Charlie Manby has been spared a return to his bricklaying job after pulling off the biggest upset of this year’s World Darts Championship. The youngster from Huddersfield sprung a major surprise by defeating Cameron Menzies in the opening round on Monday. He will now be given a week to prepare for his second-round meeting with either Matt Campbell or Adam Sevada.
Most players would spend their time working hard in practice, but Manby was initially planning to put in a very different type of shift. Speaking after his win over Menzies, he revealed that he would be going back to his day job as a bricklayer. He explained that he wanted to restore a sense of normality after completing a career highlight at Alexandra Palace.
Quizzed on his plans between now and next Monday, Manby told talkSPORT: « Just go back home, chill out and my boss will probably want me back in work tomorrow, no doubt. So I might go and do a bit. »
Asked if returning to his manual job would be a wise move, he replied: « Maybe not, but I’ll just take it as it comes. I might want to get back to a bit of normality.
“If I do, I do. If I don’t, I’ll hit that practice board like I normally do. I don’t want to change anything, that’s the main thing. I’ve come into this on my debut and I haven’t changed anything I’ve done all year. »
However, the 20-year-old returned to talkSPORT on Tuesday morning and revealed that he had been given the day off by his manager.
« He’s fine with it, » said Manby. « He came down with us yesterday and was on the train back last night and I said, just to let you know, mate, I’m not working tomorrow. »
Manby’s big moment at Alexandra Palace was somewhat overshadowed by Menzies’ furious reaction, with the Scotsman appearing to burn his own hand on a pyrotechnic before repeatedly punching his table, leaving himself bloodied.
He went on to apologise for his bizarre actions in a statement, explaining that he had been going through a family bereavement.
Menzies wrote: « First of all, I would like to apologise for what happened. I am sorry that I reacted in the manner that I did. It’s not an excuse, but I have had a lot of things on my mind recently and I suppose it all just became too much at the end.
« It has not been an easy time for me with my uncle Gary passing away recently. I saw him four days before he died and he gave me a look which told me how much he thought of me.
« Had I won the game against Charlie, my second match would have been on the day of Gary’s funeral and that hasn’t been lost on me.
« Let me say again, that’s no excuse for what I did on the stage. It was the wrong thing to do and I don’t want it to take anything away from Charlie. He played well. »
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