"To all them muppets that have abused me, my family.." – Nathan Aspinall hits out at online haters after World Grand Prix
PDCNathan Aspinall has reflected on his World Grand Prix campaign via social media. “The Asp” reached the semi-finals in Leicester and, despite a disappointing exit, leaves the tournament with a largely positive feeling. At the same time, the Englishman hit out strongly at people who insulted him and his loved ones afterwards.
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Aspinall fell at the semi-final stage on Saturday night. Gerwyn Price proved too strong with a 5-2 win. The Englishman struggled throughout the match and showed his frustration several times. An expletive aimed at the board was even clearly audible during the TV broadcast. It is not yet clear whether Aspinall will receive a sanction for that.
A day later, Aspinall looked back on his week on Instagram. He stressed that his below-par display in the semi-final does not define how he feels about the tournament as a whole.
"So on reflection very happy with how the tournament went last week," said Aspinall. "Had one of my best ever performances on a stage on Friday even though followed it with one of my worst on Saturday, but that is darts."
Nathan Aspinall lost to Gerwyn Price in the World Grand Prix semi-finals
Aspinall sees plenty of positives
The semi-final gives Aspinall confidence for the rest of the season. "So many positives to take and very happy to make another major semi final."
For now, Aspinall will put his darts down for a short spell. "Couple of weeks of now with the family before we go again."
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He also offered congratulations to Luke Humphries, who won the World Grand Prix by overturning a 3-0 deficit against Price to take a 6-4 victory in the final. "Well done @lukehumphries180 on winning the Grand Prix."
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Aspinall then ended his message on a sharper note. The Englishman revealed that he and people close to him were subjected to insults after his semi-final.
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“And finally to all them muppets that have abused me, my family and people close to us over the last 24 hours,” Aspinall wrote, before signing off his message with a middle-finger emoji.
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