LUKE HUMPHRIES avoided a Brexit from the World Darts Championship as he sent France’s top player back over the Channel. The last time a reigning world darts champion lost on the opening night at

Luke Humphries insists he pays no attention to the pre-tournament odds at the World Darts Championships - but feels he has the edge over rival Luke Littler given what he's achieved over the past 12 months.

Luke Humphries has shared his Christmas plans as he enjoys a 12-day break before his third-round match at the World Darts Championship. The reigning world champion will be putting plenty of practice into maintaining the momentum generated from a dominant opening victory against Thibault Tricole last night.

Luke Humphries began the defence of his World Darts Championship title with a 3-0 stroll past Thibault Tricole, despite being ‘nowhere near’ his best. The defending champion won all nine legs in the comfortable victory over the Frenchman,

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Luke Humphries kicks off his world title defence with a dominant 3-0 win over Thibault Tricole on the opening night.

Luke Humphries made a perfect start to his PDC World Darts Championship defence at Alexandra Palace on Sunday, winning nine legs in a row to see off Thibault Tricole.

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Luke Humphries needs less than 16 minutes to get title defence up and running - Humphries was back on the Alexandra Palace stage almost one year on from his memorable win against Luke Littler in the 2