“You killed the dodos and you lose suitcases” - Gary Anderson launches bizarre KLM tirade after Cameron Menzies’ World Cup luggage scare

Gary Anderson’s World Cup of Darts nerves started before Scotland had even thrown a dart in Frankfurt, with Cameron Menzies’ missing suitcase leaving him worried his team-mate might be without his equipment.

The pair went on to reach the semi-finals before losing 8-3 to England, but Scotland’s campaign had already survived a pre-match scare when Menzies’ luggage failed to arrive after he travelled through Schiphol Airport.

The case eventually turned up on the morning of Scotland’s opening match. Until then, Anderson was chasing updates. “I was nervous this morning when his suitcase hadn’t arrived. Oh, I was nervous,” Anderson told Viaplay.

Menzies knew something was different as soon as his phone started lighting up. “Gary texts me twice a year. He text me twice that day, I knew he was nervous!” said Menzies. “My suitcase didn’t arrive last night from Schiphol. But it arrived this morning and Gary was texting me for an update.”

Once the suitcase had arrived, Anderson turned the whole episode into a ridiculous dig at KLM.

“I’m not being funny, it is that KLM, terrible,” Anderson said. “Listen, you killed the dodos, made them extinct and you lose suitcases. That’s it, you are done! That is a joke by the way. It is Scottish banter.”

The luggage drama did not stop Scotland finding form once the tournament began. Anderson and Menzies whitewashed Norway 8-0, then beat the Republic of Ireland 8-5 to reach the final session in Frankfurt.

Their run ended against Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, with England winning 8-3 on their way to the title. Anderson and Menzies still left the tournament with a semi-final finish, a late-arriving suitcase, and a Viaplay interview that managed to drag KLM, Schiphol and the dodo into the same World Cup story.