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Topics: Darts, Luke Humphries
Ben McCrum
Nathan Aspinall has admitted that most of his friends 'can't stand' one of the best players in darts.
As darts continues to massively rise in popularity, becoming one of the most popular sports in recent years, more and more fans are becoming familiar with the biggest names in the sport.
The likes of reigning world champion Luke Littler and other top players like Stephen Bunting and Michael van Gerwen have become household names for sports fans.
But not all of the top darts players have become popular amongst fans, regardless of how successful they've been when stepping up to the oche.
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And there's one player in particular for whom this is the case for more than anyone else, as rival player Aspinall explained that most of his friends didn't like the star.
Despite reaching number one in the rankings and winning the PDC World Championship in 2024, Luke Humphries has struggled to sell himself to darts fans.
Last year, the Englishman found himself under particular fire from darts fans after opening up about how the brutal and relentless schedule is impacting his mental well-being.
“I feel like my emotions are just all over the place. It’s not that I don’t want to be here — it just seems a chore for me at the moment,” he admitted in April last year.
The comments were met with backlash from fans who criticised his point of view, but fellow player Aspinall stood by the former champion.
Speaking in an interview with SportsBoom, Aspinall said: “He is an absolute credit to the sport. It’s disgusting. I have no idea.
"You know what, I have a lot of mates that love darts, and no one likes Luke. Honestly, I can’t give you that answer. A lot of my mates can’t stand him. I don’t know what it is."
“Maybe it’s jealousy ‘cause he’s so good. He is great to me, Aspinall added.
"There were two lads who came away with me to Berlin last week, who both hated Luke. We had a few beers in a hotel bar after, and they went ‘I need to apologise to you, I didn’t like you, but you’re a great lad and that’s it'"