Darts star 'conceded game while drawing' because opponent's hygiene 'was disgusting'

dailystar.co.uk:

darts player conceded his match because he couldn't put up with the bad hygiene habits of his opponent - that's according to Keith Deller anyway.The 63-year-old split opinion last week at the World Seniors Darts Championship at Circus Tavern, as some fans believe he used excessive chalk on his hands in his first round win over Mike Huntley.

The chalk, which he kept in his top pocket, even got on his nose at one point.It didn't help him at the next stage though, hammered 3-0 by Neil Duff.

And afterwards, the 1983 world champion took to Twitter to take aim at his critics: " Disappointing today but well done to Neil Duff and good luck to rest of the tournament, anybody moaning about the chalk, the two biggest names of all time, Eric Bristow and Phil Taylor never moaned about it."READ NOW: Keith Deller splits opinion with 'ridiculous' use of chalk - that even gets on his noseFormer professional player James Hubbard then weighed in, telling Deller "pundits are paid to have an opinion." He added: "They’ve just been honest about form in their predictions, no jealousy or disrespect" - a response to Deller also suggesting he was the victim of jealousy from analysts."Your opinion James," Deller wrote back. "To say ban chalk.