"My dad my hero" - Reasons for Cameron Menzies' emotions on full display in Gates defeat come to light with father hospitalised
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The ending of Leonard Gates' victory over Cameron Menzies on Monday night at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship was an incredibly tough watch for darts lovers as a visibly distraught Menzies threw his final few arrows in the midst of a teary breakdown.
It seems, the reasoning behind Menzies emotions went much further than the fact his Ally Pally experience for this year was coming to an end after one match. Following the match, Menzies took to his official X account to post a now-deleted photo showing him alongside his hospitalised father, captioned: "I didn't wanna post this man... my dad my hero."
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Given everything that must have going on in the mind of the Scot, it's somewhat unsurprising Menzies didn't reach his best level against Gates. Afterwards, former Lakeside champion and key figure in the PDPA Glen Durrent addressed the sad scenes at the end of the match on Sky Sports.
"On the floor, Cammy has been the best player in the room. He's the one that has stood out. It feels like it is a different game when you go on stage," said Duzza, before the Menzies post on X came to light. "It is just not happening for him. He is full of emotion. When you look at his preparation, he will have to work out if he is to find a solution about why he doesn't play on the stage as he does on the floor. He's extremely talented. But at the end, it was a little worrying, I didn't know if he was getting upset, if the heat was getting to him. It was a pretty bizarre ending."
For Gates meanwhile, the prospect of Nathan Aspinall now awaits the American in round 2 at the World Darts Championship.
Bless him. Up the @CameronMenzies hope you’re okay pal ♥️ https://t.co/YpY25EW5zG
— Tom Garratt (@Tgarratt10) December 16, 2024
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- The bloke wouldn't get any abuse if he just earned his way in instead of putting on lipstick and larping as a bird.thebogeyman17-12-2024
- Imagine what he'd be like if he done it on TV.medinabello15-12-2024
- Moot point Wattemina will beat him anyways so he will have an early Xmas after all.medinabello15-12-2024
- Grow up mate it's a game of darts surely a player has the capacity to play more than 1 best of 5 set match in one evening.medinabello15-12-2024
- Modus will be good for him. Great comp.medinabello15-12-2024
- I'm with Asp here. If they moan about it don't pick them. Simple as.medinabello15-12-2024
- We don't need the Saudi's money and prohibitive laws. Simply take the World's to other countries like Germany, Holland, Scotland, Poland, Belgium. Not only will you get sell out crowds with bigger venues but it will also freshen up the comp a bit. Let's face it Ally Pally is getting a bit boring now. Imagine 10,000 in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels etc.medinabello15-12-2024
- Am probably going to be in a small minority, i would not miss the walk ons, best part used to be the lovely ladies which obviously now makes me a misogynist. Its all part of the razzamatazz show business side and its not that long so not something that winds me up however some of the walk on choices are abysmal while some work, MVG and Seven Nation Army being an example. Dimi the Dancer is / was just awful and Peter Wrights is old hat now.Mysstree14-12-2024
- It’s filling the Sky schedule and generating the revenue. Tournament goes on to long could easily shave a couple of days off with more matches each day. I agree that perhaps all first round matches should be played first.Mysstree12-12-2024
- Wright deserved to be selected for the premier league last year. He was the only player besides Humphries to win a major (European Championships) in the back half of the year. And he was still ranked in the top 8. Plus he's a draw for fans, let's face it that's a big factor.Matilda6212-12-2024