James Wade explains ‘Fartgate’ darts blooper and says he ‘wont make that mistake again’
JAMES WADE has offered up another explanation for his “fartgate” incident in the Players Championship last week.
Wade was had just beaten Callan Rydz 6-5 in the quarter-final of the tournament when he appeared to let out an audible fart on the livestream.
The unbelievable moment left fans in hysterics and even prompted Wade to take to social media to clear things up.
In a stout defence of his actions, The Machine blamed the loud noise on his Velcro shoes.
He wrote: “I feel I must address a situation following my run to the semi-finals of PC22 today.
“Footage has emerged of me doing what appears to be a “shart” at the end of one of my matches.
“It was actually the Velcro on my new trainers. I now consider this matter put to bed as don’t wish to talk about it again.”
Wade, who is ranked 18 on the PDC Order of Merit and has banked £384,000 in prize money over the last two years, hasn’t quite put it to bed yet though.
And the 41-year-old has explained further what happened that day, hinting that it may not have been his shoes that made the noise.
Writing in his column for the Daily Star, he explained: “I have to defend myself, and I am sticking to the story that it was the Velcro on my new trainers!
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“In all seriousness, I thought the live streams for matches ended as soon as the final dart was thrown. I won’t be making that mistake again!
“On the plus side, I am glad it seemed to brighten everyone’s day and people enjoyed a bit of banter on social media afterwards.”
While he also dropped a big hint at what the real reason for the mysterious noise was when he signed off his column by writing: “Take care this week, folks. It’s windy out there…”.
Wade is now preparing for the Swiss Darts Trophy this weekend in Basel as he looks to use his efforts in last week’s Players Championships as the wind in his sail to hit some form in the back end of the season.