A FORMER World Darts finalist brutally snubbed his opponent’s attempt at a fist bump.
The awkward encounter happened in the preliminary rounds of the 2026 Winmau
Mervyn King awkwardly snubbed a fist bump from Adam Warner in their darts battle
Adam Warner and clashed in an epic battle on Thursday.
But as they went into a deciding leg of , they fumbled their lines in hilarious scenes.
As the pair prepared to do battle, Warner made a clumsy attempt at a fist bump.
However, King didn’t seem interested in reciprocating the gesture.
He instead wound his hands in a circle to indicate getting the game started.
And Warner begrudgingly backed down from the failed bump.
Fans were quick to react to the bizarre scenes on social media.
One said: “Mervyn King doesn’t do fist bumps.”
Another declared: “What a bloke.”
One noted: “Was not the last leg.”
Another added: “Well in Merv.”
Unfortunately for King, he ended up losing his match to Warner 3-2.
King then took on Beau Greaves but again was defeated 3-2.
The 59-year-old is currently ranked 110th and famously reached two BDO World Darts Championship finals in 2002 and 2004.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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