Luke Humphries suffered an unusual finger injury while practicing before the Premier League Darts event, where he ultimately lost to Luke Littler in a disrupted final.
The world champion revealed he cut his finger on the practice board wires whilst retrieving his darts, with the wound continuing to bleed throughout the evening.
Humphries had progressed through victories against Chris Dobey and Gerwyn Price before falling to 18-year-old Littler in a thrilling 6-5 contest marred by crowd disorder.
The 30-year-old was seen repeatedly checking his fingers during matches on a "difficult night."
Luke Humphries suffered an unusual finger injury while practicing before the Premier League Darts event, where he ultimately lost to Luke Littler in a disrupted final
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Taking to social media after the match, Humphries addressed his challenging evening.
"A difficult night all round, and I just fell short in the end. An unexpected finger injury didn't help either," he wrote on X.
When questioned by a fan about the nature of his injury, the 2024 world champion explained: "Pulled my darts out the practice board and cut it on the wires then it just wouldn't stop bleeding haha."
A difficult night all round, and I just fell short in the end.
— Luke Humphries (@lukeh180) February 13, 2025
An unexpected finger injury didn't help either 😂
Fair play to @LukeTheNuke180 and I'll be back next week to do it all again in Dublin.
📸 PDC @ModusDarts180@reddragondarts@cygroup2 @TaylorMaxwellCo Radamec… pic.twitter.com/IrxhRjWOgh
He added: "Fair play to [Luke Littler] and I'll be back next week to do it all again in Dublin."
Both players expressed frustration with crowd behaviour during the final, which was plagued by booing and whistling from spectators.
The disruption wasn't limited to their match, with Rob Cross also facing boos while attempting match darts earlier in the evening.
The crowd's whistling notably affected both Humphries and Littler during crucial moments of their final clash.
Referee Kirk Bevins attempted to address the situation by telling fans to be quiet, though this intervention would prove controversial.
Littler, who emerged victorious after a difficult night in Glasgow, was particularly critical of the referee's intervention.
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"There were a few in particular that were doing it when Luke was throwing. Kirk told them to be quiet and it made it even worse," said Littler.
The teenage star revealed how the disruption affected his own game at a crucial moment.
"I missed doubles, Luke breaks at 5-4. I'm just like 'Kirk you've made it even worse for me, I'm 5-4 down.' But I broke back and held my throw again," he explained.
When asked about future handling of similar situations, Littler suggested a more hands-off approach from officials.
Luke Humphries lost to Luke Littler in the final of their Premier League clash in Glasgow on Thursday night
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"If it's the same as it was when Kirk said it, then yeah leave it," the champion stated.
"Obviously, they've got to step in and say something, but yeah it was pretty bad."
Despite the crowd issues, the teenage star remained delighted on his achievement, concluding: "But I got the win."
