Moment darts star awkwardly falls off stage moments after superb checkout as rivals break out in laughter

DARTS is a sport for those that don’t take themselves too seriously.

And there was a prime example of that on Wednesday when the unfortunately named Danny van Trijp fell off the oche after a superb checkout.

Van Trijp about to take a tumble The players react to van Trijp’s fall

The slapstick moment came at the Modus Super Series event in Portsmouth, with play continuing throughout the week.

This time, Dutchman van Trijp was the one that was the centre of attention.