- James Wade defeated Raymond Van Barneveld 6-4 at the Belgian Open on Saturday
- However, the shock was underlined by another incident involving English
- It comes only a few days after Wade seemed to lick Luke Humphries on the neck
James Wade again made the headlines after the English Darts star kissed his opponent Raymond Van Barneveld on the cheek.
The incident occurred only a few days after Wade kissed his formal rival Luke Humphries and seemed to lick him on the neck before their tie in the UK open.
Now, before beating Van Barneveld with a confident but surprising victory of 6-4 in Open Belgian Last 32, the 41-year-old man made another attempt to play mind games on his opponent.
This led complaints to the Dutch player’s referee, who could be clearly bored by Wade’s actions.
Although the impact of his controversial gesture on victory is not clear, English dominated the game throughout.
The 41-year-old man made a return after an 11-2 devastating defeat against Luke Littleler in Minehead after previously won the tournament in 2088, 2011 and 2021.
James Wade seemed to kiss Raymond Van Barneveld on the cheek before equality on Saturday
The incident occurred just a few days after the 41 -year -old seemed strangely to licked Humphries’s necks as they kissed
Wade returned to the winning form after his defeat against Luke Littleler at the Open of the United Kingdom, beating the Dutch 6-4
His actions before meeting the n ° 1 Humphries in the quarter -final were more memorable and criticized later by the Darts star, Paul Nicholson.
“ Humphries found itself harshly criticized by certain fans on social networks for an icy handful and a small barge in the shoulder ”, he told Sporting Life
“It is ridiculous for anyone to call Humphries a” bad loser “and his history of grace speaks of himself.
“There had been apparently tensions that were built throughout and they had not exchanged the handshake or the usual punch before the decisive leg, while Wade licking the neck of Humphries before the start of the match may have been a problem.
“I am with Luke on this one. I think that sometimes as a competitor, you have to trace a line and say: “If you are going to play games and do things in a competitive environment that crosses the line, then do not expect respect in return”.
“The photograph that surfaced James who took out his tongue and touching Luke’s neck was disgusting and I would not be surprised if it was the subject of an investigation.”
His comments came after n ° 1 was accused by fans on an icy handshake after the end of the match against Wade.
Images that surfaced on social networks have shown that Humphries seemed to be slightly supporting the Wade barge while leaving the scene.
Humphries followed by taking social media to express his frustrations after the match against Wade
The former Darts star, Paul Nicholson, also struck in Wade and defended the character of Humphries
After the match, the former world champion went to social networks to express his frustrations and clarify the incident in a post now deleted
“Everyone likes to see people being a bad loser, but I am generally one of the best losers in sport,” he wrote on X.
“I was not going to give someone, who did not deserve my respect after what he was doing through the game, a hug and being completely happy, it’s just my honesty.”
However, the Belgian Open followed with more unexpected results.
Humphries was beaten 6-4 by Mike de Decker, while the Darts icon Michael Van Gerwen suffered another defeat against an outsider, Boris Krcmar, by a score of 6-4.
Wade and Luke Littles continue their way to glory after the 18-year-old beat Ryan Searle 6-3.
