Luke Humphries has accused Peter Wright of “mind games” after a war of words broke out at Alexandra Palace ahead of a mouth-watering last-16 clash between the two world champions.

Wright vowed to beat Luke Humphries and Luke Littler at this year’s World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace

Your mind games won’t work on me! And the world No.1 claims trash-talking Snakebite will have “egg on his face” if he is

Luke Humphries has brushed off Peter Wright’s ‘mind games’ ahead of their Paddy Power World Darts Championship showdown, claiming his rival will end up looking ‘silly’ if he loses the match. A straight-sets victory over Nick Kenny saw Humphries cruise into the fourth round,

Looking forward to their encounter on Sunday night at the Paddy Power PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace, reigning champion Cool Hand Luke remains unfazed by Wright's earlier claims that Raymond van Barneveld would knock the world No.1 out of the tournament in the third round - a prospect nullified when Barney was ousted early on.

Peter Wright was struggling to breathe after his World Darts Championship third round win over Jermaine Wattimena, with Sky Sports cutting his post-match interview short

Peter Wright, who faces Luke Humphries at the World Championship, once left fellow former world champion Michael Smith raging with a backstage comment.

Two matches, two seemingly comfortable wins and producing his best darts when it matters most. It is a formula that represents a satisfactory start to Luke Littler’s quest for the World Darts Championship,

World number one Luke Humphries said he is 'pleased' with his performance after easing through to the last 16. He beat Nick Kenny 4-0 to set up a mouth-watering fourth-round meeting with two-time champion Peter Wright.