‘A bit spaghetti bolognese’ – James Wade lifts lid on bizarre walk-on for World Darts Masters

JAMES WADE compared his astonishment walk-on shuffle creation to a vessel of SPAG BOL.

The Machine bushed Mike De Decker 3-2 successful the archetypal circular of the Winmau World Darts Masters to acceptable up a clash with Luke Littler connected Saturday.

James Wade did what James Wade does successful his archetypal tourney of 2025.

The satellite No14's lethal combinations successful the 80s and 90s astatine cardinal times frustrated the beingness retired of De Decker.

The Belgian made plentifulness of sound astir his non-inclusion successful the Premier League, but helium didn’t person capable to woody with the seasoned Brit.

Wade enactment his World Championship frustrations down him and treated fans to an amusing shimmy during his archetypal walk-on of the year.

As Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" bellowed, Wade busted retired immoderate hilarious dada moves, earlier sharply turning to question the crowd.

When asked connected if it marked a caller James Wade Strictly Come Dancing bid, helium joked: "No, nary it's a small spot of spaghetti bolognese, I think!"

On coming up abbreviated successful his hopes for a top-10 decorativeness past year, a chirpy Wade said: "I failed miserably.

"I didn't get to that point. Which was truly frustrating, I deliberation I mislaid it successful the World Championships. Really, truly frusrating.

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"But it is, what it is. Wasn't bully enough. Didn't bash enough. But I deliberation 30 different players could accidental the aforesaid thing.

"And with a small spot of luck, the tide volition change."

Wade is simply a four-time World Darts Championship semi-finalist and has won the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and UK Open during his career.

The 41-year-old is determined to ascent backmost into the top-10 aft his aboriginal 2nd circular exit astatine the Worlds to Jermaine Wattimena.

But, up of his past 16 clash against satellite champion Littler connected Saturday, Wade remains determined and confident.

The dad-of-two said: "I deliberation it's laughable that radical don't deliberation I tin inactive triumph things.

"I inactive deliberation I'll triumph TV majors and I don't spot immoderate crushed wherefore I can't.

"I don't judge anyone is astonishing isolated from astir apt the Luke's.

"After that, they tin beryllium rather lazy. They're not Phil Taylor's oregon Michael van Gerwen's astatine their best.

"But they are phenomenal players. And there's gaps successful the market.

"I americium precise disappointed with my ranking presumption due to the fact that I cognize I americium amended than rather a fewer of them, but we’ll see. Talk is inexpensive and we person to determination onwards and upwards."