Scott Williams has jokingly revealed that Luke Humphries offered his bank card after a video showing the former World Darts Championship semi-finalist struggling to release a dart came out. Williams reached the last four at Alexandra Palace in 2024, beating three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, before being whitewashed by the eventual champion in Humphries.
Williams, however, has not hit the heights of last year in 2025, when he also made the quarter-finals at the Players Championship Finals. He exited during the second round 12 months later in Minehead, and a video surfaced that led to rumours about dartitis affecting his game.
‘Shaggy’ has now spoken about the speculation and denied that he is suffering with the dreaded dartitis. Williams told Online Darts: « Luke Humphries and Peter Wright were great with me after the video came out — offered anything. I asked Luke for a bank card — he said ‘take it.’ Didn’t take it though — I’m a nice guy. »
Humphries, who was awarded an MBE for his services to sport this week, showed his class with his reaction and offering help to a fellow player following the worrying footage and inaccurate reports.
Williams added: « It’s really frustrating — especially at the Grand Slam when Josh [Rock] was asked about it. Me and Josh are really close — really good friends on tour. But Josh doesn’t know what’s going on.
« Rob [Cross] lives five minutes from me — he has no idea what’s going on. Rab, the manager, has no idea. I keep stuff close to my chest. »
Nathan Aspinall has struggled similarly, but Williams says: « I’ve never spoken to him. I’m not that kind of guy. »
He continued: « Nathan’s one of the guys I’ve always looked up to. His game, the way he behaves, his aggression, his love for the game — he does it for his family, and I’m doing the same.
« If it doesn’t go great, I’m not letting my family down — I’m letting myself down. But when it goes well, and the big bucks come in, I’m doing it for the family.
« Massive respect for Nathan. We’re trying to do the same thing — for family, for money, for a future. And what he’s gone through… the Voldemort of darts — it can get you.
« People have walked away from the game because of it. I’m looking further than that. » The 35-year-old insisted he feels ‘good’ ahead of his World Darts Championship campaign, which gets underway against tricky customer Paolo Nebrida.
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