Luke Humphries has offered to arrange a special meet and greet with Premier League Darts stars for a bullied autistic teenager.
The world number one responded to a Manchester Evening News feature about Alex McGarrie, who was pulled from school due to severe bullying.
Humphries, known as ‘Cool Hand’, promised to organise an opportunity for Alex to meet all the players, including teenage sensation Luke Littler, when the Premier League visits Manchester.
The generous gesture has received widespread praise from darts fans.
Luke Humphries has offered to arrange a special meet and greet with Premier League Darts stars for a bullied autistic teenager
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Alex, an avid darts player, has been subjected to relentless bullying at school because of his autism.
His parents made the difficult decision to remove him from education after the torment continued “without any real consequences” for the perpetrators.
Humphries, who became a world champion in 2024, was moved to act after learning about the teenager’s situation.
Taking to social media, the 30-year-old wrote: “I will speak to the PDC this week when in Cardiff and see if we can get him some tickets and a chance to meet all the players in Manchester if that suits?”
I will speak to the PDC this week when in Cardiff and see if we can get him some tickets and a chance to meet all the players in Manchester if that suits? No one likes a bully, hope he’s ok and send him my best wishes
— Luke Humphries (@lukeh180) March 17, 2025
The darts champion added: “No one likes a bully, hope he’s ok and send him my best wishes.”
His compassionate response came directly after seeing the article about Alex shared online.
Humphries remains committed to using his platform as world number one to make a positive difference.
And his gesture received an outpouring of support on social media.
One user described him as a “Class act. Total respect. That’s exactly how a world number 1 should be: An inspiration.”
Another added: “You are a fantastic player and a class act. keep it up luke, good things will come.”
“Luke H you are an absolute Gent,” commented a third supporter.
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A fourth fan praised: “One of the classiest guys in darts fair play Luke.”
Alex’s father, David, detailed the extent of the bullying his son endured.
“They stole his tie and threw it out of the bus window. They’ve poured water on him, poured glue on him,” he explained.
“Every single day without fail he comes back and says something has happened.”
Luke Humphries has been praised by fans after vowing to help a bullied autistic teenager
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David revealed Alex had stopped reporting incidents because “he doesn’t trust the teachers as nothing happens.”
The situation became so severe that Alex would take alternative routes home “to avoid the people doing it.”
The Premier League Darts is scheduled to visit Manchester for Night 10 on Thursday, April 10.
