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Humphries

/ ˈhʌmfrɪz /

noun

  1. ( John ) Barry . born 1934, Australian comic actor and writer, best known for creating the character Dame Edna Everage

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World number one Luke Humphries scraped into November's Players Championship Finals as reigning world champion Luke Littler criticised tournament officials.

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Humphries, 30, began the day 58th in the competition's rankings and could have missed the finals if he had lost in the opening round of the Players Championship 34 event.

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Ms. Humphries is senior director of civic learning initiatives at the Bill of Rights Institute.

World number one Humphries has been among those to praise Greaves, who made history in February as the first woman to reach the fourth round of the UK Open where she led him 7-5 before eventually losing 10-7.

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"I think she's an amazing player and she deserves it," Humphries said during his run to Sunday's World Grand Prix final.

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