“I would have planted my 45 right between his eyes” – Vincent van der Voort reveals remarkable incident with abusive spectator
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Vincent van der Voort shared a remarkable story on the Darts Draait Door podcast about a confrontation with a spectator during his playing career. The former professional was repeatedly heckled by someone in the crowd during a match against Gary Anderson at the Masters. Van der Voort eventually had enough and invited the spectator in question to come up to the stage.
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The subject came up during a discussion about darts fans’ behaviour and the effect they can have on players on stage. Van der Voort recalled one match in which a spectator had really got under his skin.
“I've had it once before. I was playing against Andersen at the Masters, and the guy just kept swearing at me the whole time,” the Dutchman said.
During a break, Van der Voort decided to confront him. “During the break, I asked him if he wanted to come up to the stage. I would have planted my 45 right between his eyes. He didn't want to come.”
“We probably wouldn’t have finished that match”
The spectator declined the invitation, so the exchange remained verbal and at a distance. Looking back, Van der Voort could laugh about it. “But then I'd have been standing there looking like an idiot, pointing at him on the stage,” he said.
Presenter Damian Vlottes remarked that it was just as well for Van der Voort’s career that the situation had not escalated. “We probably wouldn't have finished that match,” the former professional admitted.
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How did Van der Voort know which spectator was heckling him? "There was someone sitting right next to him,” he explained, making a pointing gesture. However, he was not even completely sure afterwards that he had confronted the right person.
“Maybe I had the wrong person. That wouldn't have been the first time,” he joked. “But I certainly thought he was the one who'd done it.”
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