CAMERON MENZIES has issued an apology for his furious outburst after being eliminated from the World Darts Championship.
The raging Scotsman was knocked out of the tournament by 20-year-old debutant Charlie Manby in a shock 3-2 defeat.
And after the match while Manby celebrated, Menzies repeatedly hit the table on the stage with an uppercut.
The act left him with a huge gash in his hand which was seen with blood pouring out of it.
Speaking in his press conference, Menzies has now apologised for the violent outburst and revealed a personal tragedy he has been dealing with.
The clearly devastated 36-year-old 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.”
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