Luke Humphries has simple response for trolls targeting him and Luke Littler

Luke Humphries has come back strong in response to the trolls who made fun of him calling him the "worst world champion". With a stand-out performance at Thursday's Premier League meeting, he made a statement.

Humphries achieved a spot in the final on the third night but fell just short against Michael van Gerwen. The world number one had started the night off with a bang, beating Nathan Aspinall 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

During the Aspinall win, Humphries managed an average of 105 and followed it up with another victory in the semi-finals against Gerwyn Price. It came after being knocked out in the quarter-finals on the first night and making it to the semi-finals last week.

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However, his luck fell short in the finals as van Gerwen emerged victorious. The Dutchman won by a narrow margin, defeating reigning world champion Humphries 6-5.

Despite the setback, Humphries' display was exactly what was needed after facing heavy criticism earlier in the week. His performance in the first Players Championship tournament of the season received immense backlash when he surprisingly lost 6-0 to Ian White, who is ranked 61 places below him in the world rankings.

Despite a surprising defeat, Humphries, who won the World Championship in January, silenced critics with his performance in Glasgow. He said after Thursday's Premier League meet: "I was written off and called the worst world champion, so I just wanted to come out and play well in Glasgow.

"In the end I was quite unlucky not to win and I'm proud of how I played. I'm not really that frustrated