Luke Humphries completed a memorable Gambrinus Czech Darts Open hat-trick with an 8-5 victory over Josh Rock in Sunday's Prague showpiece.
Humphries celebrated his eighth European Tour crown with an impressive comeback win over Northern Ireland’s number one.
Rock punished a sluggish start from Humphries to establish a 3-1 cushion, before defying a terrific three-leg burst from the world number one to restore parity with a 153 checkout in leg eight.
However, Rock paid the price for spurning three darts to level at six apiece, as Humphries followed up a clinical 98 kill by pinning double ten to retain his title in the Czech capital.
Following a below-par display against Dirk van Duijvenbode on Saturday, Humphries was much improved on Finals Day, opening Sunday’s play with a 6-3 success against Martin Schindler.
Humphries then averaged 103 to overturn a 5-3 deficit against Wessel Nijman, surviving a brace of match darts before demolishing James Wade 7-1 in the semi-finals.
Rock, meanwhile, defeated a hat-trick of Dutchmen to progress to his second straight European Tour final, kicking off proceedings with a 103 average and a 6-4 success against Michael van Gerwen on Sunday afternoon.
The 24-year-old then defied a 107 average from Jermaine Wattimena to close out a sensational 6-1 victory with a 110 average in the quarter-finals, which he backed up with a clinical 7-3 win over Gian van Veen in the last four.
