Phil Taylor-Inspired Luke Humphries Completes PDC Triple Crown with 2025 Premier League Win

World number one Luke Humphries has completed the prestigious PDC Triple Crown, sealing the 2025 Premier League title in dramatic fashion to join an elite club alongside Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, and Gary Anderson.

Already a World Champion and World Matchplay winner, ‘Cool Hand’ capped off a remarkable season by lifting the Premier League trophy he coveted above all others.

In a fitting finale at London’s O2 Arena, Humphries outlasted arch-rival Luke Littler 11-8 to claim his first Premier League crown and the £275,000 winner’s prize – the second biggest payday of his career.

A Final for the Ages

After 16 gruelling weeks across Europe, the Premier League once again boiled down to a clash of the sport’s two brightest stars. Just like in 2024, Littler and Humphries met in the final — but this time, the result flipped.

Both players edged tight semi-finals. Littler came from 6-4 down at the break to overwhelm Gerwyn Price 10-7 with a stunning average just shy of 105. Humphries, meanwhile, ground out a 10-7 win over a resilient Nathan Aspinall.

In the final, neither player found their rhythm early, going into the break locked at 5-5. But Humphries drew first blood after the restart, surging into a 7-5 lead and never relinquishing control, ultimately sealing an 11-8 victory.

It was the perfect revenge for last year’s final, where Littler blew Humphries away after the interval with a nine-darter enroute to an 11-7 win.

Words of Wisdom from the GOAT

After lifting the title, Humphries paid tribute to 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, revealing the darting icon had played a crucial role in his mental preparation for Finals Night.

Speaking to Sky Sports immediately after the win, Humphries thanked Taylor for his support – and later, speaking to us post-match, while not giving much away he explained just how meaningful the interaction had been.

“Yeah, but I'll keep that private between me and Phil. He just give me confidence and was supportive of me.”

Having the sport’s greatest-ever player in his corner provided a crucial psychological edge on such a high-stakes night.

“I think when you've got the greatest darts player in the world sharing a bit support and belief in you, it makes you feel good and it's always nice when someone believes in you. When the best in the world believes in you, it feels good.”

Importantly, the guidance wasn’t tactical, and it wasn’t about Littler.

“No, it wasn't nothing to do with Luke [Littler]. It was all about me. He was never going to give me advice on how to beat people. He was just going to give me advice about me. It was all about me.”

“He was telling me stuff about myself, about my just believing in me to be honest. And it is nice to have support like that from someone who's, like I said, the greatest in the world and was the greatest in the world.”

“I would never ever say anything that he's told me specifically because that's our business. But he's just really supportive and really knowledgeable from my career and giving that bit of advice.”

Relentless Pursuit of Improvement

Despite the glittering silverware and personal accolades, Humphries is already looking for ways to sharpen his game — not by tweaking his practice routine or match preparation, but by fine-tuning his darts.

Like Littler, who uses extremely long points, Humphries wants to experiment with a custom set that could give him an edge on the treble 20.

“Yeah, just my equipment. I feel like if I get a longer the point, it might help me a little bit because there's so many times on stage, I hit the treble 20 and it's so blocked I have to force the next one through,” he told SportsBoom.co.uk.

“So, me and my sponsor we're trying get something sorted. It's the same point; I want the exact point that I use but longer.”

“You have to make them separately. Usually when you have points made, they have to make around 20,000. So, they’re trying to make different ones one, one and a half, two [millimetres] longer. I can’t have them three, four, five [millimetres] longer, they wouldn’t work for me.”

“I just think a longer point will help me, but I can’t get it too long, so we’re working on that.”

It’s that drive for marginal gains — always seeking that extra one percent — that defines Humphries as a champion. 

Now with the PDC Triple Crown under his belt, and his name etched in the record books, the world number one has firmly established himself as the man to beat in modern darts.