Aspinall reflects on Noppert incident at World Grand Prix: "He'd seen his bum at the end that's all I can say"

Nathan Aspinall sealed a 3-2 win over Danny Noppert at the World Grand Prix in Leicester in a game marred by issues with the crowd as 'The Asp' came from two sets down to seal it.

"Absolutely buzzing, back-to-back TV Quarter-Finals. What an absolutely grueling game that was, from 2-0 down, it was a fantastic comeback. I'm so proud of myself with how I played under pressure considering early on in the game when the pressure was on me, I was missing which was a concern.

"I've got the adrenaline going, the old fire in the belly but wow I was pumped up in that game."

But speaking on the incident, he discussed his thought process behind it and how Noppert reacted.

"It was a small crowd so you hear a lot of things, throughout the match when Danny was starting, there was a few whistles a few boos. Whether the camera picked it up, I was trying to hush the crowd but likewise when I was doing it, they were booing and whistling.

"I think what it was is I obviously pulled it back and the adrenaline's pumping and when I was 2-1 down and about to throw, there was a table all night that was supporting Danny and they have their right to support who they want and it got to the point where I had enough I was like please shut up."

"Danny had it earlier in the game, I shouldn't have reacted the way I did but you know I can't take that back but Danny wasn't happy with how I reacted but he'd seen his bum at the end that's all I can say on that matter. He shook my hand at the end of the game which I didn't think he would, he's been a big man there. He's not going to be happy with that defeat."