England's Littler & Humphries set up Wales World Cup tie
EEngland's Luke Humphries and Luke Littler defeat the Spanish pairing of Cristo Reyes and Jose Justicia 8-5 to set up a quarter-final against Wales at the World Cup of Darts.
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"That was probably about six out of 10. We knew it was going to be that way, that we wouldn't average what we do in the Premier League."
— Luke Humphries , Athlete
"That was probably about six out of 10. We knew it was going to be that way, that we wouldn't average what we do in the Premier League."
— Luke Humphries , Athlete
"Like Luke said, 6 out of 10. We know we can win on this stage together now, so tomorrow afternoon we can just throw our darts and do what we do."
— Luke Littler , Athlete
"That was probably about six out of 10. We knew it was going to be that way, that we wouldn't average what we do in the Premier League."
— Luke Humphries , Athlete
"Feels great, first and foremost, we just wanted to win tonight."
— Luke Humphries , Athlete
"I’m glad we had a test and tomorrow we can just relax and throw our darts."
— Luke Littler , Athlete
Key People
Cameron Menzies is a Scottish dart player competing in the professional circuit.
Cristo Reyes is a professional darts player from Spain.
Daryl Gurney is a Northern Irish professional dart player recognized for his performances in major events.
Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional dart player known for his success in PDC championships.
Gian van Veen is a young Dutch darts player gaining recognition in the PDC circuit.
Jonny Clayton is a Welsh professional darts player and former major champion.
Jose Justicia is a professional darts player from Spain.
Josh Rock is a Northern Irish dart player known for his rising talent in the PDC.
Luke Humphries is an English professional darts player who has competed at the highest level.
Luke Littler is a young and talented darts player known for his achievements in recent tournaments.
Madars Razma is a Latvian dart player making strides in international competitions.
Martin Schindler is a German professional darts player.
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player and former world champion.
Mickey Mansell is an Irish professional darts player.
Nick Kenny is a Welsh professional darts player making his World Cup debut.
Ricardo Pietreczko is a German professional darts player.
Valters Melderis is a Latvian dart player competing in various dart championships.
William O'Connor is an Irish professional darts player.
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EEngland's Luke Humphries and Luke Littler defeat the Spanish pairing of Cristo Reyes and Jose Justicia 8-5 to set up a quarter-final against Wales at the World Cup of Darts.
England's Luke Littler and Luke Humphries secured their first win as a duo at the World Cup of Darts, defeating Spain's Cristo Reyes and Jose Justicia 8-5 to advance to the quarter-finals against Wales.
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries defeated Spain's Cristo Reyes and Jose Justicia 8-5, setting up a quarter-final match against Wales at the World Cup of Darts.
England's Luke Littler and Luke Humphries advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup of Darts with an 8-5 victory over Spain, setting up a match against Wales.
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