Dimitri Van den Bergh has shared what he does to combat the problem of opponents farting on stage in darts.
The Belgian star has urged his rivals to ignore similar incidents after a bizarre moment at the Players Championship last week.
talkSPORTVan den Bergh has admitted he ‘hates it’ when rivals fart on stage[/caption] James Wade’s smelly antics disrupted his recent clash with Peter Wright@viaplaysportnlEvent 17 in Leicester saw James Wade let one go during his clash with Peter Wright.
Snakebite was in good spirits despite a slight pause in the action.
Van den Bergh has now revealed his own stance on similar antics in matches he has been involved in, telling talkSPORT: “I hate that. I make sure whatever I could do, it happened already at the toilet.
“Sometimes you’ve just got to accept it, at the end of the day, it’s only a smell. Breathe quicker and it’s gone.”
The Dreammaker’s comments follow his decision to step away from the PDC Pro Tour in April.
Van den Bergh cited the need for a mental reset before making his return at the World Cup of Darts earlier this month.
He partnered Mike De Decker in Frankfurt, where they finished below the Philippines in the group stage.
Despite his return to the oche, Van den Bergh ruled out a full-time comeback to the PDC Tour.
Asked how beneficial the decision to step away has been, he added: “Fantastic, because I was feeling really bad with myself, with my body, my mental health.
“(For) ten years I have done all the tournaments that I possibly could and I just kept pushing. I kept going forward.
talkSPORTVan den Bergh explained his tactic for handling an opponent farting[/caption] The Belgian also lifted the lid on his break from dartsGetty“In these ten years a lot of things have happened. I’m going to be a dad in July, my second little girl is going to come to the world. I’m already a dad from another kid who’s three-and-a-half-years-old now.
“All of that just gives you a different perspective to life and my dreams have always been to do what I love most, which is play darts and be successful at it.
“But I also wanted to have my own family and build a future, build a legacy. So these things were very important to me and I just tried to keep playing well but for some reason I was just tiptoeing at the same place.
“So I said, ‘I’ll take a step back, come back stronger’ and that’s still my goal. That’s still my mission.
“I know whatever I’m doing at home with eating healthy, going to the gym, taking care of myself, practicing a lot, it’s working for me. Plus, I’ve got extra time with the family.”
The 30-year-old has been on the PDC Tour since gaining a tour card in 2015 but began playing PDC events two years earlier.
During that time he has won both the World Matchplay and UK Open as well as two World Series events.
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