DIMI REVEALS HOW TO DEAL WITH FART TACTICS AT THE OCHE
24/06/2025 By Aaron Nijjar
DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH has lifted the lid on how to deal with FARTING opponents when at the oche.
Two-time major winner Van den Bergh spoke about the issue following another “fartgate” incident involving James Wade at the Players Championship 19.
‘The Machine’ let rip during his 6-5 win over Peter Wright to reach the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Former world champion Wright appeared distracted when the scent hit his nose, as he had to “take a second” before throwing.
Antwerp thrower Van den Bergh is already prepared to deal with his rivals who dare to let off a stinker on the stage.
He said: “I hate that. I make sure whatever I could do, it happened already at the toilet.
“Sometimes you’ve just got to accept it, at the end of the day, it’s only a smell.
“Breathe quicker and it’s gone.”
Van den Bergh’s comments come after he decided to step away from the PDC Pro Tour.
World No. 22 Van den Bergh made the decision in April as he wanted a mental reset.
Dimi did make his return to the oche at the World Cup of Darts as he represented Belgium alongside Mike De Decker.
But the tournament was a disaster as the pair finished behind the Philippines in the Group Stage in Frankfurt, Germany.
The 30-year-old has insisted that the time away from the oche has been beneficial to him.
He added: “Fantastic, because I was feeling really bad with myself, with my body, my mental health.
“(For) ten years I have done all the tournaments that I possibly could and I just kept pushing. I kept going forward.
“In these ten years a lot of things have happened. I’m going to be a dad in July, my second little girl is going to come to the world.
“I’m already a dad from another kid who’s three-and-a-half-years-old now.
“All of that just gives you a different perspective to life and my dreams have always been to do what I love most, which is play darts and be successful at it.
“But I also wanted to have my own family and build a future, build a legacy. So these things were very important to me and I just tried to keep playing well but for some reason I was just tiptoeing at the same place.
“So I said, ‘I’ll take a step back, come back stronger’ and that’s still my goal. That’s still my mission.
“I know whatever I’m doing at home with eating healthy, going to the gym, taking care of myself, practicing a lot, it’s working for me. Plus, I’ve got extra time with the family.”
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