Luke Humphries wins in Belgium as Luke Littler’s hat-trick bid ends early

Luke Humphries won the Belgian Darts Open (Brian Lawless/PA)

World number two Luke Humphries joked his win at the Belgian Darts Open would help in his bid to become “the second-best player in the world”.

Double defending champion Luke Littler’s shock 6-5 exit to Dutchman Niels Zonneveld in the last 16 paved the way for Humphries to clinch his ninth European Tour title with an 8-6 win over Jonny Clayton.