Luke Humphries and Luke Littler have pretty much swept all that’s been put in front of them this year, with the duo sharing the Worlds, Matchplay, Grand Slam and Premier League titles, among several other accolades.
But ahead of this year’s return to the Alexandra Palace, the topic of a format change for the World Championship has been on everyone’s lips.
The player pool expanding from 96 to 128 next year has already been given the green light, with talk of a venue change also dominating headlines.
It’s been 16 years since the World Championship moved from Circus Tavern to Ally Pally, but there are fears the sport has outgrown the 2,500-capacity arena.
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries weigh in on major World Championship changes planned
Plenty of changes could be heading to the World Darts Championship in the near future.
Luke Humphries and Luke Littler are the two favourites for this year’s competition (Image: Getty)
The two most in-form darts players in the world have weighed in on one major change that could be heading to the World Darts Championship in the future.
Luke Humphries and Luke Littler have pretty much swept all that’s been put in front of them this year, with the duo sharing the Worlds, Matchplay, Grand Slam and Premier League titles, among several other a
But ahead of this year’s return to the Alexandra Palace, the topic of a format change for the World Championship has been on everyone’s lips.
The player pool expanding from 96 to 128 next year has already been given the green light, with talk of a venue change also dominating headlines.
It’s been 16 years since the World Championship moved from Circus Tavern to Ally Pally, but there are fears the sport has outgrown the 2,500-capacity aren
Speaking to talkSPORT about the rumoured changes, Humphries said: “Darts fans can’t buy tickets now, it’s so elite and we have to adapt to that.
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