‘Can’t keep getting away with it’ – Fans fume as Gary Anderson’s opponent lands ‘disgraceful’ World Darts checkout twice
GARY ANDERSON overcame a first round scare to progress in the World Championship – but his opponent Adam Hunt caused a social media meltdown.
The biggest names in darts are competing at Alexandra Palace for the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy.
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Adam Hunt did the viral six-seven dance after winning the second setCredit: https://x.com/SkySportsDarts
Darts fans were not impressedCredit: https://x.com/SkySportsDarts
Defending champion Luke Littler overcame Darius Labanauskas on Thursday, while the likes of Michael Smith and Gian van Veen have also progressed past the opening round of the tournament.
Anderson, who won the competition in 2015 and 2016, became the latest big name to advance as he avoided an upset by sealing a 3-2 victory today.
But he had to come from 2-1 down and Hunt, 32, had viewers flooding social media after he was seen doing the six-seven dance TWICE at the Ally Pally.
Sky Sports footage showed the world No84 doing the viral hand gesture during his walk out and after taking the second set with a fine checkout.
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And fans were left fuming after they spotted what he had done for a second time.
One said: “He can’t keep getting away with this.”
Another added: “Deserved to be knocked out for that alone.”
A third noted: “I genuinely think it can’t get any worse.”
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A fourth World Championship viewer commented: “Should never play again.”
Anderson, 54, will face the winner of the first round tie involving Connor Scutt and Simon Whitlock.
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And he hit out at Hunt for playing mind games while on the Ally Pally stage.
Anderson said: “He’s never played like that for the last 12 months. At the first break, he popped his head into me, ‘when was the last time you played like that?’
“I went: ‘I play like that all the time, son’. It’s as simple as that.
“I went, cheeky little… We talk about mind games, but when was the last time you played like that?
Hunt was also accused of playing mind gamesCredit: https://x.com/SkySportsDarts
The world No84 was knocked out of the World Championship by Gary AndersonCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
“I probably forgot more about darts than what he ever knows.
“It’s not a thing. I’ve played darts a long time. I still bang in the 110 plus averages. So, yeah, I can still play the game how it should be.”
Ahead of the World Championship, he confirmed that he has no interest in returning to Premier League Darts for the first time since 2022.
