 at the O2 Arena to avenge last year's final defeat.
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