Luke Humphries has won the German Darts Grand Prix in impressive fashion. The reigning world champion defeated Michael van Gerwen 8-1 in the final.
Vincent Van GenechtenDarts follower
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Cool Hand Luke had been in top form all weekend. He averaged 108.68 in a 6-3 win against Luke Woodhouse, 111.63 in a 6-2 win against Ryan Joyce and 106.94 on average to beat Danny Noppert. Until then he had played fourteen consecutive matches with an average above 100. Unprecedented.
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That came to an end in his semi-final against Gerwyn Price. The world champion won 7-3, but Humphries ended up with an average of 99.93. However, he did not let it get to his heart and threw an average of 112.66 against Van Gerwen in the final, only Van Gerwen himself ever did better in 2016 (117.94). Good for a tournament average of 107.97… The highest ever in a round of the European Tour.
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Humphries adds an extra £30,000 to his name and remains number one in the world, ahead of Van Gerwen and Michael Smith. The Englishman celebrated his triumph in Munich with a spaghetti bolognese. Dimitri Van den Bergh was killed in the second round, Mike De Decker retired in the first round.
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