‘Early to be losing your rag' – Commentator blasts darts star as he has MELTDOWN in just second leg
The 35-year-old had an early meltdown in his first round European Tour 8 clash against Alan Soutar.
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Campbell was one leg up and had the perfect chance to extend his lead, requiring just 24.
But he got his throw at the double 12 horribly wrong and it landed in nine.
The Canadian was then left with 15 and he eyed up the three.
But once again, his dart was a disaster and it fell into the neighbouring 17 to bust his score.
A furious Campbell then chucked his final arrow at the board in a fit of rage to leave commentator Dan Dawson shocked.
He said: "Wow. Well, you can understand why he is annoyed. But it's quite early on to be losing your rag isn't? Leg two."
Fans reacted: "I love it when something like this happens as it makes me feel less s*** about how bad I am at darts."
Another added: "Campbell is like us, professional players are human beings."
Soutar made the most of the nightmare leg, stepping up and levelling the score at 1-1.
But Campbell composed himself and went on to win 6-4.
He faces Ross Smith in the second round in Leverkusen, Germany tomorrow.
Stephen Bunting, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, Nathan Aspinall, Jonny Clayton, Chris Dobey and Damon Heta are the biggest names in the competition.
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