0% Respect, 100% Disrespectful in Darts

Darts has always looked like a gentleman's game from the outside. Two players take their shots, keep their distance, and at the end, no matter how brutal the match was, they shake hands. But anyone who has watched darts long enough knows the stage can feel much smaller than it looks.A celebration that lasts too long. A comment under someone's breath. A handshake that feels too aggressive. A cough at exactly the wrong moment. Most of the time, players keep it together. But not always.Phil Taylor built a 5-1 lead, Van Barneveld clawed it back to 5-4, Taylor won 6-4, and then the handshake turned into a physical confrontation. Officials stepped in. The DRA got involved. Taylor later admitted emotions had taken over. Luke Littler chose a flashy 147 route at the Belgian Darts Open and walked away from the handshake with Pietreczko leaning in to tell him exactly what he thought of it. Adrian Lewis shoved José Justicia after a tense UK Open qualifier — fined, suspended ban, career flashpoint. Justin Pipe did the worm in front of Kevin Painter, who had to stand and wait for his own handshake — Painter grabbed his head when he finally got it. Cameron Menzies, knocked out by a 20-year-old debutant at Ally Pally in 2025, turned to the water table and punched it until his knuckles bled. Menzies vs Manley saw a 20-year-old walk off stage mid-match at the World Championship. Van Gerwen beat Humphries 10-9 at The Masters and Humphries publicly accused him of coughing at key moments. And Gerwyn Price vs Daryl Gurney ended with shoulders coming together, words exchanged, and security stepping in before it went further. RIGHT NOTICE: The Copyright Laws of the United States recognize a "fair use" of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: "Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright." This video and our YouTube channel, in general, may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above. Fair Dealing: Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988 (UK) section 30 states "Fair dealing" with a work for the purposes of criticism or review, of that or another work, does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. Copyright in a work is not infringed by the use of a quotation from the work (whether for criticism or review or otherwise).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: [email protected]