Luke Humphries’ Comment That ‘P****d Off’ Referee During Luke Littler Defeat

Luke Humphries has revealed the comment which "p***ed off" the referee for his World Grand Prix final match with Luke Littler.

Despite landing more 100s and 1008s as well as a higher checkout, Humphries was beaten 6-1 by Littler in yet another classic final between the best two darts players in the world, with 'The Nuke' winning the 'double in double out' tournament for the first time.

He bagged £120,000 in prize money for coming out on top to win his seventh major televised PDC title in the fifth major final meeting between Littler and Humphries.

The reigning world champion surprised fans by revealing he will participate in the World Youth Championship, starting in Wigan on Monday.

There remains a major respect between the two, but Humphries shared an interaction he had with referee and caller Kirk Bevins.

The Darts Anonymous X account joked about one of Bevins' calls for Humphries, writing: "Surprised Humphries hasn’t chinned Bevins for giving it the big 120 call after having a bounceout for the 180."

To their surprise, Humphries jumped in the replies with a witty response - commenting: "Told him [Bevins] the next train he gets on will leave without him, that really p***ed him off! joking Kirk."

Bevins, a former Eggheads and Countdown champion, regularly vents on social media about public transport and the issues he experiences with trains - hence Humphries' remark.

Littler closing in on Humphries

Littler and Humphries have dominated the sport in recent times and showed their class throughout in a respectful rivalry.

But Littler's latest victory is a significant one as he is now £70,000 away from Humphries when it comes to the PDC Order of Merit, which determines player rankings.

Littler and Humphries are the two dominant forces in darts. Image: Getty

The 18-year-old could usurp Humphries as the No.1 ranked player ahead of the World Championships which he will defend in December.

"Until I get that World No. 1 spot I'll never call myself the best in the world," he said afterwards.

"Whoever is No. 1, they're the best. But knowing I'm only £70,000 in prize money behind Luke, and then he's got to defend all of his prize money at the Grand Prix, the Players Championships and the World Championships. So yeah, I don't want to think about it too much, but I could be No. 1 before the World Championships.

"But I've just got to keep chugging away, and put as much pressure as I can on Luke."

Meanwhile, Humphries told Sky Sports that he has to "work harder" to match Littler or else he "will walk away with it all the time".