Luke Humphries has vowed to bounce back after being dethroned as Paddy Power World Darts Champion on Sunday night.
Humphries suffered a 4-1 exit at the hands of Peter Wright at Alexandra Palace, seeing his hopes of retaining the Sid Waddell Trophy shattered by a clinical display of finishing from the Scot.
Wright finished 14 doubles from 20 attempts in the best display of doubling over seven sets so far in this year's event.
Speaking following the defeat, Humphries said: "I probably put too much pressure on myself tonight, but I thought I played okay.
"I kept hitting the treble first dart but I couldn't follow it. Peter played fantastically and backed up what he said pre-match, so fair play to him.
"I wasn't at my best but I wasn't terrible by any means, and I'll bounce back. I will still sleep well tonight and look forward to next year."
Humphries won the World Matchplay, Players Championship Finals and World Cup of Darts during 2024, and also claimed a maiden World Series of Darts title in New Zealand during a memorable year as World Champion.
The 29-year-old will now enjoy a break ahead of the Bahrain Darts Masters next month, and he added: "I'm still the world number one, and this result won’t deter me from going on to win more.
“I know that if I'm going to be playing this sport for 20 more years; I'm not going to win it every time, and if someone puts in a performance like that against you, you have to accept that the better player won.
"There's a long season ahead of me. We have another 12 months before we come back here and do it all again, but I want to win more in between that.
"I'm not looking towards next year's World Championship yet, but when we're back here next year, of course I would love to get my title back.
"I don't see my career ending as a one-time World Champion. I do feel like I will win more."