LUKE HUMPHRIES bizarrely stooped to sip water from his glass during his match against Connor Scutt.
The 30-year-old former world champion was competing at the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany.
Cool Hand Luke comfortably dispatched of Scutt 6-1 on Saturday.
In addition to his good play, Humphries's strange drinking technique caught fans' eyes.
During the contest, the Berkshire ace seemed determined not to use his hands while sipping his water, bending down to take a drink.
Quizzed about the incident after his win, Humphries said: "Did that get shown on camera? … my hands were so sweaty, and I didn't want to touch the glass because it was so, like..."
The world. 11 added: "There was so much moisture that I was like, if I pick it up with my hands, it might make…
"Look, it's very hot out here. It's tough. It's like being abroad when you're on holiday.
"But you have to make the best of a bad situation, and I thought if I don't touch the glass, I won't add that moisture to my hands, and it worked!
"I didn't know you were going to catch it on camera. I was hoping I did it discreetly, but yeah, I was just trying to help myself a bit."
Humphries was back in action on Sunday.
Cool Hand Luke was edged 6-5 by Michael Smith.
The 30-year-old former world champion was competing at the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany.
Cool Hand Luke comfortably dispatched of Scutt 6-1 on Saturday.
In addition to his good play, Humphries's strange drinking technique caught fans' eyes.
During the contest, the Berkshire ace seemed determined not to use his hands while sipping his water, bending down to take a drink.
Quizzed about the incident after his win, Humphries said: "Did that get shown on camera? … my hands were so sweaty, and I didn't want to touch the glass because it was so, like..."
The world. 11 added: "There was so much moisture that I was like, if I pick it up with my hands, it might make…
"Look, it's very hot out here. It's tough. It's like being abroad when you're on holiday.
"But you have to make the best of a bad situation, and I thought if I don't touch the glass, I won't add that moisture to my hands, and it worked!
"I didn't know you were going to catch it on camera. I was hoping I did it discreetly, but yeah, I was just trying to help myself a bit."
Humphries was back in action on Sunday.
Cool Hand Luke was edged 6-5 by Michael Smith.
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00:00Luke Humphreys bizarrely stooped to sip water from his glass during his match against Conor
00:11Scott. The 30-year-old former world champion was competing at the European Darts Grand Prix in
00:17Sindelfingen, Germany. In addition to his good play, Humphreys's strange drinking technique
00:22caught fans' eyes. During the contest, the Berkshire ace seemed determined not to use
00:27his hands while sipping his water, bending down to take a drink. Quizzed about the incident after
00:33his win, Humphreys said, did that get shown on camera? My hands were so sweaty, and I didn't
00:39want to touch the glass because it was so, like. Eleven added, there was so much moisture that I
00:45was like, if I pick it up with my hands, it might make. But you have to make the best of a bad
00:50situation, and I thought if I don't touch the glass, I won't add that moisture to my hands,
00:54and it worked. I didn't know you were going to catch it on camera. I was hoping I did it
01:00discreetly, but yeah, I was just trying to help myself a bit. Humphreys was back in action on
01:06Sunday. Cool hand loop was edged 6-5 by Michael Smith.