Luke Humphries offers bold prediction after shock World Championships exit
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Luke Humphries has vowed to "bounce back" after his shock PDC World Championship exit, with the world No.1 insisting he will "win more" world titles. Humphries was beaten 4-1 by Peter Wright at Alexandra Palace on Sunday, ending his hopes of retaining the title he won last year, but the 29-year-old is already looking to the future and believes he will not end his career a "one-time World Champion".
Speaking after the loss, Humphries said: "I probably put too much pressure on myself tonight, but I thought I played okay. I kept hitting the treble first dart but I couldn't follow it. Peter played fantastically and backed up what he said pre-match, so fair play to him.
"I'm still the world number one, and this result won't deter me from going on to win more. I know that if I'm going to be playing this sport for 20 more years; I'm not going to win it every time, and if someone puts in a performance like that against you, you have to accept that the better player won.
"I wasn't at my best but I wasn't terrible by any means, and I'll bounce back. I will still sleep well tonight and look forward to next year. There's a long season ahead of me. We have another 12 months before we come back here and do it all again, but I want to win more in between that.
"I'm not looking towards next year's World Championship yet, but when we're back here next year, of course I would love to get my title back. I don't see my career ending as a one-time World Champion. I do feel like I will win more.". Wright, meanwhile, is feeling confident heading into a quarter-final clash against either Stephen Bunting or Luke Woodhouse as the 54-year-old hopes to claim a third world title. "I felt more confident playing Luke over this shorter distance," he said.
