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Scottish Sun
02-05-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Luke Humphries steps up rivalry with kebab-loving Littler as former World Darts champ reveals Nando's ritual
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LUKE HUMPHRIES is eyeing up a £130k McLaren and thanks NANDO'S for his oche success. The World No.1 is on course for the Premier League play-offs at the O2 after reaching six nightly finals this year already. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Luke Humphries is on course for the Premier League play-offs Credit: REX 4 The 30-year-old has revealed he always has a Nando's as a pre-match meal Credit: GETTY 4 Humphries' rival Luke Littler is more partial to a kebab Credit: DAN CHARITY But Hump, 30, has revealed the secret recipe of his success and how he wants to get in the fast lane on four wheels. He told Red Dragon of his pre-match meal: 'Usually, it's chicken butterfly with rice and chips, Peri Tamer. 'Sometimes it can be medium heated, four chicken thighs, mash and broccoli. 'My pre-match meal before every time I play is Nando's. I have some good rewards.' READ MORE DARTS NEWS LUKE OUT Luke Littler pulls out of major tournament after warning to fans Cheshire thrower Humphries sits second in the Premier League table, nine points behind Thursday night's winner Luke Littler, who prefers a kebab to a cheeky Nando's. He suffered a 6-5 defeat to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-final on Night 13 in Birmingham, even with a monster 107 average in the loss. Off the oche, classy star Humphries is thinking fast and plotting a serious upgrade to his garage. He added: 'There's a few cars I like and want to get next year. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler 'I like the McLaren 540C, Ferrari California and the Aston Martin Vantage as well. "Hopefully, one of them is my next car. I also like the Audi RSQ8 as well." Luke Humphries hits incredible NINE-DARTER and bags £30k solid prize but celebrations ruined by Sky Sports interruptions 'Cool Hand' also opened up on the hardest player to play against mentally on tour and singled out big rivals Price and James Wade. He confessed: 'James Wade and Gerwyn Price, they are tough people to play against because they are sort of in your face a little bit. 'Gerwyn is hard because when he celebrates, you just want to do something to celebrate back. 'He drags you into that a little bit. But he is not off-putting, just hard to play against.' And things got even hairier in a running bet with Michael van Gerwen over chest fuzz. He said: 'Apparently, we made a bet that I was going to have to shave it off if I won the World Championships. 'It's the maintaining, I can't be bothered with that. "He thinks he is like God because he shaves his chest hair.' Seven-time major winner Humphries returns to action tomorrow at the European Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany this weekend.
The Sun
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Luke Humphries steps up rivalry with kebab-loving Littler as former World Darts champ reveals Nando's ritual
LUKE HUMPHRIES is eyeing up a £130k McLaren and thanks NANDO'S for his oche success. The World No.1 is on course for the Premier League play-offs at the O2 after reaching six nightly finals this year already. 4 4 But Hump, 30, has revealed the secret recipe of his success and how he wants to get in the fast lane on four wheels. He told Red Dragon of his pre-match meal: 'Usually, it's chicken butterfly with rice and chips, Peri Tamer. 'Sometimes it can be medium heated, four chicken thighs, mash and broccoli. 'My pre-match meal before every time I play is Nando's. I have some good rewards.' Cheshire thrower Humphries sits second in the Premier League table, nine points behind Thursday night's winner Luke Littler, who prefers a kebab to a cheeky Nando's. He suffered a 6-5 defeat to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-final on Night 13 in Birmingham, even with a monster 107 average in the loss. Off the oche, classy star Humphries is thinking fast and plotting a serious upgrade to his garage. He added: 'There's a few cars I like and want to get next year. List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler 'I like the McLaren 540C, Ferrari California and the Aston Martin Vantage as well. "Hopefully, one of them is my next car. I also like the Audi RSQ8 as well." Luke Humphries hits incredible NINE-DARTER and bags £30k solid prize but celebrations ruined by Sky Sports interruptions 'Cool Hand' also opened up on the hardest player to play against mentally on tour and singled out big rivals Price and James Wade. He confessed: 'James Wade and Gerwyn Price, they are tough people to play against because they are sort of in your face a little bit. 'Gerwyn is hard because when he celebrates, you just want to do something to celebrate back. 'He drags you into that a little bit. But he is not off-putting, just hard to play against.' And things got even hairier in a running bet with Michael van Gerwen over chest fuzz. He said: 'Apparently, we made a bet that I was going to have to shave it off if I won the World Championships. 'It's the maintaining, I can't be bothered with that. "He thinks he is like God because he shaves his chest hair.' Seven-time major winner Humphries returns to action tomorrow at the European Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany this weekend.
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Luke Humphries steps up rivalry with kebab-loving Littler as former World Darts champ reveals Nando's ritual
LUKE HUMPHRIES is eyeing up a £130k McLaren and thanks NANDO'S for his oche success. The World No.1 is on course for the Premier League play-offs at the O2 after reaching six nightly finals this year already. Advertisement 4 Luke Humphries is on course for the Premier League play-offs Credit: REX 4 The 30-year-old has revealed he always has a Nando's as a pre-match meal Credit: GETTY 4 Humphries' rival Luke Littler is more partial to a kebab Credit: DAN CHARITY But Hump, 30, has revealed the secret recipe of his success and how he wants to get in the fast lane on four wheels. He told Red Dragon of his pre-match meal: 'Usually, it's chicken butterfly with rice and chips, Peri Tamer. 'Sometimes it can be medium heated, four chicken thighs, mash and broccoli. 'My pre-match meal before every time I play is Nando's. I have some good rewards.' Advertisement READ MORE DARTS NEWS Cheshire thrower Humphries sits second in the Premier League table, nine points behind Thursday night's winner Nando's . He suffered a 6-5 defeat to Birmingham , even with a monster 107 average in the loss. Off the oche, classy star He added: 'There's a few cars I like and want to get next year. Advertisement Most read in Sport JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler 'I like the McLaren 540C, Ferrari California and the Aston Martin Vantage as well. "Hopefully, one of them is my next car. I also like the Audi RSQ8 as well." Luke Humphries hits incredible NINE-DARTER and bags £30k solid prize but celebrations ruined by Sky Sports interruptions 'Cool Hand' also opened up on the hardest player to play against mentally on tour and singled out big rivals Price and James Wade. Advertisement He confessed: 'James Wade and 'Gerwyn is hard because when he celebrates, you just want to do something to celebrate back. 'He drags you into that a little bit. But he is not off-putting, just hard to play against.' And things got even hairier in a running bet with Michael van Gerwen over chest fuzz. Advertisement He said: 'Apparently, we made a bet that I was going to have to shave it off if I won the World Championships. 'It's the maintaining, I can't be bothered with that. "He thinks he is like God because he shaves his chest hair .' Seven-time major winner Humphries returns to action tomorrow at the European Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany this weekend. Advertisement 4 Luke Humphries has claimed Gerwyn Price is a 'tough' player to deal with Credit: Getty
