World Darts Championship 2026 LIVE: Nathan Aspinall vs Kevin Doets – scores, results & updates
‘I’ll be here all the time if my A-Game comes’published at 15:18 GMT
Evans 2-4 Manby
Image source, PA Media
Charlie Manby talking to Sky Sports about how long he’s waited for this moment: “A very long time. It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but it is all coming back to me now. It is a great feeling.”
On missing doubles early: “It was frustrating. I should have took the first set, simple as that. I missed doubles but at first to four there is a lot of time so I think I recovered well and got my confidence back.”
On Ricky Evans and his demeanour changing: “He’s a funny character, I like him. You could see it changing more or less straight away when I went ahead. My scoring power was there all game so I knew if my doubles went I’d get the win.”
On if he’s learning: “I am learning a lot. The first game was a really big grind so I’ve shown I’ve got the bottle to do that and the second was a breeze so it shows I’ve got both sides to my game.”
On his last-16 opponent, Gian van Veen: “I like Gian, I like the way he plays, quick and young player. He’s doing well but so am I. I’m just waiting for my A-Game to come. I’ll be here all the time if my A-Game comes.”
