Scott Williams has opened up about the viral incident where he gave Luke Humphries the middle finger after their match at the Grand Slam of Darts, calling it a joke that was "blown completely out of proportion." Speaking on the Happy Hour Podcast, Williams recalled facing Humphries, where he lost 5-3 after potentially leading 2-0 or 3-0. After shaking hands and hugging, he jokingly stuck his finger up behind Humphries, forgetting about the cameras. "I'm in a cab with my manager going back to the hotel and his phone starts going. Next thing you know it's all over Twitter, Instagram — just a still image of me behind Luke doing that," Williams said. He added, "I was s***ing myself. I was new in the game thinking, 'What's going on? What's going to happen?'"
Williams emphasized there was no bad blood, calling it "literally just a joke between friends." He issued a brief apology, to which Humphries replied within 10 minutes, saying, "Don't worry about it, I'd have countered it with a Rock Bottom anyway." The PDC fined Williams £250 for his first offence, noting it wasn't malicious. The next day, Michael van Gerwen teased him, saying, "Scott, you're a naughty, naughty boy," and later acted as a bodyguard to smooth things over. Williams faced another fine of £1,000 for a similar gesture during warm-up darts with Josh Rock in Munich, which he now laughs about, saying, "I won't pay a thousand to stick a finger up anywhere else, that's for sure."
Reflecting on his career, Williams discussed his early days and rivalry with Luke Littler. He first played PDC events around 2021 into 2022, winning the Challenge Tour without a Tour Card and representing England. He shared a room with Littler, then about 12 or 13, noting his talent even back then. At the British Internationals in Wales, Williams had a 99.5 average to Littler's 99.2, but now acknowledges Littler's rise. Their head-to-head record stands at 1-1, with Williams beating Littler 6-3 or 6-4 on a streamed board where Littler struggled on a finish. Williams, currently world number 44, also revealed his unconventional match approach: he stares at the floor when opponents throw to avoid pressure, only checking the scoreboard when on a finish himself.
