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 town	Crewe, Cheshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2010
Darts	22g Red Dragon
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	“I Predict a Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2011– (Tour Card: 2018-)
Current world ranking	1 (17 November 2024)[1]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (1): 2024
World Matchplay	Winner (1): 2024
World Grand Prix	Winner (1): 2023
UK Open	Runner Up: 2021, 2024
Grand Slam	Winner (1): 2023
European Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 2022, 2023, 2024
Premier League	Runner Up: 2024
PC Finals	Winner (1): 2023
Masters	Last 16: 2022, 2023, 2024
World Series Finals	Semi 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 (BAR) 2022, 2023 Players Championship (LEI) 2023 Players Championship (WIG) 2024 World Series of Darts New Zealand Darts Masters 2024 Youth events Development Tour 2017 (x5), 2018 (x3), 2019 (x3) World Youth Championship 2019 Challenge tour Challenge Tour 2017

Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is the current World No. 1 and reigning World Champion. Nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" in reference to the 1967 film, Humphries has won 17 senior PDC titles and is the current Players Championship Finals champion, and the World Matchplay Champion. Humphries also won the 2023 World Grand Prix and 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.