Sky Sports forced to apologise after x-rated interview from darts star who had slammed Ally Pally crowd

Sky Sports were forced to issue an apology after an x-rated interview was aired on their live coverage of the PDC World Darts Championship on Monday night.

There were a total of eight games in the round of 64 on Monday's schedule, with Ricardo Pietreczko one of the many players in action live on Sky Sports.

The German beat the seeded Gian van Veen 3-1 to set up a third round meeting with Scott Williams, who beat 2018 champion Rob Cross by the same scoreline later on in the evening.

It was a much-needed performance and result for Pietreczko after his defeat to Darren Beveridge at the Players Championship back in October and he emphasised the importance of bouncing back in an interview which did feature a brief curse word.

"It's really important for me because the players' championship, it was a very s**** game for me," Pietreczko said afterwards.

"On stage, I love the Ally Pally and yeah, really important for me.

"Fifty per cent on doubles? I can't speak on the doubles. I don't know, I'm over the moon. I love the big stage and I love the crowd here. Thank you for this round and thank you very much."

Because he dropped an expletive in there, presenter Emma Paton told viewers: "Apologies for some of the language that you heard there".

Ricardo Pietreczko progressed into the third round of the World Darts Championship. Image: Getty

While the 30-year-old was complimentary of the crowd in attendance, it was not the case prior to his first round match against Xiaochen Zong where he complained about the rowdy fans putting players off and affecting their concentration.

He said: "This whistling and stuff like that - nobody likes that. People always say that you have to be professional enough to block it all out. The booing and the background noise, you stop hearing them at some point.

"But when you hear a shrill whistle like that, you lose your concentration completely. Anyone who disrupts the game should no longer be part of the event."

Rob Cross facing punishment from DRA

While Pietreczko is set to be off the hook, Cross looks to be in a spot of bother for making a controversial gesture as he exited the stage after his loss to Williams.

The moment was captured by the Sky Sports cameras and could result in disciplinary action from darts authorities.