Ricky Evans, the professional darts player known as 'Rapid Ricky', has admitted to an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction during a tournament eight years ago. The 35-year-old from Kettering revealed that he competed in the final of the Dutch Darts Championship in 2018 without any underwear after a toilet mishap.
Evans told talkSPORT that the incident occurred after a meal out the night before. He said: 'I played Ian White. I played with no pants on. I don't really wanna go into detail now, we had food and I didn't really help myself.' He added that he disposed of his boxers in a bin and played the next three games without them.
The darts star, who defeated Jan Dekker, Steve West, William James O'Connor, Joe Cullen and Ritchie Edhouse en route to the final, eventually lost 8-5 to Ian White. Fortunately for Evans, his clothing mishap went unnoticed during the match.
When asked about the experience of playing without pants, Evans described it as 'brilliant, fantastic, freeing, a bit of air'. He also recalled a moment when his zip wouldn't go up during one of the games, adding to the awkwardness. Evans speculated that the pressure of winning may have contributed to the incident, which he now regrets sharing publicly.
