Van der Voort on underarm throw incident with referee Kirk Bevins: 'I got a few errors in my head, and then it gets very difficult'
PDCSaturday, 25 July 2020 at 09:27
Vincent van der Voort got frustrated during his Quarter-Final defeat to Glen Durrant at the World Matchplay but not only for losing.
In the 22nd leg with proceedings at 12-9 in his favour, an underarm throw from Van der Voort was rejected. He didn't say much at the time but angrily pointed at referee Kirk Bevins on stage after defeat.
He discussed this with RTL7 after the defeat: “You should never blame anyone else. I threw an dart underhand but was not on the oche. He couldn't see it, but he did. I got a few errors in my head, and then it gets very difficult.”
"I shouldn't throw that dart underhand, but if you just lost, it is nice that you can blame someone else for a while. I am not going to repeat what I said there. That remains between me and him."
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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