Robert Owen victim of disgusting abuse during Gilding defeat: "Shouting chants about him being disabled"

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Wednesday, 21 December 2022 at 09:18
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Robert Owen had a tough time during his debut match at the PDC World Darts Championship. Due to being Welsh, 'Stack Attack' received abuse from the crowd which saw him give it back on each big moment.

But this abuse given from the crowd seemingly crossed the line with Robert Owen's wife Robyn saying that disabled chants were aimed at the former UK Open semi-finalist and that they wouldn't be taking their kids who were there to further tournaments and she sees why there are age limits at others.

"It was my daughter that made me aware of it. I just couldn't get over the language/inappropriate chants especially when there were loads of kids in the arena," she said.

"I can see why there's restricted age limits in all the other tournaments now. Won't be taking them again in a hurry."

In sharing the tweets, darts commentator Chris Murphy also hit out against it. "Last year, Gerwyn Price's wife and children had to sit and listen to relentless abuse. It's a disgusting stain on all of those who engage in it."

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medinabello 23 December 2022 at 22:56+ 257

Complain about the crowd, complain when there is no crowd. Make your minds up. You aren't going to get the fans to behave like saints so just deal with it. The fans make the sport yet are always derided. I would like to unionise them and strike. Then we'll see how much the game will suffer. No atmosphere, no good TV, no decent prize funds and the sport will die.

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Amusementman 22 December 2022 at 11:32+ 201

Agreed but insults goes step to far don't mind the banter

Thomas Moffatt 23 December 2022 at 22:18+ 393

You have to remember every session of the PDC World's is essentially a dickhead convention. They show the players no respect and waste their time singing stupid songs/chants and booing/jeering/whistling players whilst they are throwing and have no interest in the darts. They go along to the darts because it is the trendy thing to do and end up driving the real fans away. It ruins the tournament and I am sick of that stupid tables chant - do they have nothing better to do whilst they are there? Maybe watch and appreciate the darts???

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