Darts star Dimitri Van den Bergh, 30, forced to withdraw from Players Championship just MINUTES before match

DARTS star Dimitri Van den Bergh surprisingly withdrew from his match just minutes before he was due at the oche.

The 30-year-old was set to face Jose de Sousa in the 13th Players Championship event of the year today.

RexDimitri Van den Bergh pulled out of his match minutes before he was due on stage[/caption]

Van den Bergh was scheduled to take to the stage for his first round tie at 1:25pm.

But the PDC revealed just four minutes before his expected walk-on that he had pulled out.