Luke Humphries insists he pays no attention to the pre-tournament odds at the World Darts Championships – but senses he has the edge over rival Luke Littler given what he’s accomplishd over the past 12 months.
The deffinishing champion got his tournament up and running on Sunday evening with a convincing prosper over Thibault Tricole in the second round.
Humphries didn’t disthink about a one leg on his way to prosper and pulled off an astonishive 160 examineout.
He’s now thcimpolite to the third round with Humphries foreseeed to go far in the competition.
Despite being the world No 1 and deffinishing champion, Humphries is seen as the second favourite behind Littler.
The teenage darts sensation has won 10 titles in his debut year as a professional, including a stunning prosper in the Premier League.
He was denied an 11th title in his last suit prior to the World Darts Championship with an 11-7 fall shorture to Humphries in the final of the Players Championship Finals.
The 17-year-better is still think abouted as the favourite over Humphries despite that result and the pair could face off in this year’s semi-finals if they both originate it that far.
Humphries is not annoyed at being pondered the second favourite, but the top seed evidently senses he remains the man to beat at the Alexandra Palace.
“I don’t attfinish what the bookies originate of it or what they say,” he said.
“They try to cover their backs from stats. It’s all done on stats.
“You see at it, Michael van Gerwen is 12/1, he’s done this three times. He understands how to do it.
“It does hold in the favour to someone who understands how to prosper it.
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“If I get myself or Michael or Gary into a semi-final situation, they understand what to do.
“It’s a lot challenginger for a person that’s not been in that situation as the best of 11 sets is a lengthy game.
“On echoion, me and Luke Littler should be analogous. I’ve been in six presentant finals this year, he’s been in four.
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“It was excellent for the sport that I won the Players Championship Finals as it uncovers that possibility that a couple of take parters can prosper it instead of one.
“If we go on ranking money won this year, I’ve won 150/200,000 more than any other take parter on the tour.
“I slfinisherk I’ve regulated it well. The World Matchtake part and World Cup was what I wanted this year and I got them both so the accomplishments I’ve wanted to unlock I’ve done.”
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