Nathan Aspinall breaks silence after X-rated outburst at World Grand Prix
Nathan Aspinall has finally broken his silence after risking a fine with an X-rated outburst during his World Grand Prix semi-final defeat to Gerwyn Price.
Aspinall was visibly frustrated throughout the contest against Price on October 3, with the Englishman even screaming ‘f**k off’ when he missed consecutive treble 19 attempts before losing 5-2.
Aspinall’s behaviour forced tournament broadcaster Sky Sports to apologise, with it later emerging that ‘The Asp’ may have risked a fine with his outburst.
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Nathan Aspinall breaks silence after World Grand Prix outburst
According to the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) rule book, players are prohibited from using or even mouthing offensive language during play. It has yet to be confirmed whether Aspinall will be sanctioned.
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And on Monday (October 5), Aspinall took to social media to address his World Grand Prix showing, with the Stockport thrower sending a clear message to those who have abused him in the aftermath of the match against Price.
“So on reflection very happy with how the tournament went last week,” he wrote on Instagram.
“Had 1 of my best ever performances on a stage on Friday even though followed it with one of my worst on Saturday, but that is darts.
“So many positives to take and very happy to make another major semi final. Couples of weeks of now with the family before we go again.
“Well done @lukehumphries180 on winning the Grand Prix. And finally to all them muppets that have abused me, my family and people close to us over the last 24 hours (middle finger emoji).”
Price had earlier given his thoughts on Aspinall’s behaviour, with the Welshman explaining: “I thought the crowd were a little bit mutual.
“‘They are on your side, bud. Come on, stop performing on the board and just play darts.’
“I was a little bit upset with him. I said, ‘Nathan, they are on your side. I am up against it. As good as the crowd is for me, they were all for him.’ He was performing a bit on stage. I told him I wasn’t happy.”
Price added: "I’m good friends with Nathan but sometimes you just have to let your darts go.”
Price went on to lose 6-4 against Luke Humphries in the final.
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