"He sometimes even walks the streets dressed as a woman" - Vincent van der Voort on the crazy antics of Ricky Evans

Ricky Evans provided one of the finest matches at this World Darts Championship before the Christmas break. The 34-year-old Englishman defeated his compatriot Dave Chisnall 3-2 in the second round and will now face Robert Owen. Evans has emerged as a real crowd favorite.

Evans against Chisnall was a tremendously exciting match in which the decision finally fell in the 11th and final leg of the final set. "There was everything in this, match darts back and forth. Making mistakes, miscalculating, making weird decisions. Top darts, bad moments. It was just a rollercoaster of emotions going through those players. In the end Evans wins and then also that walk-on, with that little Santa Claus on the table. All in all just very nice," Vincent van der Voort said in the podcast 'Darts Draait Door'.

'Rapid Ricky' is a real crowd favorite. On several occasions, for example, he set Alexandra Palace ablaze with his crazy moves and ditto celebrations. "You can't play that," says Van der Voort. "I've seen those videos online, too. Is he dancing on TV in his boxer shorts again. He does the weirdest things. Or walking through the streets dressed as a woman. He is quite an odd character."

Evans will return to action at the World Darts Championship on Sunday night, December 29, when he will take on Robert Owen in the third round. The winner of that match will take on the winner of the duel between Dimitri Van den Bergh and Callan Rydz at the last sixteen.