James Wade left petrified after being 'attacked by on-stage pyro' during darts walk-on

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alarmingly close to the stage pyrotechnics in Exeter.The Machine walked past the crowd and approached his table - forgetting about the customary sparks that fly from the stage as the game is about to begin.Stepping back in horror, Wade luckily avoided the worst of the heat and even regrouped to see off the challenge of Gary Anderson and reach the semi-finals.Although pleased to see Wade was unharmed, Twitter users shared their amusement at his reaction to the fireworks - having been left baffled by them in the past.One fan wrote: "Every week James Wade gets done by the pyro."With a second adding: "James Wade will never learn when it comes up on that stage."A third continued: "James Wade getting hit by some sparks there has sent me."With a fourth saying: "James Wade and fireworks.

Bad combo!" Who is your favourite current darts player? Let us know in the comments sectionA a fifth concluding: "James Wade burning his head again."Following those messages, there was also huge praise for his performance against Anderson, with the former two-time world champion being brushed off by Wade.One fan said: "James Wade's finishing has been mint!"And a second adding: "James Wade doing James Wade things, solid 90 plus average with a 140 plus checkout beating Gary Anderson." Wade, who has been on the tour since way back in 2004, often hits the headlines - from dating Helen Chamberlain and being compared to Kevin Keegan.

Back at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championships, Wade found an opportunity to pose like Eric Cantona to the Ally Pally crowd after nailing a stunning 121 checkout. .