Humphries recovers from food poisoning to win Players Championship title

Luke Humphries revealed he lost over a stone due to food poisoning but still stormed to his fourth Players Championship title of 2026 with an 8-4 victory over Niels Zonneveld as Dutch legend Raymond van Barneveld took a huge step towards world championship qualification.

World Grand Prix champion Luke Humphries continued his Leicester love affair to clinch his fourth Players Championship title of the campaign on Wednesday; you can watch the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton live on Sky Sports from November 14-22

Humphries has now prevailed in three of his four Players Championship appearances in Leicester this season, marking the perfect preparation for the upcoming Grand Slam of Darts admitted he was forced him to pull out of the European Championship last month and then struggling with huge weight loss and a lack of practice.

It was also a terrific day for Van Barneveld, who took a huge step towards world championship qualification with a run to his second ProTour quarter-final of 2026, while Gary Anderson moved him into the provisional Players Championship Finals field with a run to the last four.

Source: Sky Sports