Top-ranked darts player Gerwyn Price wore ear defenders in a bizarre attempt to block out crowd noise at the world championship on Sunday.
The gesture proved futile as the 37-year-old former rugby player was knocked out by Gabriel Clemens in the quarter-finals at London’s raucous Alexandra Palace.
After his upset defeat, Welshman Price suggested he would never return to the tournament.
“So frustrating, you play all year round preparing for this one tournament. So gutted,” the world number one wrote on Instagram.
“Not sure I will ever play in this event again.”
Ear defenders are commonly used in high-noise environments and by construction and airport workers and even some musicians.
World Cup News
-
FIFA World Cup
/ 5 days agoUruguay end winless run with dramatic late win over Colombia
Manuel Ugarte grabbed a dramatic last-gasp winner as Uruguay ended a five-match winless streak...
By AFP -
FIFA World Cup
/ 6 days agoArgentina fall in Paraguay, Brazil held in Venezuela
World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held...
By AFP -
FIFA World Cup
/ 1 month agoLenovo become FIFA’s World Cup ‘technology partner’
Chinese technology company Lenovo have signed a sponsorship deal with FIFA that covers the...
By AFP -
FIFA World Cup
/ 3 months agoVinicius says Spain should lose 2030 World Cup unless racism declines
Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior has called for Spain to be stripped of its 2030...
By AFP