Cameron Menzies has taken social media to send a fresh message after his meltdown at the conclusion of his defeat to Charlie Manby
Cameron Menzies has released a new statement confirming he has spoken privately with Charlie Manby. The latter secured a dramatic victory over Menzies in the first round of the PDC World Darts Championship, which resulted in him upper cutting a table several times and leaving his hand covered in blood.
On Monday afternoon, Menzies penned a new statement on the incident to his Facebook account: “Hi all. Wishing Charlie Manby all the best tonight in his match against Adam Sevada.
“I have spoken to Charlie personally and apologised to him for my actions. He understood that I was caught up in my own moment of frustration and that it was nothing personal towards him, or his win. It was very important to speak to him about that, and I am grateful he never once thought I was directing anything at him.
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“A huge thank you to everyone who has reached out with messages of support – it really means a lot. My hand is on the mend. Sorry again for last week! Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and New Year.”
The world No.26 lost the final and deciding set in dramatic circumstances and following what was a huge victory for Manby, Menzies unleashes a barrage of punches on to his drinks table. Footage from the Ally Pally crowd also showed him place his hand over the fireworks that come from the stage after a game ends.
Immediately after the incident, Menzies held his hands up in apology but was booed by the crowd for his actions. Taking to social media soon after his defeat, Menzies said: “First of all, I would like to apologise for what happened. I am sorry that I reacted in the manner that I did.
“It’s not an excuse, but I have had a lot of things on my mind recently and I suppose it all just became too much at the end.
“It has not been an easy time for me with my uncle Gary passing away recently. I saw him four days before he died and he gave a look which told he much he thought of me.
“He treated me like a son. Had I won the game against Charlie, then my second match would have been on the day of Gary’s funeral and that has not been lost on me in recent days.
“Let me say again, that’s no excuse for what I did on the stage. It was the wrong thing to do and I don’t want it to take anything away from Charlie. He played well and deserved his win. This is not how I would like people to view me. Yes I can get emotional at times, but not like that and that wasn’t right.”
Manby, who beat Menzies last week, returns to the Ally Pally stage this evening for a second round clash against debutant Adam Sevada. That is the final clash of the penultimate evening session before Christmas Day with Luke Humphries and Nathan Aspinall in action.
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