Luke Littler and Luke Humphries reunite as the 2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts begins on Thursday. As number one seeds, England, will also be searching for their first win as a pairing.
The world number one and two faced an early exit last year at the hands of Germany’s Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko, as Littler aims for his first World Cup trophy.
“Me and Luke, we’re up for it,” insisted the World Champion, who reclaimed the Premier League crown in May, averaging 111.67 in the final against Humphries.
“Hopefully we can get an easier draw first time around this year. Drawing the Germans last year, we didn’t want that.
“I think Ricardo and Martin played a good game with each other. Me and Luke had a few good moments, but we didn’t really bond on that stage. Hopefully this year, it’s a lot different.”
Littler’s partner Humphries – who won the competition in 2024 alongside Michael Smith – enters the tournament in fine form, averaging north of 103 across his last 200 legs played.
“I’ve only played in two World Cups in my career and he’s only played in one. It’s a learning curve,” considered the world number two.
“I’ve won it once. I think once we come together next week, it’ll be fine.
“We’re both in a rich vein of form as well, so we can match each other and perform at that level that everyone knows we can. We are really up for it.”
The favourites could become the throw England partnership to claim the trophy after Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis and Humphries 2013 title win with Michael Smith.
The 2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts will be broadcast on Sky Sports for viewers in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC’s international broadcast partners, including DAZN, Viaplay and VTM, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.
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