PETER WRIGHT broke down in tears after knocking defending champion Luke Humphries OUT of the world championships in a major shock at Ally Pally.
Humphries, 29, was expected to beat two-time champion Wright, 54, who has endured a desperately disappointing season.
Peter Wright produced his best performance of the year to knock out Luke HumphriesRex
Luke Humphries was easily beaten by Wright as his title defence came to an endRex
Wright and Humphries embraced after the match
Wright teared up as he exchanged some words with the fallen champion
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But Wright took the first set with impressive holds of throw – having exchanged verbals with Humphries in the build-up.
And while Humphries levelled at 1-1, Wright took the next three sets to claim a stunning victory.
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