Luke Humphries is ready to go to war with Luke Littler in a bid to win the World Championship but is not prepared to turn nasty.

Humphries was displaced by his great rival at the top of the world rankings after Littler won the Grand Slam of Darts in November.

The only way the 30-year-old can regain top spot any time soon is by winning the Alexandra Palace extravaganza and reclaiming the title he first won in 2024.

The pair have dominated the sport for the last two years and this rivalry is up there with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in tennis or golf's Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in terms of two people being so clear of everyone else in their sport.

Humphries is ready to go into the trenches over the next three weeks, starting against Ted Evetts on Saturday , to get hi

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