Darts player Scott Williams suffers groin pain after remarkable curling outing: “It’s the most ridiculous sport”

Scott Williams had a painful introduction to a completely different sport during his stay in Switzerland. The English darts player tried curling for the first time in Zurich, and it went anything but smoothly. According to the world number 44, he won’t be stepping onto the ice again anytime soon.

Williams is in Switzerland for an exhibition event alongside Ricky Evans and Stefan Bellmont, in the lead-up to the upcoming Players Championship tournaments. In addition to darts, he decided to try another winter sport, but he quickly thought better of it.

“I’m in Zurich doing an exhibition with Ricky Evans and Stefan Bellmont before the Players Championship events next week," he said on TikTok.

“We’re over here, it’s an absolutely delightful venue with delightful players."

But his sporting venture outside of darts was less of a hit. “But yesterday I experienced curling for the first time. Not hair curling, obviously — my hair is not long enough for that. But curling that is going on in the Winter Olympics right now.

The 6-foot-4 Englishman quickly realized it wasn’t the sport for him. "As a large human being — a six-foot-four, without-the-heels-on human being —do not do it. Do not curl. Do not do curling. Do not get stones. Don’t even think about it because it is the most ridiculous sport."

The physical consequences were immediate. " “It’s the most painful sport I have ever experienced in my life and I don’t wish it upon anyone. My legs hurt, my neck hurts."

With a wink, Williams added another discomfort. "My penis hurts — that’s probably because I caught it in the zipper. But that’s a different story. Don’t curl.”