James Wade appeared to kiss opponent former world champion Raymond van Barneveld during the pair’s meeting at the Belgian Darts Open on Saturday night. It comes just one week after Wade was caught on camera licking Luke Humphries at the UK Open in Minehead.
Wade had enjoyed a welcome return to form at the event in Somerset, beating the likes of Cameron Menzies, Josh Rock and world No.1 Humphries en route to the final. The Machine eventually met his match in the final against Luke Littler, who ran out a comfortable 11-2 winner.
But it was Wade’s actions against Humphries that captured the most attention, with the 41-year-old having caused another stir this weekend.
During an embrace with Van Barneveld at the European Tour event in Belgium, it looked as if Wade landed a slight peck on the cheek of his opponent. Van Barneveld appeared to take the stunt badly though, with the Dutchman seen wagging his finger in the direction of the referee.
During the match itself, it was Wade who came out on top, with the Englishman edging an entertaining 6-4 encounter. Wade raced out of the blocks to take a 3-0 lead and maintained his advantage throughout the game to progress into the last 16 where he’ll face Boris Krcmar this afternoon (Sunday).
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