‘Sorry again’ – Cameron Menzies issues second public apology over wildest PDC World Championship crash out

Cameron Menzies has released another statement following his PDC World Darts Championship exit.

The world number 26 wished Charlie Manby luck ahead of his former opponent’s second round tie on Monday night.

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Menzies’ furious on-stage reaction at the end of their match last week became one of the stories of the first round.

The Scot punched his drinks table after being dumped out by the 20-year-old debutant – leaving him bloodied and bruised.

Manby returned to the Alexandra Palace stage in the final match of Monday’s evening session.

He thrashed Adam Sevada of the USA, dropping just a single leg on his way to a 3-0 victory to set up a third round clash with Ricky Evans.

Menzies statement

Ahead of Manby’s win over Sevada, Menzies took to social media to share a message of support.

The 36-year-old wrote: “Hi all. Wishing Charlie Manby all the best tonight in his match against Adam Sevada.

“I have spoken to Charlie personally and apologised to him for my actions.

“He understood that I was caught up in my own moment of frustration and that it was nothing personal towards him, or his win.

“It was very important to speak to him about that, and I am grateful he never once thought I was directing anything at him.

“A huge thank you to everyone who has reached out with messages of support – it really means a lot. My hand is on the mend.

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“Sorry again for last week. Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and New Year.”

Menzies’ apology

Menzies’ comments follow the apology he released in the wake of his defeat to Manby.

In an emotional message, he 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 a look which told me how much he thought of me. He treated me like a son.

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“Had I won the game against Charlie, my second match would have been on the day of Gary’s funeral and that has not been lost on me in recent days.

“Let me say again, that’s no excuse for what I did on stage. It was the wrong thing to do and I don’t want it to take anything away from Charlie. He played well and deserved his win.

“This is not how I would like people to view me. Yes I can get emotional at time, but not like that and that wasn’t right.”

Menzies had missed 31 darts at double in his defeat to Manby in the first round.

Meanwhile, he led the match in sets twice before dropping the last two sets to lose 3-2.