Luke Humphries claimed his maiden Player Championship title as he denied Stephen Bunting in an epic final in Wigan on Thursday.
Luke Humphries clinched his maiden Players Championship title of 2024 in Wigan on Thursday, producing a late burst to deny Stephen Bunting in a compelling final. Humphries fought back from 7-6 adrift to triumph 8-7 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, marking the perfect preparation ahead of his BoyleSports World Grand Prix title defence next week.
The Masters champion followed up a 6-1 demolition of Josh Payne with a brace of 6-4 wins against Radek Szaganski and Robert Owen, before defeating Raymond van Barneveld 7-6 in the semi-finals. Van Barneveld was one of Thursday's stand-out performers, whitewashing William O'Connor and Jeffrey de Zwaan, while averaging 105 and 104 in crushing wins against Mensur Suljovic and Luke Littler respectively.
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