"You pay your money to watch good darts and you're preventing good darts": Nathan Aspinall urges fans to stop whistling
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Nathan Aspinall reeled off four consecutive legs from 5-2 down to continue his European Tour hot-streak and defeat Gerwyn Price in a deciding leg at the International Darts Open.
But 'The Asp' took time afterwards to urge fans to stop booing and whistling during the matches. Price of course who is usually the king of Riesa bears the brunt of the crowd furore as the darting pantomime villain.
While it has cooled somewhat in the past few months, fans mainly boo Price due to the Gary Anderson incident at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts and darts fans don't forget too quickly. Aspinall urged fans to stop and said they are preventing good darting action as a result.
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It has become more of a prevalent issue and so much so with Price he infamously donned ear defenders during a game at the World Championship. But while the referee can intervene and call for fans to stop, there is little that can be done outside of security turfing fans out or bans being issued for those offenders doing it.
"Whoever is playing, whether you don't like them or not, you have a better day when we're playing good darts. Stop whistling because it affects the players. You pay your money to watch good darts and you're preventing good darts," said Aspinall on stage after his latest win.
ASPINALL BEATS PRICE IN DECIDER!!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) April 6, 2025
What a win that is for Nathan Aspinall as he keeps up the hunt for back-to-back European Tour titles...
He sees off Gerwyn Price to reach the Quarter-Finals!
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