Darts star Cameron Menzies cries in World Championship loss at illness of ‘my dad my hero’

Cameron Menzies was in tears during his World Darts Championship defeat to Leonard Gates and later shared an emotional post on social media about his dad.

Cameron Menzies shared a heart-wrenching post about his dad after crying during his loss to Leonard Gates at the World Darts Championship.

The 35-year-old star, who had been exhibiting top form, suffered a crushing defeat in the opening round as Gates sealed a 3-1 win to advance to the next stage. Throughout the match at Alexandra Palace, an emotional Menzies struggled to hold back tears, wiping his eyes constantly towards the end and appearing distraught as Gates nailed the decisive dart. Following the match, Menzies took to X with a since-deleted photo showing him with his father in hospital, captioned: “I didn’t wanna post this man… my dad my hero.”

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