After losing a match at the World Darts Championship earlier this week, Cameron Menzies proceeded to lose his cool, going on a rampage on stage.
The Scottish darts star suffered a shocking first-round loss to 20-year-old Charlie Manby on Monday, leading to a wild reaction from the 26th-seeded player.
In footage that has gone viral on social media, Menzies was seen battering a drinks table on stage, throwing three massive uppercuts at the piece of furniture.
While doing some damage to nearby inanimate objects unfortunately is nothing new to the world of sports, an alternate angle of the post-match fit of anger captured an even more wild incident.
As Menzies was seen using his right hand to smother an on-stage fireworks fountain, pushing the sparks back down into the casing – no doubt a painful experience.
During the entire incident, Manby – who was making his WDC debut – was seen joyously celebrating his 3-2 upset victory and even went to shake Menzies’ hand before realizing that his opponent was now injured. The pair settled on a brief hug before walking off stage.
Blood was seen dripping from Menzies’ hand and he was taken to hospital for treatment.
During the match, Menzies had 2-1 in set before Manby stormed back, hitting a double-four to clinch the victory after both players missed several attempts at a double to close things out.
Issues apology
Afterwards, Menzies issued a statement apologizing for his actions, also revealing that he had been overcome emotionally by the death of a family member.
“First of all, I would like to apologize for what happened,” Menzies said, per Sky Sports. “I am sorry that I reacted in the manner that I did.
“It’s not an excuse, but I have had a lot of things on my mind recently and I suppose it all just became too much at the end.
“It has not been an easy time for me with my uncle Gary passing away recently. I saw him four days before he died and he gave a look which told me how much he thought of me. He treated me like a son.
“Had I won the game against Charlie, my second match would have been on the day of Gary’s funeral and that has not been lost on me in recent days.
“Let me say again, that’s no excuse for what I did on the stage. It was the wrong thing to do and I don’t want it to take anything away from Charlie. He played well and deserved his win.
“This is not how I would like people to view me. Yes I can get emotional at times, but not like that and that wasn’t right.”