CAMERON MENZIES burnt his hand on a stage firework before repeatedly thumping a table after his World Darts Championship exit, new footage has shown.
The Scot suffered a shock first-round loss to 20-year-old debutant Charlie Manby on Monday afternoon, who stunned the 26th seed 3-2.
And Menzies lost his cool after his defeat as cameras showed him punching a drinks table on the stage.
But a new angle of the shocking moment has shown Menzies touching one of the stage pyrotechnics.
In the video, Menzies is seen pushing down the firework on the stage with his right hand.
After pushing it right to the bottom and stopping it from coming out of the machine, Menzies then proceeds to punch the table next to it.
He could be seen with a huge cut on his hand and blood gushing out and had to be taken to hospital.
The 36-year-old later apologised for his conduct and said he had been dealing with a family tragedy.
Menzies said in a statement: “First of all, I would like to apologise for what happened.
“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.
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“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 me a look which told how much he thought of me.
“Had I won the game against Charlie, my second match would have been on the day of Gary’s funeral and that hasn’t been lost on me.
“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.
“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.”
PDC chief Matt Porter said the organisation would support the player amid his struggles.
He said: “I spoke with Cameron and his management before he left the venue, and he knows there is support available from the PDC and the PDPA (Professional Darts Players Association).
“Any incident of this nature is reported to the Darts Regulation Authority for review, but our main priority is the player’s health and wellbeing.”
Manby, a bricklayer by trade, is nicknamed Champagne Charlie and he can enjoy some of that after the best result of his life.
He said: “It was absolutely amazing. It’s not just me who has been up there today. It has been all them lot there, who have been with me.
“I can’t thank them enough. I did what I did. A lot behind the scenes has come from them.
“When I won the first set, I settled a lot. It was a good feeling going in and being settled on a stage where I have never played before.
“I tried to keep calm, go up there and get it over and done with. It’s not as easy it looks.
“This is 100 per cent hands down the greatest thing I have ever done in darts.”
