NATHAN ASPINALL dropped an F-bomb live on Sky Sports as his hopes of a first major in three years were blown away.
The world No15 was beaten 5-2 by Gerwyn Price in the in Leicester.
But The Asp, 35, is likely to face a Regulation Authority rap after shouting “f*** off” at the board in frustration in the last set.
And his X-rated outburst forced Sky Sports’ commentators to apologise for his language.
was always in control as he remarkably chases a first major since 2022.
But the Iceman, who will face either Luke Humphries or James Wade in Sunday’s final, also blasted Aspinall in his post-match interview.
, 41, said: “It was a bit of a poor game, up and down. The crowd were a little bit mutual.
“Nathan was complaining about the crowd but they were on his side.
“I’m 3-0 up and I go back and say to Nath, ‘they’re on your side bud, come on, stop performing on the board and just play darts’.
“I wasn’t happy. I’m great friends with Nathan but sometimes you’ve just got to let your go. When you’re losing, you’re losing.
“I’m frustrated with 90 per cent of that game and it’s not good.”
struggled to contain his frustration after quickly falling to a three-set deficit.
But the one-time World Matchplay winner gave himself hope of pulling off a dramatic comeback.
He notched back-to-back sets only for Price to round off his semi-final victory.
