Overview
- Twenty-year-old debutant Charlie Manby beat No. 26 seed Cameron Menzies 3–2 to reach the second round at Alexandra Palace.
- After the deciding leg, Menzies struck the players' table three times, knocking items off and later appearing with bleeding hands.
- Referee Kirk Bevins intervened and Menzies was escorted from the stage as the crowd booed and the player made apologetic gestures.
- PDC chief executive Matt Porter headed to the players' area following the incident, Manby received a briefing, and his media conference was delayed.
- Commentators described the scene as shocking, Menzies' conduct is expected to be reviewed, and the episode follows a prior emotional moment at the venue last year.