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The Sun
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘All sorts of silly nonsense going on' – Darts duo embroiled in on-stage row as it emerges what kicked off public spat
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. 4 4 4 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 whistling gesture at them. 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 Edhouse took his second chance to win the match. The Englishman celebrated wildly and let out another huge whistle at spectators to a chorus of boos. Edhouse then turned to Huybrechts for a handshake, which was seemingly snubbed and angry words were exchanged between the two. 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." 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van Gerwen will not be competing against him for the title after announcing he has broken up his wife Daphne and withdrawn from the event. Topics Darts
The Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘I was stunned' – Darts icon lifts lid on Michael van Gerwen backstage bust-up with Dutch ace throwing rival over table
DARTS star Kim Huybrechts has lifted the lid on a crazy backstage bust-up that saw Michael van Gerwen throw a rival over a table. The Belgian recalled the story when appearing on the Darts Draait Door podcast. 3 3 Huybrechts explained how he and the three-time World Champion had been warming up ahead of a tournament with Rowby-John Rodriguez. The 39-year-old claimed: "It all started when Michael and I were practising together with the Austrian player Rowby-John Rodriguez before a tournament. "Rowby was winding Michael up by throwing very slowly. Michael was due to play his match soon, so he asked him to speed up. "But instead, Rowby provoked him even more by throwing even slower and chatting to me in between. "Michael probably should've just gone to another board to continue his warm-up, but that was never going to happen. "He's a stubborn guy. It escalated into a confrontation and they ended up nose to nose. Michael used a bit too much brute force and flung Rowby straight over the table." The incident itself happened in front of several players, while Mighty Mike had ended up throwing Little John, 31, over a table with drinks belonging to around ten players. One of these included Van Gerwen's close friend Vincent van der Voort, who was more concerned about his spilt drink than the fight. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Huybrechts continued: "The first thing Vincent said was to ask who was going to pay for his drink. "Officials stepped in, and Vincent even tapped one on the shoulder to ask how they were going to sort out his drink. "Rowby-John was lying somewhere in the middle of it all and everyone had to hold Michael back. "I was standing there, stunned." Van Gerwen finished runner-up at the World Championships at the start of this year but later won the German Darts Grand Prix. Huybrechts himself is ranked 48th in the world, with Rodriguez ranked 151st and Van Gerwen third.
