DAVE CHISNALL has blasted the “freezing” conditions at two recent darts ProTours, saying: “I could barely feel my fingers at times.”
Top darts players were unhappy with the lack of heat as they threw at Players Championship events 3 and 4 on February 17-18 in the Dutch town of Autotron.
Dave Chisnall fumed more should be done to accommodate darts star backstage[/caption]
Chisnall’s trip to Holland for the Players Championship proved a nightmare[/caption]
The world No.7 was one of those who felt the cold and wrote about the issues in his latest kwiff blog.
Chisnall – who is set to compete at next weekend’s UK Open at Butlin’s Mineheaded – claimed more should be done backstage by organisers for stars at the behind-closed-doors, untelevised tournaments.
Especially in light of the new £125million five-year deal with Sky Sports TV that kicks-in later this year.
The St Helens thrower, 44, said: “I’m back from a few days in Holland, which turned out to be a bit of a disappointing trip.
“I went out in the second round in Players Championship Round 3 to Oskar Lukasiak but neither of us played well.
“The average of 73.30 is pretty embarrassing.
“The thing is, it was absolutely freezing there and I could barely feel my fingers at times.
“I’ve seen complaints from a few of the other lads in the week – Daryl (Gurney), Justin (Hood) and a few others posting similar comments on social media.
“I’m not one to really complain about conditions or anything, because we’re all pros and have to adapt etc.”
Fellow pro Dave Gurney also swiped at the conditions[/caption]
“However, when you see the money the tour are making at the moment, like the new five-year deal with Sky for example, they should be at least putting venues on with basic standards and heating.
“There were complaints about a lack of refreshments at the venue too, it’s all very basic.”
SunSport have contacted the PDC for comment.
