MIKE DE DECKER has revealed he turned his back on darts and ‘blocked the PDC’ after suffering a huge shock at the World Championships.
The Belgian, 30, unexpectedly crashed out in the first round to Kenyan debutant David Munyua, who made history for his East African nation .
Mike De Decker has opened on on that shock Worlds defeatCredit: Getty
He has the perfect chance to cause his own major upset against Luke LittlerCredit: PA
It was a as he refused to watch the worlds and restricted all darts related content on social media.
It was a tough period that he’s now ready to put behind him and move forward in a positive mind set for 2026.
It doesn’t get any harder than facing at the World Darts Masters, as the duo lock horns on
But the showdown offers a major chance of redemption against the World No1 as De Decker opened up on massive Ally Pally shock and the steps he took following the massive upset.
Speaking to TungstenTales on YouTube , he said: “It hurt too much to watch the worlds.
“You can restrict certain pages on Instagram as well. So I restricted the PDC and all darts-related content pages.
“Yeah, I just couldn’t look at it. Not only the loss but I’ve been trying to survive Christmas for the last five years and then it’s just not working on that stage and it’s frustrating. I can’t watch the worlds when I’m out.”
On the game itself – which he lost 3-2 in sets – he added: “I had good patches and really bad patches, and that was one of the patches that wasn’t so good.
“It was kind of funny because I was 2-0 up and I started to get nervous.
“Then when he got his first set on the board there was something in me that said, ‘yeah… you’re going to lose this’.
“And that’s not a good thing to have when you’re 2-0 or 2-1 up.”
He continued: “It’s in the past and it’s in 2025 so we’ll forget about it.
“I’ve made some steps that I didn’t think I was ever going to do privately.
“And it’s been helping out a lot about how to deal with certain stuff and certain moments.
“I’m in a better place with my darts and mentally than last year.
“I want to do well in every tournament and I just want to be playing well again.
“I don’t necessarily have to win titles – just the feeling that I’m playing well would be a massive boost after last year.”
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