James Wade picks his side in Luke Humphries and Luke Littler darts debate
James Wade has weighed in on the debate over Luke Humphries and Luke Littler after Gary Anderson launched into a passionate rant about the way the world champion has been treated
Darts star James Wade says he agrees with Gary Anderson after his passionate rant about reigning world champion Luke Humphries.
Anderson believes Humphries deserves "more respect" and claimed he has been "overlooked" due to the stunning rise of 17-year-old Luke Littler, who finished runner-up at the World Darts Championship before winning the Premier League Darts.
"It's not just being world champion, what has Luke won over the past two years?" Anderson said. "This is the thing, he has won just about everything since this last year, He's not just world champion, he's there for a reason.
"World champion was added onto his CV, he's won so much more. And the boy gets looked over every time, which I think is a load of b******s. He's deserved everything that he's worked for, everything he's got and talk to the other players [they feel the same]. Rubbish, absolute rubbish.
"Just a little respect, it's always other people. But Luke goes on you go. As long as they're talking about other people, the limelight's off of him so he can just carry on what he does. He's handling it well but deep down he must be cheesed off."
And Wade, who readily admits he and Anderson "don't get on very well", agrees with his rival's take on the situation. Speaking after his 3-0 win over Gerwyn Price at the World Grand Prix, Wade said: "I would like to say me and Gary Anderson don't get on very well, at times.
"But what I will say is, I believe Luke Humphries is probably the second or third-best world champion we have ever had. We have had [lots of] world champions. Luke Humphries has won almost everything after the World Championship, and before it.
"I really think the public and yourselves [the media] are failing a bit. We have never had a world champion like it. The last world champion we had as good as him, maybe Michael [van Gerwen], but before him Phil Taylor.
"I feel really sorry for Luke Humphries. I don't need to do this. I could have finished the conversation 30 seconds ago and walked out of the door. You're not going to get someone as great as him for a long time. I think we need to celebrate it. The things he's doing are magnificent.
"I'm not going to rant on as much as Gary did, but the things he's done and the things he's won. Tell me another world champion that's won as much as he's done afterwards. It's quite sad for darts."
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