‘Stupid' – Josh Rock hits out at ‘disrespectful' World Cup of Darts rival's on-stage antics

The Sun

11 hours ago

JOSH ROCK has hit out at World Cup of Darts rival Devon Petersen for his antics on stage.
Rock and Northern Irish partner Daryl Gurney claimed victory over the South Africans to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.
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Rock, 24, was not pleased with the antics of Petersen during the match.
Petersen was continuously talking during the match but it was his decision to pour some of his drink over Gurney's darts case that crossed the line.
Rock hit out at the act after the match as he claimed the South African was "disrespectful".
He said: "Devon started talking for the bull-up and it got me fired up and then he decided to pour a bit of a drink over Daryl's case.
"I think it's a wee bit disrespectful in my eyes."
Gurney also slammed Petersen for his talk during the match and joked he would be a millionaire if he was paid per word.
He said: "If Devon was paid for every single word, he would be an absolute millionaire because not once did he shut up.
"Even in the bull pen he was at it and it annoyed him [Josh].
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"It was the worst thing he done."
Gurney did insist that he was able to block out the South African so it did not "bother" him.
He added: "The only time he did not talk was whenever he was throwing, but that's Devon's game.
"I told him [Rock] that because I played South Africa before and Devon did the exact same, I just blacked him out this time and it didn't bother me.
"I shouldn't have messed about whenever I had those three darts at 32 and then I shouldn't have done a stupid one, a blind 180, because that's just stupid.
"That's playing into Devon's hands, but at the same time, Devon loves it and he'll go back, and the first thing he'll say is 'Oh, you see what I did? I made Daryl do this'.
'But, no, glad to get the result. We're in the draw and that's the main thing that matters."
The Northern Irish pair will now face neighbours Ireland in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Irish ace William O'Connor has already complained about the conditions at the World Cup of Darts.
The Limerick-born thrower has insisted that it is "too hot" on the stage to get the best from the players.
Elsewhere, Belgian star Dimitri van den Bergh has announced he will NOT be returning to darts full-time after his shock retirement.