Luke Humphries triomphe à l'Open de Belgique de fléchettes et plaisante sur son statut de "deuxième meilleur au monde" après l'élimination de Littler.
Quelques jours seulement après son retour spectaculaire en Premier League Darts à Dublin face à Gerwyn Price, Luke Littler a connu une élimination inattendue au Belgian Darts Open. Il s'agit de sa première défaite dans une épreuve de classement depuis octobre dernier. Littler a été battu 6-5 au troisième tour par le Néerlandais Niels Zonneveld, classé 39e mondial, mettant fin à une série de 12 matchs sans défaite dans le tournoi et anéantissant ses espoirs de réaliser un triplé en Belgique, après ses victoires de 2024 et 2025.
C'est finalement Luke Humphries qui a remporté le trophée à Wieze, en s'imposant 8-6 contre Jonny Clayton en finale. Son parcours victorieux l'a vu éliminer Chris Dobey en quart de finale et la légende Michael van Gerwen en demi-finale.
Après sa victoire, Humphries a fait une remarque humoristique rapportée par la BBC, déclarant qu'il allait "continuer à essayer d'être le deuxième meilleur joueur du monde, apparemment". C'était un clin d'œil évident à l'adolescent (Littler) qui l'avait dépassé au classement mondial PDC en novembre. Il a ajouté : "Je suis juste dévoué et je travaille si dur pour pousser chaque joueur de fléchettes et être la meilleure version de moi-même."
English Translation:
Luke Humphries Triumphs at Belgian Darts Open, Playfully Calls Himself "Second Best" After Littler's Exit.
Just days after his dramatic comeback in the Premier League Darts in Dublin against Gerwyn Price, Luke Littler faced an unexpected elimination at the Belgian Darts Open. This marked his first ranking event defeat since last October. Littler was narrowly beaten 6-5 in the third round by world No. 39 Niels Zonneveld of the Netherlands, ending a 12-match unbeaten run in the tournament and crushing his hopes of a Belgian hat-trick following his 2024 and 2025 victories.
Instead, it was Luke Humphries who ultimately claimed the prize in Wieze, securing an 8-6 victory over Jonny Clayton in the final. His path to glory included impressive wins against Chris Dobey in the quarter-finals and the legendary Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.
Following his triumph, Humphries made a humorous remark, as reported by the BBC, stating he would "continue to try and be the second best player in the world, apparently." This was a clear nod to the teenager (Littler) who had overtaken him in the PDC world rankings back in November. He further added, "I'm just dedicated and I work so hard to push every darts player and be the best version of myself."
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