Former world champion and final yr’s runner-up Luke Humphries has pulled out of the 2026 European Darts Championship at brief discover, with Belgian Kim Huybrechts taking his place.
Humphries is affected by gastroenteritis, generally referred to as abdomen flu. He will subsequently be unable to compete or face Ryan Searle within the first spherical.
Cool Hand Luke has already received two main titles this yr, the World Grand Prix and the World Cup of Darts, whereas he misplaced the finals of the World Masters and the Premier League.
Under PDC guidelines, Huybrechts takes his place within the area.
The Belgian narrowly missed out on qualification after ending thirty third within the European Tour Rankings and now will get a second probability.
Level on factors with Karel Sedlacek in thirty second, Huybrechts had received much less prize cash over the earlier 4 tournaments and had additionally come off second finest of their head-to-head document.
