Darts star sends grovelling private message to former world champion for ‘stealing his walk-on’ at Ally Pally
DARTS star Romeo Grbavac issued an apology to Raymond van Barneveld on Wednesday following a mix-up with his walk-on song.
Grbavac shocked fans after walking on stage to ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor ahead of his World Championship debut at Alexandra Palace.
The song has been synonymous with Dutch star Van Barneveld for years, so Grbavac’s use of it sparked some controversy.
A commentator picked up on the bizarre coincidence and said: “Is Raymond van Barneveld watching?
“Because someone has got your walk-out music! Oh my goodness!”
Grbavac went on to lose his opening match 3-0 against Callan Rydz.
He later messaged Van Barneveld to reveal that he did not intend to copy his walk-out music.
Instead, there was seemingly some confusion among those working behind the scenes at Ally Pally.
And Barney shared a message Grbavac sent on X to clear up any controversy.
It read: “Hello Barney. This song wasn’t my choice and I don’t know why they played it!”
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Van Barneveld went on to write: “Ok all is forgiven pal.”
The Dutchman kicks off his World Darts Championship campaign on Saturday against Nick Kenny.
Kenny earned his spot on the bill with a first-round win over Stowe Buntz this week.
Their clash will be followed by Luke Littler‘s opening match against Ryan Meikle.