Luke Humphries makes his feelings clear on Peter Wright after pair's 'war of words'

Luke Humphries has lifted the lid connected the alleged 'war of words' that has simmered betwixt him and Peter Wright up of their World Championship meeting

Luke Humphries insists helium and Peter Wright are connected bully presumption arsenic helium addressed their alleged ‘war of words’ astatine the World Championship.

The 2 world champions exchanged immoderate spicy comments successful the media anterior to their fourth-round showdown astatine Alexandra Palace past month. Earlier successful the tournament, successful emblematic Wright fashion, the Scot had boldly predicted that Humphries wouldn’t adjacent scope the past 16.

He besides claimed helium could inactive unrecorded with the likes of Humphries and Luke Littler contempt a pugnacious mates of years for the 54-year-old. He said astatine 1 point: “I’m present to upset Luke Humphries.”

In response, 2024 Ally Pally king Humphries accused Wright of playing “mind games”. He besides highlighted the information helium was conscionable 1 satellite rubric distant from matching the Scotsman’s tally.

However, Humphries insists the alleged spat was over-played and says helium and Wright stay connected bully terms. Speaking during the caller Bahrain Masters helium said: “Me and Peter were good earlier and aft what was said.

“It was Sky Sports who were putting connected a facade that determination was immoderate large beef there. When we walked successful the [practice] country connected the time we played, we gave each different a hug.

“Nothing had changed, it was conscionable this weird hype that was created by a fewer things. The comments I said were meant successful a bully way. It was ‘if I triumph 1 much satellite title, it would lucifer Peter’. That would person been a compliment to myself.

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“This is the happening you’ve got to beryllium cautious of these days, everything gets turned. The solution for maine this twelvemonth is to ticker what I accidental due to the fact that the play that comes with it is conscionable not worthy it anymore.”

Humphries is present gearing up for the Dutch Masters successful Den Bosch, the 2nd World Series lawsuit of the year, which begins connected Friday night. Ahead of the tournament, the 29-year-old admitted helium had got caught up successful the hype surrounding his lucifer versus Wright astatine Alexandra Palace.

“It [the warfare of words] was ne'er a thing,” helium told Online Darts. “But it benignant of enactment unit connected maine then, due to the fact that I felt similar I needed to beryllium a constituent erstwhile I didn’t truly request to.

“It threw maine a small spot but that wasn’t an excuse for losing. Peter was amended and sometimes you person to clasp your hands up and accidental ‘fair play’.”