Luke Humphries inspiring Cameron Menzies as honest Scots darts star sets Ally Pally target

Cameron Menzies admits cool king Luke Humphries is the calm inspiration for him to hit the next level in darts.

The honest Scots star makes no secret of the fact he gets anxious and worked-up before big events. Menzies is now heading back to the biggest of the lot at Paddy Power World Championships looking to storm the Alexandra Palace. The Ayrshire ace has shown he can do it and take his brilliant floor game to the big stages with an outstanding run to the quarter-finals of the recent Grand Slam.

And Menzies needs look no further than the World Champion and World No1 to fuel his belief. He told Record Sport: “The thing with Luke is that he’s come out and said he had anxiety problems and he was wanting to quit and stuff. And when you see him now, he’s the calmest guy there. He’s won multiple majors. He’s No1 in the world.

“I remember he was tempted to quit because he was struggling with anxiety. That’s why I always say Luke is the guy that I aspire to because he struggled with this years ago. Look at him now. He’s number one in the world and he’s been phenomenal. So he’s had, I wouldn’t say demons as well, but it’s the stage that you need to try and get by.

“When you’re up on that stage, it’s you and them. There’s nobody else to save you. It’s just you. So it’s something that I need to try and learn. I’m quite emotional on the stage. I need to try and bottle that a bit more, just be a bit more composed on the stage.

“That’s my aim. Be more composed. Be more like what I’ve done on the floor and, hopefully, I can find the extra level to climb the rankings and make a career out of this.

“It’s quite hard to explain it, but I get worked up quite a bit. Like the nerves. Even when I’m playing, two days before the Grand Slam and