Darts star offered rival outside after incident during Masters qualifier

Darts star Scott Williams has revealed that he offered to take a rival outside after being accused of gamesmanship.

Recently, Williams, nicknamed 'Shaggy' was involved in an incident during the Masters qualifiers.

Williams was accused of tapping his foot in a bid to distract his opponent at the oche.

However, the Englishman denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the accusation was false.

Speaking about the incident recently on the Happy Hour Podcast, Williams admitted that he offered his opponent outside.

He began: "The other week I played someone in the Masters qualifier and he accused me of tapping my foot so I offered him outside.

"I won the game and I put it in his face. But I am stood there and I have never done anything."

Williams added: "I would never do anything. I literally have the same routine — I get my darts, I walk and I stand. That is it."

Scott Williams. Image: Getty

Williams was then quizzed on how distracting noises can be when a darts player is about to throw at the oche.

He said: "The crowd being so loud it is just like one big white noise. Whereas if it is dead quiet other than a bit of chatter here and there.

"If you hear a tap or a clink or a noise and then all of a sudden that starts to become more regular. I’ll go this f***** is trying to have me on here. It doesn’t happen very often."

He went on to say that whistling is the hardest to ignore when taking part in arena events.

Williams continued: "They can be. I have had a few when I go to Germany, really just because of the World War comments.

"I get heckled and I can get on with it. It’s just that sometimes, for some of the other players, they can’t push through it."

Back in 2024, Williams enjoyed his best run at the PDC World Championship, reaching the semi-final before losing to eventual champion Luke Humphries.