Michael Smith and Luke Humphries win England’s fifth World Cup of darts and first since 2016 with dominant display in Germany
As England’s football fever is taking over, it was their darts duo of Michael Smith and Luke Humphries who bought darts home with their win in the World Cup in Germany, becoming the second duo to do so, following the feat of Adrian Lewis and Phil the Power Taylor.
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00:00Darts ace Michael Smith hit out at Scotsman Peter Rice after suggesting his team-mate
00:07Luke Humphries was the sole force behind England's World Cup of Darts victory.
00:13Buddy Boy and Humphries showed great chemistry to clinch the title in Stuttgart. The English
00:19duo ousted Austria with a smashing 10-6 win in the finals, marking England's fifth world
00:25beating record and their first triumph since 2016.
00:29With both Humphries and Smith on fiery form, Smith let slip a cheeky provocation from Scotland's
00:36very own right, fuelled their determination just prior to the quarter-final clash.
00:42Spilling the backstage beans during the tournament, Smith retorted,
00:46The guy's just averaged 78 and he's trying to give me grief. It spurred us on to win
00:52the tournament. I'm sure his shoulders must be aching after holding up the Premier League
00:57for the past two years.