KIM HUYBRECHTS confessed he had an accident in his PANTS at the Belgian Darts Open.
overturned a 4-2 deficit to defeat Josh Rock 6-4 and storm into the third round in Wieze.
Darts ace Kim Huybrechts was overcome with nerves at the Belgian OpenCredit: Alamy
The home favourite came from 4-1 down but said he almost had a heart attack on stageCredit: Getty
The World No61 is targeting his first European Tour quarter-final since 2024, with Chris Dobey standing in his way.
admitted the pressure of performing on home soil pushed him to the limit but his experience helped him come through.
He said: “How did I manage? The support of the Belgians.
“You should feel my heartbeat. I think I am having a heart attack.
“If you have support like this, it is so fun to play in your home nation. These people, they are crazy. I love it.
“It is a bit of experience. We see a lot of very good players like Francois Schweyen; he is on the stage.
“We know what he can do locally. He is an amazing player, but there is a lot of pressure.
“But I have been a PDC professional now for 16 years. It is experience because even now my heart rate was going.
“There were some words that I am not going to use that I did it in my pants here now.”
Elsewhere, brushed aside Boris Krcmar 6-2, while held off a late fightback to beat Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 at the Oktoberhallen.
also impressed, defeating Mickey Mansell 6-4 with a superb 99.29 average, backed by the support of his daughter.
He said: “I think I played okay in patches.
“At times I played brilliantly, but I need to make sure I can do that consistently throughout the game.
“If I can find that level more often, I know I can do a lot of damage in this tournament.
“With this crowd on my side as well, it’s absolutely fantastic. The support is great.
“Yesterday afternoon she said to me: ‘Daddy, I want to come to the with you.’ So I arranged it.
“It’s always nice to have my daughter on my side. She’s my little girl, so it’s always good.”
James Wade and Stephen Bunting were early casualties as they lost their second-round matches to Cristo Reyes and Andy Baetens respectively.
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