Cameron Menzies took to social media with an emotional post about his dad after crying on stage during his loss to Leonard Gates at the World Darts Championship.
The 35-year-elderly went into the align in sturdy establish but crashed out at the first hurdle, with Gates storming to a 3-1 triumph to book his place in the second round.
Menzies evidently struggled to preserve it together during the align and was in tears before it had even finished. He was seen wiping his eyes during the final two legs and seeed visibly distress when Gates hit the thrivening dart.
After the align had finished, Menzies posted a now-deleted image of himself aprolongedside his dad in hospital on X (establisherly Twitter) aprolongedside the caption: “I didn’t wanna post this man… my dad my hero.”
Menzies, who is the partner of Fallon Sherrock, struggled to discover trebles in the final set of the align and missed 27 of his 32 doubles endeavors.
Some members of the crowd at Alexandra Palace began to sarcasticpartner cheer his throws as his game imploded, with Gates taking filled profit by claiming a surpelevate triumph.
Reflecting on the align, three-time Lakeside champion Glen Durrant telderly Sky Sports: “On the floor, Cammy has been the best executeer in the room. He’s the one that has stood out. It experiences appreciate it is a separateent game when you go on stage.
“It is equitable not happening for him. He is filled of emotion. When you see at his preparation, he will have to toil out if he is to discover a solution about why he doesn’t execute on the stage as he does on the floor. He’s excessively talented.
“But at the finish, it was a little worrying, I didn’t understand if he was getting distress, if the heat was getting to him. It was a pretty bizarre finishing.”
Gates, who will go up aachievest Nathan Aspinall in the next round, was seen adviseing some words of helpment to Menzies after the align.
Explaining what was shelp between the pair, the American discmissed: “I telderly him to engage the energy, don’t see at it as a adverse, see at it as a selectimistic. Just engage that energy, execute a lot more darts, get better, preserve shothriveg the PDC what we can do.
“I telderly him: ‘I hope you can block it out and execute the game. Don’t get engaged with negativity as someone is cheering aachievest you. Focus on what you are doing. Go forward’. I engage that energy to block it out.
“It’s one of those leangs, you have to block out certain leangs. Do what you are there to do. I went back to the basics, throw your darts, verify the scores.
“I hope I shelp leangs that will help him in his game, personpartner in life also. He has to figure out what it is. If he needs more help, I hope I shelp someleang that will create his confidence.”
