EAR WE GO
Luke Humphries makes gesture to rowdy Ally Pally crowd after he’s mercilessly booed walking to stage for final
World No1 responds as fans were whipped into frenzy before his triumph
LUKE HUMPHRIES couldn't help reacting as a rowdy Ally Pally crowd booed his stage walk before his brilliant World Championship final win.
Darts' world No1 showed he was up for the cupp-ing as he put his hands to his ears ahead of a thrilling 7-4 triumph over Luke Littler.
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In response, 16-year-old Luke the Nuke smiled, looked down and focused on warming up.
Amazingly, Littler strode out as the bookies' favourite to beat Humphries.
He was a 50/1 title shot before the tournament and the youngest player ever to reach the last 16 - let alone get this far.
And Humphries, 28, appeared to take the crowd's preference for the Warrington whizkid in good heart.
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He turned to clap all parts of the audience - but also cupped his ears.
Viewers enjoyed the build-up to what was a cracker - Littler starting slowly, then leading 4-2 before his English rival fought back to win.
One posted: "Luke Humphries in the spotlight! Let's see what he's got in store for us tonight!"
And as the frenzied atmosphere grew, another darts lover wrote: "Might be too much for The Nuke this!"
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Humphries had also been booed during his third-round win over Germany's Ricardo Pietreczko.
But that was due to a large German influx backing their compatriot.
And before walking out to face Littler, Humphries had predicted: "I don't think that I'll get the same number of boos as I did against Ricardo.
"I think they'll want a fair game the crowd. They're going to want to see an amazing final, why wouldn't you?”
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