Luke Humphries makes feelings clear after Gary Anderson's furious rant at World Grand Prix
Luke Humphries has insisted he does get credit from the media, despite Gary Anderson saying the 29-year-old doesn't in a furious rant
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Luke Humphries has insisted he does get credit from the media, despite Gary Anderson saying the 29-year-old doesn't in a furious rant.
The 29-year-old is currently competing at the World Grand Prix and booked his place in the last eight of the competition with a 3-1 win over Germany's Ricardo Pietreczko on Wednesday night.
Speaking at the tournament, Anderson recently launched a passionate defence of Humphries.
He said the world No 1 doesn't get enough credit for everything he's achieved in the sport, saying: "It's not just being world champion.
Luke Humphries has insisted he does get credit from the media, despite Gary Anderson saying the 29-year-old doesn't in a furious rant
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“What has Luke [Humphries] won in the last two years? This is the thing. He has won just about everything.
“He's not just a world champion. He's there for a reason.
"World Champion was added onto his CV. He's won so much more, and the boy gets looked over every time, which I think is a load of b*****s to be honest.
"He's deserved everything that he's worked for, everything that he's got.
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"And just to talk about other players, rubbish, absolute rubbish. Just give him a bit of respect.
"He's never ever mentioned, it’s always other people. Luke [Humphries] just goes along with it.
"As long as they’re talking about other people, he just carries on what he does.
"He’s handled it well. But deep down, he must be a bit cheesed off it. No, he just does what he does. He plays darts, runs, and that's it."
Speaking to SportsBoom, Humphries has now reacted.
The 29-year-old feels he does get the credit he deserves, saying: "I do feel like I've got a lot of credit.
“I don't feel like the media hasn't given me credit. I don't feel that way. I don't think that any of you guys have not given me credit.”
Anderson's comments have been seen as the Scot taking aim at how much praise Luke Littler gets in comparison to Humphries.
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But the darts star has nothing but positive things to say about his 17-year-old rival.
He added: "I just think when you've got a superstar [Luke Littler], it's hard not to go with that.
"Luke has grown the sport at absolutely incredible levels, he's making the sport bigger for all of us, let's be honest.
Luke Humphries has nothing but positive things to say about Luke Littler after Gary Anderson's furious rant at the World Grand Prix
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“Luke’s [Littler] fantastic and I really get on well with him and he's just a different talent.
"He's 17 years old and one of the best players in the world. That's an incredible feat.
"It's something that doesn't happen not just in darts, but any sport.”