Cameron Menzies: Emotional collapse at Darts World Cup in London!

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Debütant Kai Gotthardt from Esslingen am Neckar surprised at the Darts World Cup in London with a win against Alan Soutar.

Cameron Menzies: Emotional collapse at Darts World Cup in London!

At the Darts World Cup in London there was an emotional shock for the Scottish professional Cameron Menzies. During his match against the American Leonard Gates, the 39th of the world broke out in tears after the presentation of his performance did not meet his requirements. Menzies, who is known for his humorous handling of the audience, could not keep control of his emotions at this crucial moment and lost the match 1: 3. The spectators reacted with malicious jubilee calls, which increased the pressure on the player. Menzies only met 5 out of 32 attempts and showed an average of only 83.7 points, as [t-online.de] reported.

A bitter setback

The disappointment was enormous for Menzies, especially since it was his first use at this World Cup. After the defeat, the Scotsman was comforted by Gates, which dramatically increased the situation. Menzies, who recently hired a mental coach to deal with the pressure better, had already shown difficulties in previous games. In a moving moment, he later posted a photo of himself and his father in the hospital with the message: "I didn't want to post it, man ... my father, my hero," said [sports.yahoo.com].

Further results of the Darts World Cup

While Menzies experienced an emotional defeat, his compatriot Kai Gotthardt was able to surprise in his opening match and defeated the Scots Alan Soutar 3-1. Gotthardt fought with a defective dart arrow, which made the situation even bizarre. He will meet Stephen Bunting on Friday afternoon on Friday afternoon. In a further remarkable result, the former champion James Wade was eliminated in the second round against Jermaine Wattimena, which is a great sensation. Wade, which was set as 16.