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‘All sorts of silly nonsense going on' – Darts duo embroiled in on-stage row as it emerges what kicked off public spat

‘All sorts of silly nonsense going on' – Darts duo embroiled in on-stage row as it emerges what kicked off public spat

The Irish Sun24-05-2025

DARTS stars Ritchie Edhouse and Kim Huybrechts were involved in an on-stage row at the Dutch Darts Championship.
The Belgian was 3-0 up but threw away his lead to lose 6-5 in a thrilling deciding leg.
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Ritchie Edhouse and Kim Huybrechts exchange angry words at the end of their game
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Their spat occurred after Huybrechts lost 6-5
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Edhouse claims the Belgian had the 'hump'
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Tensions boiled over in the latter stages as Edhouse missed two match darts and appeared to blame fans.
Both players were being put off by the crowd and after his nearly costly error, the man nicknamed Madhouse turned to supporters and made a
But it only made the atmosphere more tense as Huybrechts stepped up to the oche and bust his score.
He then made the same gesture to the crowd as
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The Englishman celebrated wildly and let out another huge whistle at spectators to a chorus of boos.
Edhouse then turned to
The confrontation shocked commentator Dan Dawson, who said: "All sorts of silly nonsense going on there.
"Some posturing, some awful darts and ultimately a good one in double one sees the European champion through to round two."
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Asked about the incident post-match, Edhouse said: "Me and Kim, there is a lot of history. Little whistles, I done it back and Kim got the hump with it.'
Edhouse again worked his deciding leg magic to see off Dave Chisnall in the second round today.
But Michael van Gerwen will not be competing against him for the title after announcing he has
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Edhouse celebrated by whistling back to fans that were trying to distract him
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