{"id":298146,"date":"2023-12-15T20:45:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298146"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:45:34","slug":"world-darts-championship-star-menzies-rushes-to-ally-pally-after-plumbing-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/world-darts-championship-star-menzies-rushes-to-ally-pally-after-plumbing-job\/","title":{"rendered":"World Darts Championship star Menzies rushes to Ally Pally after plumbing job"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Michael Van Gerwen previews World Darts Championship<\/h3>\n<p>Cameron Menzies takes on Rusty-Jake Rodriguez on the opening night of the World Darts Championship on Friday but instead of spending the day getting prepared for the big moment, he was plumbing before rushing off to the Alexandra Palace. The Scot had to finish his shift just hours away from taking the stage in darts\u2019 most famous venue.<\/p>\n<p>Menzies, like many professional darts players, balances his sporting career with a day job and the 34-year-old is also a qualified plumber. Many thought that Menzies would have been able to take the day off, but instead had a half day before arriving in London to face Rodriguez. He posted a photo on social media working on a customer\u2019s bathroom just hours before he takes the stage at Ally Pally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking before the world&#8217;s. What a joy,\u201d Menzies wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) accompanied by several laughing emojis, before later providing an update on his way out of his day job: \u201cPlumbing at 11 darts at 8. Finished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second update came as Menzies snapped a picture of himself rushing out of the door from his job in Milton Keynes as he travelled to London before Friday\u2019s match. When one supporter asked why he did not take the day off before the tournament, he responded with: &#8220;Tried to. But got half a shift take that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>World Darts Championship 2024 draw in full as Michael Smith learns fate[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/World-Darts-Championship-Menzies-plumber-5117987.jpg?r=1702661673488\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>He made the second round of the tournament last year and fetched \u00a37,500, with this year\u2019s winner taking home a massive \u00a3500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Menzies, nicknamed \u2018Cammy\u2019 has admitted that his plumbing job has caused issues with his darts in the past. &#8220;I had issues with my hands at the Players Championship,\u201d he told The Sun. &#8220;It happens after I use certain power tools which vibrate. My hands were a bit numb-ish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He can call on support from his girlfriend and fellow darts pro Fallon Sherrock, also in action on Friday, and the Rangers fan could not help himself when his partner met Prince William and wanted her to hand the future King a piece of memorabilia from the Scottish club.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Phil Taylor retires from darts as Brit calls it a day as sport&#8217;s GOAT[REACTION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV\u2019s Laura Woods mistakenly kissed \u2018Bronzed Adonis\u2019 darts champion on the lips[SPOTTED] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>USA backed to be \u2018future of Darts\u2019 as Eddie Hearn hails game-changing moment[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/World-Darts-Championship-news-plumber-5117991.jpg?r=1702661673536\"><\/p>\n<p>Sherrock was being awarded an MBE after becoming the first female player to win a match at the World Darts Championship in 2019, but Menzies had a cunning plan up his sleeve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was given a Rangers keyring and it\u2019s in the house. I wanted Fallon to give it to Prince William,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure he doesn\u2019t care about Rangers, as he\u2019s an Aston Villa fan, but if I had gone to Windsor Castle with her to get the MBE, I would definitely have worn a Rangers top and kilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/othersport\/1846143\/World-Darts-Championship-news-Cameron-Menzies-job-plumbing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Michael Van Gerwen previews World Darts Championship Cameron Menzies takes on Rusty-Jake Rodriguez on the opening night of the World Darts Championship on Friday but <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/world-darts-championship-star-menzies-rushes-to-ally-pally-after-plumbing-job\/\" title=\"World Darts Championship star Menzies rushes to Ally Pally after plumbing job\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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