A Final Between the Two Lukes
Littler moved into an early 2-0 lead before Humphries, chasing a third straight Czech Darts Open title, fought back to go 4-3 ahead. Littler responded with four consecutive legs to move 7-4 up, but Humphries refused to fold, winning two legs on the spin to close the gap to 7-6.
With a decider looming, Humphries missed two darts at double 16 in the 14th leg. Littler stepped back to the oche, found double 10, and closed out the match 8-6, averaging 95.25 to Humphries’ 94.81 in the first European Tour final the two have ever contested.
The Road to the Final
Littler was making his first European Tour appearance since the Belgian Darts Open in March, and he needed a fightback of his own along the way — recovering from 3-1 down to beat Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 in the last 16. He then beat Danny Noppert in the quarter-finals before a 106.64-average, 7-3 win over Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.
Humphries’ run included a 6-2 win over Beau Greaves in round two, after her historic maiden European Tour victory over Daryl Gurney, before he beat Gerwyn Price 7-4 in the other semi-final to reach the final.
What the Result Means
The win is Littler’s 30th PDC title overall and his sixth on the European Tour, achieved in just his 16th appearance on the circuit. For Humphries, it ends a two-year unbeaten run in Prague — he had won the last two editions of the Czech Darts Open, including an 8-5 win over Josh Rock in last year’s final.
The tournament carried a total prize fund of £230,000 across a 48-player field, with £35,000 going to Littler as champion and £15,000 to Humphries as runner-up.
What’s Next
Attention on the PDC calendar now turns to the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam, followed by the start of the World Grand Prix on 28 September — the tour’s only double-start, double-finish event.
Track how Littler, Humphries and the rest of the tour stack up on the live PDC Order of Merit.