MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 05:56 UK

Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler 8-7

World Series: US Masters · Final · Sat 27 Jun

Luke Littler 7–8 Luke Humphries
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 41 with Luke Littler waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.

Luke Littler118.25leg average
Luke Humphries107.36leg average
41 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 2
0–2

Leg 2 — break of throw: Luke Humphries closes 60 with Luke Littler waiting on 61 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-0.

Luke Littler73.33leg average
Luke Humphries93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 60 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler closes 81 with Luke Humphries waiting on 65 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.

Luke Littler136.64leg average
Luke Humphries109.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 81 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
1–3

Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 41 with Luke Littler waiting on 25 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.

Luke Littler119.00leg average
Luke Humphries150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 41 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 5
1–4

Leg 5: Luke Humphries takes out 28 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.

Luke Littler77.50leg average
Luke Humphries107.36leg average
28 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
2–4

Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 49 and leaves 8, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Luke Littler93.94leg average
Luke Humphries98.60leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler closes 81 with Luke Humphries waiting on 69 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-3.

Luke Littler136.64leg average
Luke Humphries108.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 81 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
4–4

Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries cannot take out 25 and leaves 4, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.

Luke Littler79.11leg average
Luke Humphries82.83leg average
10 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries cannot take out 16 and leaves 4, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 15 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-4.

Luke Littler88.41leg average
Luke Humphries82.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 15 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Luke Humphries closes 72 with Luke Littler waiting on 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.

Luke Littler92.20leg average
Luke Humphries115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 72 CHECKOUT
LEG 11
5–6

Leg 11 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 96 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Luke Humphries leads 6-5.

Luke Littler92.67leg average
Luke Humphries136.64leg average
96 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 12
6–6

Leg 12 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries cannot take out 86 and leaves 16, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 6-6.

Luke Littler93.94leg average
Luke Humphries97.00leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 13
6–7

Leg 13 — into the lead: Luke Humphries closes 32 with Luke Littler waiting on 62 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 7-6.

Luke Littler109.75leg average
Luke Humphries107.36leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 14
7–7

Leg 14 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 56 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 7-7.

Luke Littler150.30leg average
Luke Humphries99.00leg average
56 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 15
7–8

Leg 15 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 41 with Luke Littler waiting on 86 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 8-7.

Luke Littler138.33leg average
Luke Humphries136.64leg average
41 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

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Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are on the board at World Series: US Masters in Final, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Luke Humphries eventually gets over the line 8-7, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Leg 1: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 41 with Luke Littler waiting on 28 in 2 darts.

Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Luke Humphries closes 60 with Luke Littler waiting on 61 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-0. Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Littler!

Luke Littler closes 81 with Luke Humphries waiting on 65 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 41 with Luke Littler waiting on 25 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw.

Luke Humphries leads 3-1. Leg 5: Luke Humphries takes out 28 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Humphries!

Luke Humphries cannot take out 49 and leaves 8, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-2. Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler closes 81 with Luke Humphries waiting on 69 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Luke Humphries leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries cannot take out 25 and leaves 4, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.

Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries cannot take out 16 and leaves 4, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 15 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-4. Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Luke Humphries closes 72 with Luke Littler waiting on 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw.

We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 96 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Luke Humphries leads 6-5.

Leg 12 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries cannot take out 86 and leaves 16, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 6-6. Leg 13 — into the lead: Luke Humphries closes 32 with Luke Littler waiting on 62 in 2 darts.

Luke Humphries leads 7-6. Leg 14 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! The match contains 6 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

99.503-dart avg104.05
9180s5
81Highest checkout96
35%Checkout %38%
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