Luke Humphries

Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world No. 2; he was ranked world No. 1 from 3 January 2024 to 16 November 2025. Nicknamed "Cool Hand", he won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He has won eight PDC major singles titles—ranked joint fifth all-time—and a total of 29 PDC titles. After winning the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship and eleven PDC Development Tour titles, Humphries reached his first PDC major final at the 2021 UK Open and won four titles on the 2022 European Tour. He won his first three PDC major titles in 2023, followed by his maiden World Championship victory at the 2024 edition, where he defeated Luke Littler 7–4 in the final. That year, he won a further two PDC major titles, including the World Matchplay. Humphries won two more PDC major titles in 2025, including the Premier League. He has also won the World Cup of Darts twice for England, teaming with Michael Smith in 2024 and Littler in 2026. Humphries was named PDC Player of the Year in 2023. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 Birthday Honours for services to darts.