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Luke Humphries Pins Second Nine-Darter In The Space Of A Week At Players Championship 6 5p4b31

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Cai is a news and features writer that specialises in football, but has experience covering a variety of other sports, including darts, basketball, American football, MMA, boxing and more. He holds a degree in Football Journalism (BA Hons) from the University of Derby, and worked with Nottingham Forest FC and Burton Albion FC throughout his studies. Cai also has experience working in social media with the Football Association of Wales, where he worked on a freelance basis, and has also been an accredited writer in the JD Cymru Premier for both Y Clwb Pêl-Droed and welshfootie since the 2019/20 season.

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Published12 Mar 2025

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World number one Luke Humphries struck his second nine-darter in the space of a week at Players Championship 6 on Wednesday, with Scotsman Alan Soutar also ing a perfect leg in Leicester.

Luke Humphries Hits Nine-Darter At Player Championship 6 3tj6o

2024 World Darts Championship winner Luke Humphries threw a nine-darter for a second time within the space of a week at Players Championship 6 on Wednesday, pinning a perfect leg of darts against Andy Boulton in the first round.

“Cool Hand Luke” trailed 2-1 after the first three legs, but fought back with a 13-darter and a 14-darter to go 3-2 up in the match, before striking perfection in the sixth leg with a 177, a 180 and a 144 finish to a nine-darter.

It follows on from his first-ever televised nine-dart finish on night five of the 2025 Premier League Darts last Thursday.

Humphries went on to beat Boulton 6-3 to book his spot in the second round in Leicester.

At the time of writing, the world number one is through to the quarter-finals, having overcome Jitse van der Wal 6-5 in round two, Luke Woodhouse 6-5 in round three and Willie O’Connor 6-3 in round four.

Alan Soutar Also Pins Perfect Leg In Leicester 6w1l6

Not only did Humphries record a nine-darter in Leicester on Wednesday, but so did Scotsman Alan Soutar.

“Soots” struck perfection, also in the first round, against Humphries’ Premier League rival Luke Littler. Unfortunately for the 47-year-old, it didn’t lead to a victory, as “The Nuke” pinned a 107 average to claim a 6-5 triumph.

Of course, Littler himself ed a nine-darter at Players Championship 5 on Tuesday afternoon, and so did Soutar’s compatriot and two-time world champion Gary Anderson.

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Cai is a news and features writer that specialises in football, but has experience covering a variety of other sports, including darts, basketball, American football, MMA, boxing and more. He holds a degree in Football Journalism (BA Hons) from the University of Derby, and worked with Nottingham Forest FC and Burton Albion FC throughout his studies. Cai also has experience working in social media with the Football Association of Wales, where he worked on a freelance basis, and has also been an accredited writer in the JD Cymru Premier for both Y Clwb Pêl-Droed and welshfootie since the 2019/20 season.

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Cai Parry Sports Editor

Cai is a news and features writer that specialises in football, but has experience covering a variety of other sports, including darts, basketball, American football, MMA, boxing and more. He holds a degree in Football Journalism (BA Hons) from the University of Derby, and worked with Nottingham Forest FC and Burton Albion FC throughout his studies. Cai also has experience working in social media with the Football Association of Wales, where he worked on a freelance basis, and has also been an accredited writer in the JD Cymru Premier for both Y Clwb Pêl-Droed and welshfootie since the 2019/20 season.

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