Dimitri van den Bergh sealed victory over Jonny Clayton to begin the Quarter-Finals but as ever, 'The Dreammaker' also courted headlines for his post-match interview at the PDC World Darts Championship
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Van den Bergh was being interviewed by Michael Bridge and took the microphone before going on a lengthy speech which many saw as uncomfortable and Wayne Mardle himself expressed his discontent.
"NO BRIDGEY! NEVER LET GO OF THE MIC! EVER," he said on Twitter. Then added: "STOP. I CAN'T WATCH."
"You know what... just for a second give me this. Please. Everybody in here... exactly, exactly, exactly," said Van den Bergh.
"I said EVERYBODY in here. The first very important thing that I've got to announce, I've got to say is that I just played Jonny Clayton. This man.
"The moment that I hit this double to win, for me I've got no words I have no idea, he just come up to me and said 'Dimi, well played well done good game' so please give a big applause for Jonny Clayton!"
"They just asked me: 'Dimitri, how do you feel?' I don't know how I feel. BUT you guys everybody here are part of history. The first time a Belgian professional dart player is in the semi-finals of the World Championship.
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