Cameron Menzies has been rushed to hospital after his hand was left covered in blood following a furious outburst at the World Darts Championship.
The raging Scotsman was knocked out of the tournament by 20-year-old debutant Charlie Manby in a shock 3-2 defeat.
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And after the match while Manby celebrated, Menzies hit the table on the stage with a trio of uppercuts before referee Kirk Bevins told him to leave the stage.
The act left him with a huge gash on his right hand which was seen with blood pouring out of it as he walked off.
The Sun understands the 36-year-old has now been rushed to hospital to get his hand checked by medical staff.
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Clearly devastated from his defeat, Menzies revealed personal circumstances he had been struggling with prior to the match.
“I am sorry that I reacted in the manner that I did. It’s not an excuse, but I have had a lot of things on my mind recently and I suppose it all just became too much at the end,” he said.
“It has not been an easy time for me with my uncle Gary passing away recently. I saw him four days before he died and he gave me a look which told how much he thought of me.
“Had I won the game against Charlie, my second match would have been on the day of Gary’s funeral and that hasn’t been lost on me.
“Let me say again, that’s no excuse for what I did on the stage. It was the wrong thing to do and I don’t want it to take anything away from Charlie. He played well.
“This is not how I would like people to view me. Yes I can get emotional at times, but not like that and that wasn’t right.”
Menzies had been 2-1 up but lost the plot as Yorkshire rookie Manby progressed to round two.
The former plumber, who split from girlfriend Fallon Sherrock earlier this year, is facing a fine and maybe even a ban for his outrageous behaviour.
Milton Keynes-based Menzies was stuck on a score of three in the final leg as the crowd threw their support behind Manby, a pal of Luke Littler.
They also got on Menzies’ back, singing “Scotland get battered everywhere they go”.
This is the second year in a row Menzies has gone out in the first round, having gone out 12 months ago as he was beaten 3-1 by American Leonard Gates and breaking down in tears in the latter stages of the contest.
Manby, a star on the Development Tour and a bricklayer by trade, is nicknamed Champagne Charlie and he can enjoy some of that after the best result of his life.
He said: “It was absolutely amazing. It’s not just me who has been up there today. It has been all them lot there, who have been with me.
“I can’t thank them enough. I did what I did. A lot behind the scenes has come from them.
“When I won the first set, I settled a lot.
“It was a good feeling going in and being settled on a stage where I have never played before.
“I tried to keep calm, go up there and get it over and done with. It’s not as easy it looks.
“This is 100 per cent hands down the greatest thing I have ever done in darts.”
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
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