Luke Humphries' physio has more than earned her latest pay cheque.

When the reigning world No.1 woke up on Wednesday, there was a very real possibility he would be forced to withdraw from the Grand Slam of Darts. Hard to watch back! Luke Humphries regrets not making major change earlier in his career

But three hours of intense massaging from his physio later and 'Cool Hand' is into the quarter-finals thanks to a gritty 10-3 victory over Jurjen van der Velde.

"When I woke up this morning, for 15 minutes I couldn't pick my head up off the pillow," Humphries told Sky Sports.

"I think I got a back spasm and I was kind of thinking I'd have to pull out today, I was really that bad. My back was so bad and my shoulder, whatever it is.

"I've just got to thank Mandy, my physio, who's been

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