Cameron Menzies has revealed that he considered quitting darts after injuring his hand by punching a water table at the World Darts Championship. The 36-year-old Scottish player needed surgery after splitting his hand open following a first-round defeat to Charlie Manby at Alexandra Palace.
Speaking to Oche 180, Menzies admitted: 'I'll be honest with you, a few times I've felt like wrapping it [quitting darts]. I'm just not in a good place that way. Obviously what happened at the Worlds, I've done a lot of damage to myself.' He added that he had no feeling in his fingers for six weeks and required surgery.
Menzies described the incident as 'the biggest mistake of my life' and said he was lucky the injury was not worse. 'I was lucky it was not as bad as what it could have been. I'm not proud of it. I'm lucky I can still play because it could have been severed,' he said.
Despite the setback, Menzies returned to form at the Poland Darts Open, beating Richard Edhouse 6-4. He admitted he nearly withdrew from the competition but said the win gave him 'a bit of love back' after a tough year.
