Darts followers have been handled to an on-stage dance-off between two gamers on the 2019 UK Open.
The impromptu showdown occurred earlier than the third spherical conflict between Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kirk Shepherd.
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Van den Bergh was the primary to point out off their strikes after finishing his walk-on.
Having joined Shepherd on stage, the Belgian could possibly be seen dancing in entrance of the group as his music continued to play.
To not be upstaged, his opponent shortly joined in with an iconic efficiency of his personal.
Shepherd recreated Ricky Gervais’ iconic David Brent dance from The Workplace by leaping within the air subsequent to Van den Bergh.
The Karate Child then shook his arms and kicked his legs ahead, leaving the commentators speechless.
Each gamers have been in excessive spirits earlier than the match as their dancing was cheered on by the group.
The match lastly bought underway as soon as Shepherd and Van den Bergh had shaken arms and embraced on stage.
Sadly for the previous, his strikes have been the spotlight of his match as he was crushed 6-0.
Van den Bergh averaged 101.33 on his solution to white-washing Shepherd and reaching the fourth spherical.
The Dreammaker would go on to make all of it the way in which to the sixth spherical again in 2019.
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Nonetheless, he was in the end denied a spot within the final eight by Steve Beaton in Minehead.
Van den Bergh would lastly get his arms on the trophy 5 years later, although.
His 2024 triumph was the second PDC Main win of his profession, having additionally lifted the World Matchplay in 2020.
As for Shepherd, who remains to be solely 38-years-old, he’s greatest identified for his shock run to the ultimate of the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship.
Aged simply 21, the English qualifier beat the likes of Terry Jenkins, Peter Manley and Wayne Mardle on a fairytale run at Alexandra Palace.
His hopes of turning into the youngest-ever world champion on the time have been dashed by John Half within the ultimate.
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Shepherd’s greatest efficiency at Ally Pally since noticed him attain the third spherical two years later, however he has not certified for the occasion since 2011.
In the meantime, he stepped away from the game in 2022 after handing in his PDC Tour card.