Darts fans change mind about Luke Humphries after ‘display of pettiness we can all get behind’
LUKE HUMPHRIES showed his rarely seen cheeky side as he MOCKED his opponent.
The world number one defeated The Dream Maker Dmitri van den Bergh to progress to the semi-finals of the World Matchplay in Blackpool.
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On his way to victory he managed to have a bit of fun as he teased his opponent.
With the match in the balance at 11-10 in Humphries’ favour, Van den Bergh produced a brilliant 180 to leave just 52 to finish.
The Belgian celebrated his 180 by shrugging his shoulders boastfully, apparently confident he was about to get back level.
Up stepped Humphries knowing a failure to check out 106 would likely see Van den Bergh win the leg.
His first dart missed its treble 20 target but he remained composed to hit treble 18 before finishing on double 16.
Then came something unexpected from Humphries, who is famous for maintaining a cool and controlled demeanour – something which does not win him favour with fans.
As Humprhies went to collect his darts he mimicked Van den Bergh’s shoulder shrugging celebration with a big smile across his face.
Fans loved the mockery with one saying: “Pettiness we can all get behind though 
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Another added: “He needs to do it more because it’s brilliant when he celebrates.
And a third wrote: “Woah is he becoming… likeable.”