Darts star in major World Championship dilemma as he has flight home booked and no hotel… but second round awaits

WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP debutant Adam Sevada has revealed that he was due to fly home TODAY following his first Ally Pally appearance.

However, the American has been forced to rebook after progressing to the second round.

Sevada crusied to a 3-1 win against world No59 Matt Campbell in his opening match.

And in his press conference later on Wednesday evening, he admitted that he did not expect to make it through.

Asked about his next steps, the 40-year-old explained: “I will figure that out. I’ve got to take my daughter to the airport tomorrow. Then we’ll see where I’m going.

“To be honest with you, I was supposed to fly back home tomorrow.”

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He then went on to add: “I booked my seats because my assigned seat was in the middle and I don’t want to sit in the middle going back on a 10 hour flight!”

Sevada is next due to face Charlie Manby in the second round on Monday.

Manby provided one of the shocks of the competition so far by defeating Cameron Menzies on his World Championship debut.

The 20-year-old clinched a 3-2 win in a five-set thriller against world No26 Menzies on Monday.

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His opponent subsequently reacted by punching a table and putting his hand over a pyrotechnic on stage.

Menzies later issued an apology and said: “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.

“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.”