Moment darts star awkwardly falls off stage moments after superb checkout as rivals break out in laughter
DARTS is a sport for those that don’t take themselves too seriously.
And there was a prime example of that on Wednesday when the unfortunately named Danny van Trijp fell off the oche after a superb checkout.
The slapstick moment came at the Modus Super Series event in Portsmouth, with play continuing throughout the week.
This time, Dutchman van Trijp was the one that was the centre of attention.
He had pinned a spectacular 137 checkout, with two double-tops to close out the third leg in his and Jimmy van Schie’s match against Belgian pair Dimitri van den Bergh and Brian Raman.
He landed his final double to seal get the Dutch duo on the scoreboard, and retrieved his darts as he often would.
He then stepped aside, and walked back, admiring his work, before taking a hilarious tumble off the stage, cuing laughter from his colleagues and spectators alike.
Van Schie struggled to contain his laughter as his partner dusted himself down.
Raman gave the world No. 139 a friendly pat on the back as he got himself up.
The pair were 2-0 down at the time, and van Trijp’s fall, combined with his accurate arrows, will have bettered the mood among the Dutch team somewhat.
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Van Trijp and van Schie ended up coming out on top in that match, coming back from two legs down to win 4-1.
Fans lapped it up on social media, with one commenting: “Timber!!!”, and another saying: “Danny van Trip”, accompanied with laughing emojis.
Hilariously, it is not the first time that someone has lost their footing on that very same stage in Portsmouth.
Legend Steve Beaton was playing against Devon Petersen in the Super Series back in January, and he misplaced his foot as he went to collect his darts.
He appeared to stumble off the stage’s rise before he was able to catch himself at the last.
Commentator Laura Turner said that the “players need a bit of a moment… I think me and Henry need a bit of a moment!”
Co-commentator Henry Deacon added: “How was your trip, Steve?”.