His father, a fan of football club Leeds United, named him Luke as an acronym for "Leeds United, Kings of Europe".[8] His father also played county darts for Berkshire, which prompted a young Humphries to want to follow in his footsteps.[9]
Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Humphries was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him.[17] He played a one-off match against Gerwyn Price on night four in Exeter, which ended in a 6–6 draw.[18]
In the 2020 World Championship, Humphries once again reached the quarter-finals before losing 5–3 to eventual champion Peter Wright.[20] Humphries was once again selected for the Premier League, this time under the tag of 'challenger'. He faced Gary Anderson in Exeter and became the first challenger to win their game.[21][22] Humphries was the winner of PDC Home Tour 2 after winning five of his six Championship Group matches, beating Jonny Clayton based on leg difference.[23]
In the 2021 World Championship, Humphries suffered a shock 3–2 first-round defeat to 66-year-old Paul Lim.[24] He made his first major televised final at the 2021 UK Open in March 2021. His run to the final saw him claim wins over Dave Chisnall in the quarter-finals and then-reigning champion Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals. He was defeated 11–5 by James Wade in the final.[25]
In October, Humphries won his first major title at the 2023 World Grand Prix, defeating tournament favourite Gerwyn Price 5–2 in the final.[37] The £120,000 prize money earned through this victory saw him move into a career-high fourth in the PDC Order of Merit.[38] He won his second major televised title 42 days later at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts, defeating Rob Cross 16–8 in the final with a three-dart average of 104.69.[39] Humphries won his third televised title at the 2023 Players Championship Finals. He came back from 9–5 down to defeat Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in a match where van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish but missed eight darts at doubles in the 19th leg to set up a deciding leg, before Humphries won the match on double 1.[40]
In March, Humphries reached the final of the UK Open for the second time. He missed two match darts to win the title in an 11–10 loss to Dimitri Van den Bergh.[50][51] Competing in a full Premier League Darts season for the first time,[52] he lost his debut match 6–2 to Luke Littler on night one in Cardiff.[53] Humphries won his first Premier League night on night six with wins over Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Michael Smith.[54] He achieved a streak of three consecutive nightly wins with further victories on nights seven and eight.[55][56] He secured a fourth nightly win on night 15 in Leeds.[57] He announced that he would raffle off his match-worn shirt from night 15 and donate the proceeds to the Rob Burrow Foundation, a charity for motor neurone disease.[58] After sixteen nights, Humphries finished second in the Premier League table behind Littler. He was matched up against third-placed Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals of the play-offs.[59] He won the semi-final 10–5 to advance to the final, which he lost 11–7 to Littler.[60][61]
Humphries won his first European Tour title of the season at the German Darts Grand Prix, winning 8–1 against Michael van Gerwen in the final with an average of 112.66—the second highest average in a European Tour final.[62] He represented England for the first time in the World Cup of Darts in June, partnering Michael Smith.[63] The pair became the first English team to win the tournament since 2016, defeating Austria 10–6 in the final.[64] In July, he won the World Matchplay, beating Michael van Gerwen 18–15 in the final. This made him the fourth player after Phil Taylor, Van Gerwen and Peter Wright to win the World Championship and the World Matchplay within the same year.[65][66] In August, Humphries won his first World Series of Darts title, defeating Damon Heta 8–2 to win the New Zealand Darts Masters.[67]
In October, Humphries started his defence of the World Grand Prix after his victory over Gerwyn Price in the 2023 final. After an impressive comeback from 1–0 down in sets and 2–0 down in legs in the second set against Stephen Bunting in the first round,[68] he was able to reach the final for a second consecutive year. However, he lost 6–4 to outsider Mike De Decker.[69] Humphries added two more Pro Tour titles during the month, with an 8–7 win over Bunting in the final at Players Championship 26 and an 8–1 win over Kim Huybrechts in the final of the Czech Darts Open.[70][71] In November, following elimination in the group stage of the Grand Slam,[72] Humphries retained the Players Championship Finals, defeating Luke Littler 11–7 in the final.[73][74]
At the 2025 World Championship, Humphries began his title defence with a 3–0 whitewash win over Thibault Tricole,[75] followed by a 4–0 victory against Nick Kenny,[76] setting up a fourth round tie against Peter Wright. In the lead-up to the match, much attention was brought to what Humphries and Wright had to say about each other in their respective post-match interviews. Wright stated that he was ready to upset tournament favourites Humphries and Luke Littler, claiming that he could compete with and be better than them despite calls for him to retire. Humphries responded after his win against Nick Kenny, accusing Wright of "mind games" and adding that he was "one world title away from almost matching his career".[77][78] In their match, Humphries levelled the contest at 1–1 before dropping the next three sets to lose to Wright 4–1, ending his tenure as world champion.[79]
In February, he won the PDC World Masters, defeating Jonny Clayton 6–5 to win his seventh major title.[80] He followed that up by winning the opening night of the 2025 Premier League with a 6–1 victory over Chris Dobey in the night's final.[81] He secured his second nightly win on night four by claiming his first Premier League victory over Luke Littler, defeating him 6–4 in their seventh meeting.[82] He achieved his first televised nine-dart finish in his 6–4 loss to Rob Cross on night five.[83][84] After a third nightly win in Leeds on night 14,[85] he ended the league stage on 34 points, finishing second in the table and qualifying for the play-offs.[86] On Finals Night on 29 May, he defeated Nathan Aspinall 10–7 in the semi-finals to set up a tie with Luke Littler in the final – a rematch of the previous year's final. Humphries avenged his 2024 loss by beating Littler 11–8 to win his first Premier League title. This made him the fourth player to win the PDC Triple Crown (Premier League, World Championship and World Matchplay) after Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen.[87] He was partnered by Littler for the first time at the World Cup of Darts and the England duo were considered favourites to win the title, but they were defeated 8–4 by Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko of Germany in the second round.[88]
During a match at the 2019 German Darts Open, Humphries suffered an anxiety attack. He considered quitting the sport as a result.[95] He began a weight loss journey in 2021 in order to improve his fitness and stamina, which led to him losing four stone (56 pounds). He attributes his success in darts to his loss in weight, claiming that it has made him a stronger person and that he no longer runs out of energy during longer days of play.[96][97]
Humphries lives in Crewe with his fiancée Kayley, his stepdaughter and son; their son was born in October 2022.[6][98][99] On 30 May 2024, whilst in New York for the 2024 US Darts Masters, Humphries proposed to his partner on the top floor of The Edge.[100]
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