RAGING Cameron Menzies suffered a meltdown on stage as he cut his hand while repeatedly PUNCHING the table in his shock defeat to Charlie Manby.
After losing 3-2 in the first round to debutant Manby, the Scottish thrower whacked the underside of the table three times with an uppercut.
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Menzies erupted after blowing his lead against ManbyCredit: Sky Sports
Manby stood by while Menzies thumped the table three timesCredit: Sky Sports
Menzies picked his things up before giving Manby a hugCredit: Sky Sports
This drew blood on his knuckles, which he then wiped on his face before walking off the Ally Pally oche.
Referee Kirk Bevins went over to Menzies and told him to stop hitting the table in anger.
Menzies, the No.26 seed, had been 2-1 up but lost the plot as Yorkshire rookie Manby progressed to round two.
The former plumber, who split from girlfriend Fallon Sherrock earlier this year, is set to be fined by the Darts Regulation Authority for his actions.
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Milton Keynes-based Menzies, 36, was stuck on a score of three in the final leg as the crowd threw their support behind Manby, a pal of Luke Littler.
Manby, a star on the Development Tour, 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% hands down the greatest thing I have ever done in darts.”
This is the second year in a row that Menzies has gone out in the first round.
Twelve months ago, he was beaten 3-1 by American Leonard Gates and he broke down in tears in the latter stages of the contest.
Unbeknown to the fans, Menzies had been in an emotional state because his dad Ricky had been ill in hospital in the build-up.
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