Van der Voort apologises to referee Kirk Bevins after incident during World Matchplay Quarter-Final defeat
PDCSaturday, 25 July 2020 at 11:30
Vincent van der Voort has apologised for his reaction to referee Kirk Bevins during his defeat to Glen Durrant in the Quarter-Finals of the World Matchplay on Friday night.
Van der Voort lost 18-16 to Durrant in the Quarter-Finals despite leading 10-5 and 12-8. He threw his dart underarm in frustration in the 22nd leg after missing a double.
Referee Kirk Bevins saw this and rejected the dart to the frustration of the Dutch Destroyer. The former UK Open finalist believed he rejected the dart due to stepping over the oche but that was not the case.
He took to Twitter after commenting on the incident post match and said that Bevins in reality was right.
"Having seen footage and spoken to people I need to apologise to Kirk the referee as I thought he complained that I stepped over the oche and this is why I reacted at end of the game. He actually complained that I threw the dart not correctly, which I now know," said the Dutchman on Twitter.
Also he wished good luck to Durrant in his semi-final against Dimitri van den Bergh on Saturday night. "He (Durrant) took advantage of my fall of concentration with the incident allowing him back into the game, for that he did well and best of luck in today’s game to him."
https://twitter.com/VvdV180/status/1286864012567883781
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024