PDC Issued James Wade Huge Fine Over 'Thuggish' World Championship Incident
James Wade was given a fine over his 'thuggish' behaviour at the 2019 World Darts Championship.
At the 2019 World Darts Championship, Wade reached round four before losing to Ryan Joyce.
But his campaign that year will be remembered for his incident during his first match of the tournament against Japan's Seigo Asada.
He beat Asada 3-2 in a hotly-contested game.
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After winning the second set of his 3-2 victory, Wade shouted towards the Japanese player before revealing his intentions for the aggressive celebration.
"I kept giving it to him. I wanted to hurt him, I wanted to really hurt him in his face," he told Sky Sports.
"It weren't a great game, but I wanted to hurt him and I wanted to progress. That was for my son and also for a bit of the UK."
Former darts player-turned-pundit Wayne Mardle called out Wade's 'thuggish behaviour' following his clash with Asada.
"Does he mean he wanted to punch him in his face? What does he mean? I’m absolutely lost for words," he said on Sky Sports.
"That’s just not on. The intimidation, overly aggressive, I hope he wakes up in the morning and thinks, 'I've made a mistake there'.
"He can’t think that’s right and no one watching it can think it’s right. That’s thuggish behaviour, there’s no place in darts for that."
Wade later apologised to Asada as he issued a message on social media.
"I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologise for my actions last night," he wrote.
"Seigo Asada is a great player and I would like to say sorry to him, the fans and the PDC.
"Anyone that has followed my professional career will know that this was very out of character for me and I am disappointed in myself with the way I acted both on the stage and in my interviews after the match.
"I was fighting a battle with myself before I even got on the stage due to a hypomania episode which can happen to me at any time and no one is more upset than I am about what happened.
"I would like to again apologise and hope that people can understand how remorseful I am."
Wade was hit with a £5,000 fine by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) for the incident.
'The Machine' beat Keegan Brown in the next round before being eliminated by Joyce, who won their match 4-3.
Topics: Darts, World Darts Championship
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