Luke Humphries

Luke Humphries
Humphries in January 2024
Personal information
Nickname"Cool Hand Luke"
Born (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29)
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Home townCrewe, Cheshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts22g Red Dragon
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on musicI Predict a Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2011–
(Tour Card: 2018–)
Current world ranking(PDC) 1 Steady (2 February 2025)[1]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipWinner (1): 2024
World MatchplayWinner (1): 2024
World Grand PrixWinner (1): 2023
UK OpenRunner Up: 2021, 2024
Grand SlamWinner (1): 2023
European Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2022, 2023, 2024
Premier LeagueRunner Up: 2024
PC FinalsWinner (2): 2023, 2024
MastersWinner (1): 2025
World Series FinalsSemi Final: 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts (team event)2024
PDC Home Tour Event 2 2020

European Tour Events

Czech Darts Open 2022, 2024
European Darts Grand Prix 2022
European Darts Matchplay 2022, 2023
German Darts Grand Prix 2022, 2024

Players Championships

Players Championship (Barnsley) 2022, 2023
Players Championship (Leicester) 2023
Players Championship (Wigan) 2024

World Series of Darts

New Zealand Darts Masters 2024

Youth Events

World Youth Championship2019
Development Tour 2017 (x5), 2018 (x3),
2019 (x3)

Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour 2017

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.

Nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" in reference to the 1967 film, Humphries has won 21 PDC titles and is the reigning World Matchplay, PDC World Masters champion and back-to-back Players Championship Finals champion. Humphries has also won premier events at the 2023 World Grand Prix, the 2023 Grand Slam and the 2024 World Cup of Darts for England, partnering Michael Smith. He also won the 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters on the World Series of Darts.

In his youth career, Humphries won eleven titles on the PDC Development Tour and was the 2019 World Youth Champion, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the PDC's youth system.

  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

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