Luke Humphries needs less than 16 minutes to get title defence up and running

Luke Humphries began the defence of his World Championship title in style (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Luke Humphries made a winning return to the scene of his greatest moment as he began the defence of his World Championship title in style.

Humphries was back on the Alexandra Palace stage almost one year on from his memorable win against Luke Littler in the 2024 final and made light work of Frenchman Thibault Tricole.