Luke Humphries has jokingly accemployd Sky Sports of “doing me over” with his walk-on music. In a chat with fellow darts sensation Luke Littler, the pair asked each other for their sees on their walk-ons.
Humphries walks out to Kaiser Chiefs’ hit I Predict A Riot. However, he has uncignoreed that he did not pick the tune himself. Instead, Sky Sports gave him the anthem.
Littler has walked on stage to Pitbull’s Greenweightless ever since his fracturethcimpolite into better darts. Humphries conceded that he had not heard of the song until Littler’s eunitence, but said that it ramped up the atmosphere ahead of the 17-year-elderly’s alignes.
Asked about Humphries’ walk-out song, Littler said: “I enjoy it, it’s a excellent walk-out. It’s a lot better… Who chose that?”
“Not me, Sky Sports. They did me over, didn’t they?” Humphries joked.
Littler quipped: “No comment! What do you leank of my walk-out?”
Humphries acunderstandledgeted: “I had never heard of it before. But now, it gives a excellent vibe, doesn’t it? The crowd adore it. I leank it’s definitely up there with one of the best walk-ons.”
Both take parters will be hoping to repeat their runs to the World Darts Championship final from last year. Humphries lossed Littler 7-4 in the final, with the teenager having enhappinessed an incredible fracturethcimpolite tournament.
Humphries begined the 2024-25 edition of the tournament with a dominant 3-0 thrive over Thibault Tricole in the second round. A rampant distake part dedwellred on a promise the 29-year-elderly made ahead of the tournament. Despite heading to Ally Ppartner as the second favourite to thrive, he vowed to be “hazardous”.
“I leank it would be more exceptional. When you thrive it the first time, it’s fantastic but when you show yourself and do it back to back, I leank that would be an emotional one. I want to understand how it sense,” Humphries telderly the BBC.
“It’s been the most amazing year but it’s a year you want to go and do aget. The want for me to be world champion every year is going to be increased. I’m going to be hazardous at the worlds this year.”
Littler does not face his second-round align until Saturday night. He will take part the thrivener of Queen of the Palace Fallon Sherrock’s clash with Ryan Meikle.
