Luke Humphries starts his PDC World Championship title defence on Sunday and insists he will be 'dangerous' despite starting as second favourite behind Luke Littler.
Defending champion Luke Humphries insists he will be "dangerous" despite starting the PDC World Championship as bookmakers' second favourite behind Luke Littler."I think it would be more special. When you win it the first time, it's great but when you prove yourself and do it back to back, I think that would be an emotional one. I want to know how it feel," said the 29-year-old Englishman.
Humphries will face either Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito - who meet earlier on Sunday - in the second round at Alexandra Palace in London. "He is the reigning world champion, world number one and last winner of a PDC tournament - the Players Championship Finals. There's no one fitter than him," he told BBC Sport.
While the rise to stardom of 17-year-old Littler - who has won 10 titles in his debut season as a professional - has been credited with helping a surge in darts' popularity, Humphries has been pleased with his own year as world number one.
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