Cameron Menzies makes heartbreaking admission about punching incident during World Darts Championship

Cameron Menzies has admitted that he considered leaving darts for good after the fallout to him repeatedly punching a table at the 2026 World Darts Championship.

In one of the most notable moments of the 2026 World Darts Championship, Scotland's Menzies made headlines after repeatedly punching a table in frustration after losing to Charlie Manby.

The Scot, who was seeded 28th for the tournament, was defeated 3-2 in sets by debutant Manby in the first round of the competition.

Following the outburst, Menzies was seen with significant amount of blood on his right hand, which was clearly injured.

"I am sorry that I reacted in the manner that I did. It’s not an excuse, but I have had a lot of things on my mind recently and I suppose it all just became too much at the end," Menzies wrote in a statement after the incident.

Now, Menzies has addressed the incident again, admitting that it left him questioning his future in the sport.

So much so, that he even updated his CV and uploaded it to job site Indeed as he considered returning to the plumbing career that he left behind last year.

"It's just because I wasn't playing well," he said. "I even started my CV again on Indeed; that's how bad it was.

"I had CVs out there anyway, but I put a few out and got two or three phone calls for jobs."

He added: "My old supervisor that I used to work for even offered me a job. If I wanted to, he would give me my job back, no problem.

"There have been options for that, but the last two or three months have been progress. It was starting to get me down but now I am mentally good."

Thankfully, Menzies decided to stick with keeping his full focus on his darts career, as his form has picked up as 2026 has gone on, leading to him reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup of Darts while representing Scotland.

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Partnering Gary Anderson, Menzies ultimately beaten by eventual winners England, represented by Luke Littler and Luke Humphries.

Cameron Menzies credits hypnotheraphy for darts comeback

Throughout his career, Menzies has been open about his mental well-being and recently started pursuing hypnotherapy to try to improve his performances as well as other aspects of his life away from the sport.

"It's had a positive effect both at the oche and at home," he said. "It's helping me massively not just with my mental state of darts but it's to do with life as well.

"So I used to really struggle with flying. I used to get so worked up. I am still not a massive fan of it but I don't get so anxious about it.

"Even with life and trying to get too much done at once it helps you solve problems one at a time. It has been a massive help for me. It's something I thought I never would have tried until it happened.

"I feel calmer on stage now because I am enjoying it more. I had the fear of maybe not being able to perform, so now I am trying to enjoy the moments because I know how easy it is to lose it all."