Cameron Menzies lost to Dave Chisnall at the World Grand Prix earlier this week and it’s fair to say that there was a lot of emotion attached.
The Scotland thrower lost in traumatic style, failing to win a single leg against ‘Chizzy’, crashing to a 6-0 defeat and averaging just over 81.
In fairness, Chisnall didn’t have to play much better and threw an average of just over 90 which was good enough for an emphatic victory.
Menzies couldn’t nail a single double – missing his only two attempts – whilst Chisnall nailed six of the 13 darts he threw at a double.
Afterwards his Grand Prix exit, Menzies had a meltdown of sorts on social media – and in our view, he went too far…
What Cameron Menzies said after losing to Dave Chisnall
It now appears as though Menzies has deleted the post he made on X following his crushing loss on Tuesday night – and that appears wise.
His message read: “This is why I work. I am so far off being a pro and today absolutely broke my heart. I am sorry.”
Earlier today he posted another message on X, seemingly after a good night’s sleep and possibly after a few kind words from his partner, Fallon Sherrock.
He posted: “Deleted the tweets just because I want to forget about yesterday as quick as possible and go again.
“@chizzychisnall was far too good for me and gave me a massive learning curve. Class mate.
“Now I’ll sit back and watch like a fan and plod away.”
Menzies is being way too hard on himself after Grand Prix exit
It’s worth remembering from Menzies’ perspective how far he’s come in just a short space of time.
Okay, he’s not a full-time dart player per se and still has a paid job as a plumber when he’s not playing in tournaments but the progression is there for all to see.
This time last year he was languishing in 60th place on the PDC Order of Merit list and he was languishing at that.
Now, he’s sat 44th in the Order of Merit and to simply qualify for the Grand Priz has to be seen as a minor achievement for Menzies.
The 35-year-old shouldn’t dwell too much on this defeat, given that Chsinall is one of the in-form players on the tour right now and sits fifth on the one-year list.
Losing to a player who is essentially the fifth-best player in the world is no mean feat and with more exposure to better players, Menzies can come again.
The end of the season throws up a number of tournaments for PDC players and Menzies has to take confidence from the year he’s had and believe in himself a bit more.