DARYL GURNEY confronted the referee after crashing out of the Grand Slam of Darts.
The Northern Irish ace was not happy after losing after losing 5-3 to Czech opponent Karel Sedlacek.
Gurney needed to win to keep his hopes alive in the darts tournament.
But defeat put the fan favourite on the brink.
And Luke Littler’s 5-3 win over Connor Scutt later in the night saw Gurney bow out of the Grand Slam early.
The ace appeared to be feeling the pressure as soon as his game against Sedlacek ended.
The two men shook hands before collecting their darts.
But Gurney made an immediate beeline for referee Kirk Bevins, confronting the official before engaging in a seemingly heated chat.
The incident could land him in hot water with the PDC.
However, SunSport understands that as of Sunday night, the PDC were not aware of the situation on the stage.
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Meanwhile, Beau Greaves lost a last-leg shootout to two-time world champion Gary Anderson.
The Doncaster thrower, 21, came within one leg of a famous victory in Wolverhampton but she was denied the biggest scalp of her PDC career.
All-time great Ando, 54, came from 2-0 down and then sealed his 5-4 success on a 103 checkout in the ninth leg.
Greaves now faces German Niko Springer in her final match of Group G on Tuesday while the Flying Scotsman faces old adversary Michael van Gerwen.
