World number one and defending champion Luke Humphries suffers a shock defeat by Gian van Veen in the first round of the ...

Gian van Veen won the match of the tournament so far, beating Humphries 10-8.

Gian van Veen sensed a moment where Luke Humphries became ‘angry’ during their World Matchplay clash on Saturday night and took advantage. The World Youth champion went on to secure an impressive 10-8 ...

LUKE HUMPHRIES was furious with the ‘Blackpool Blower’ whistler as he was sent crashing out of the World Matchplay opener.  The defending champ was shown the exit door, losing 10-8 to dashing ...

Humphries was hoping to become just the fourth man to defend his title in Blackpool after he won for the first time in 2024.

THE World Matchplay has arrived in Blackpool for nine thrilling nights of darts at the iconic Winter Gardens! Reigning ...

9:43 p.m. - Gian van Veen misses a dart at double for a potential 161 finish to knock out the reigning World Matchplay champion. 9:41 p.m. - Gian van Veen takes advantage of Humphries' missed doubles ...

Gian van Veen dethroned reigning champion Luke Humphries on the opening night of the Betfred World Matchplay, as 2023 champion Nathan Aspinall also crashed out in Blackpool.

Luke Humphries is out of the World Matchplay after the reigning champion was beaten by Gian van Veen in the first round at ...

THE World Matchplay will get underway this weekend as 32 of the world’s best head to Blackpool for nine thrilling days by the ...

Luke Humphries starts tonight's World Matchplay as the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen 18-15 in last year ...

The world number one and defending champion Luke Humphries has suffered a stunning first-round exit from the World Matchplay darts tournament, falling 10-8 to Gian van Veen at the Winter Gardens in ...