Luke Littler or Humphries will win their first World Darts Championship on Wednesday night at the Alexandra Palace.
On Wednesday night, the PDC World Darts Championship title and a sizeable cheque for the victor are at stake in the battle of the Lukes.
The 16-year-old junior world champion Luke Littler, who made it to the final on his debut at Alexandra Palace, is in one corner. Littler has shot to fame.
And in the other, Luke Humphries, a player who has written his own story after rising to the top of the global rankings on Tuesday night, winning the semi-final to extend his winning streak to eighteen games.
It provides for an intriguing and hard to predict possible conclusion for the ages.
Although Littler seems to be gaining momentum, Humphries is also enjoying success, having won the Players Championship Finals, Grand Slam of Darts, and World Grand Prix since October.
In addition to taking home the Sid Waddell Trophy, the winner will receive £500,000 in prize money, while the runner-up will get £200,000.
Littler remarked, “I have to remain focused, be Luke Littler, and relax.” It is really plausible. My only objectives were to win one game, return after Christmas, and remain in the standings.
It is impossible for me to lift the prize. All I have to do is defeat the person in front of me. I have to continue being mature, authentic, and private.
“I need to try to move past that queue and maintain my composure.”
In order to get to the final, Littler defeated two world champions, Rob Cross and Raymond van Barneveld, while Humphries had a more sedate trip away from the public eye.
Humphries defeated Littler 6-0 in his semifinal match on Tuesday, and he is aware that he must keep up that performance to win on Wednesday.
He won’t be phased by anything, Humphries added. “He won’t be phased at all tomorrow if he plays like he did tonight, so I’m going to have to play the game of my life,”
“I think I’ll need to play that way again in order to have a chance against him.”
“I am aware of the task at hand and what lies ahead. Tomorrow, I have to play at my best, but I also hope to force him to play at his best so that we can perhaps offer the spectators one of the greatest World Finals they have ever witnessed.
World Darts Championship prize money
- Winner – £500,000
- Runner-up – £200,000
- Semi-final – £100,000
- Quarter-final – £50,000
- Fourth round – £35,000
- Third round – £25,000
- Second round – £15,000
- First round – £7,500
- Total – £2,500,000