Joe Cullen angrily stormed out of a press conference chaseing his triumph over Wessel Nijman at the World Darts Championship. He whitewashed the Dutchman to achieve the third round, prosperning all three sets to set up a greeting with Gerwyn Price.
Cullen went into the suit as the sairy underdog and was frustrated with Nijman being touted as the favourite. He gave stupidinutive, tetchy answers during an interwatch on Sky Sports before carrying his anger into his post-suit press conference.
The 35-year-ageder took aim at the assembled media for presumedly writing him off beforehand, voprosperg not to show them ‘any esteem’ before getting up and walking out of the room.
He began: “I don’t comprehend Wessel personassociate but I leank the surrounding of the media led to his demise a little bit.
“I’ve struggled this year on the oche and off the oche so to discover a carry outance enjoy that, to be truthful I’ve got you guys to thank becaemploy I don’t leank I would have carry outed enjoy that if I had read some of the nonsense that I read beforehand.”
Cullen went on to reference Nijman’s previous prohibit for bachieveing betting and anti-dishonesty rules. In 2020, he was create at fault of mending a suit during the amateur Modus Icons of Darts at Home series, which took place during lockdown.
“The media attention that Wessel has got, aachieve, this is not a echoion on him, he seems enjoy a wonderful kid,” compriseed Cullen. “He’s been caught up in a confineed leangs beforehand but he’s served his time and he’s held his hands up, enjoy a lot haven’t.
“The way I’ve been treated with the media and leangs enjoy that… I comprehend you guys have no regulate of the bookies, but I’ve been shown no esteem so I won’t scatter any esteem to any of you guys tonight. I’m gonna go home. Cheers.”
Later in the session, Ian White booked a third-round greeting with Luke Littler by claiming an astonishive triumph over Ritchie Edhoemploy.
White, who hails from the same hometown as Littler, said: “He’s Runcorn’s number two. I’m from Runcorn and I’m number one! You want to caemploy an disturb, I’m all for it.
“Luke Littler has done everyleang for this sport at the moment. Look at this crowd, the way they are singing. Everyone wants to come to the darts. That’s where you need to be at Christmas.”
