CAMERON MENZIES has issued an apology for his furious outburst after being eliminated from 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.
Cameron Menzies apologised after a violent outburst on the Alexandra Palace stageCredit: Getty
Menzies fell to a shock defeat to rookie Charlie ManbyCredit: Getty
And after the match while Manby celebrated, Menzies repeatedly hit the table on the stage with an uppercut.
The act left him with a huge gash in his hand which was seen with blood pouring out of it.
Speaking in his press conference, Menzies apologised for the violent outburst, which had prompted the referee Kirk Bevins to tell him to leave the stage, and revealed a personal tragedy he has been dealing with.
The clearly devastated 36-year-old said: “First of all, I would like to apologise for what happened.
“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.
“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 rookie Manby progressed to round two.
The former plumber, who split from girlfriend Fallon Sherrock earlier this year, is facing a hefty fine and maybe even a ban for his outrageous behaviour.
-based Menzies was stuck on a score of three in the final leg as the crowd threw their support behind Manby, a pal of .
They also got on Menzies’ back, singing “Scotland get battered everywhere they go”.
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 is the second year in a row that Menzies has gone out in the first round.
Twelve months ago, he was beaten 3-1 by American Leonard Gates and he in the latter stages of the contest.
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