2024 World Champion Luke Humphries picked up a first ranking title of 2026 when he denied Wessel Nijman a second Players Championship of the season yesterday, as the reigning Premier League defeated the Dutchman 8-6 to claim the crown in Wigan. Humphries - who was without a Players Championship title since October 2024 - claimed his first title of the year with a dazzling display of darts, reaffirming his status as one of the premier players in world darts. The world number two scooped the £15,000 top prize with an average of 104 against Nijman - his sixth ton-plus average of the day. The Englishman trailed early in the contest, as Nijman rattled off back-to-back legs to take a two-leg lead,...
