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Festive season means annual pilgrimage Alexandra Palace For the World Darts Championship.
With its popularity increasing every year, thousands of fans, many of whom were dressed in fancy attire, flock to the iconic venue to create a party atmosphere.
But while the world’s best players are the main attraction, something else is trying to sting you in the tail – the famous Ally Paly Wasp!
The insect has been wreaking havoc on tournaments in recent years and has been in the news quite a bit in the early days of this year’s event.
defending champion luke littler It was necessary to duck and dive to avoid wasps during the post-match interview following Thursday’s first-round win over Darius Labanauskas.
The mischievous mood continued the next day, as Ross Smith was oblivious to the bug on the back of his neck when he threw at Andreas Harrison during a surprise 3-2 defeat.
former world champion rob cross He also failed to notice the wasp on his shoulder during an interview after the 3–0 win over Cor Dekker.
Tungsten’s problems were further compounded for the Players over the weekend, with Wasps surviving a Ted Evetts check out en route to defeat by Luke Humphreys.
Then it came a little closer to the action when Nitin Kumar hit it during his historic win over Richard Veenstra.
Littler is a favorite to retain his crown, will there be a different bite in the tail?