Luke Humphries won the Czech Darts Open, his second European Tour title of the season. It was also the second time that Humphries had won the tournament in Prague, a competition that featured both very high peaks and some shaky performances.

Luke Humphries impressed throughout the entire tournament. His average score per dart was over 100 in all five of his matches, with the highest reaching 108.56 in the semifinal against Luke Littler.

The Czech Darts Open started unusually weakly for all players. On the tournament’s first day, the lowest dart average was the lowest seen in a European Tour event since 2021. However, the remaining players stepped up significantly afterward, delivering some incredible dart action at times.

Luke Littler broke the tournament record not just once, but twice for the highest dart average. In his match against Damon Heta in the last 16, Luke Littler averaged an astonishing 116.51 (!!). Littler had three matches in the tournament where his dart average was over 110. Against Nathan Aspinall, Littler averaged 110.43, against Heta 116.51, and Michael van Gerwen 110.57. In the quarterfinals against Michael van Gerwen, which Littler won 6-1, both players had an average over 110. Michael van Gerwen averaged 112.19 in that match. So, despite Van Gerwen having a higher average than Littler, Littler won the match easily. Their combined dart average was the highest ever in a European Tour event, and Van Gerwen’s average was the highest ever for a losing player in a European Tour tournament.

Luke Humphries was the one who put an end to Luke Littler’s run in the semifinals, defeating him 7-4.

In the final, Humphries faced Kim Huybrechts, who had somewhat unexpectedly made it past several higher-ranked players on his way to the final. But in the final, there was no doubt, and Humphries easily pulled away to win 8-1.

The Czech Darts Open was the last European Tour event of the year. Next up is the European Championship, which takes place in Dortmund from October 24-27. It is a tournament where the 32 players who have performed the best during this year’s thirteen European Tour events have qualified.