World Darts Championship organisers insist all essential precautions are in place to safeguard gamers and followers after Raymond Van Barneveld’s optimistic check for Covid-19.
5-time world champion Van Barneveld revealed he had examined optimistic after his 3-1 defeat by Rob Cross on the Alexandra Palace on Thursday evening.
The 54-year-old Dutchman stated he didn’t have any signs throughout the second-round tie however started to fell unwell post-match and later offered a optimistic check.
A Skilled Darts Company spokesperson advised the PA information company: “We have now been made conscious of Raymond’s optimistic check and ship him our greatest needs for a speedy restoration.
“We’re following authorized protocols and have acceptable laws in place across the William Hill World Darts Championship, certainly one of which is that every one gamers and workers should produce a destructive Covid check end result on their return to the occasion after the Christmas break.”
Van Barneveld introduced to his followers on Twitter that he had contracted the virus.
He stated: “In the course of the match I didn’t have any signs, however afterwards I began to understand that I used to be creating a shortness of breath and fever.
Van Barneveld was knocked out of the World Championship on Thursday by Rob Cross (Adam Davy/PA)
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“I immediately known as my supervisor Ben De Kok and he suggested to go straight to my lodge room and to not give interviews with a view to keep away from any danger.
“In the meanwhile I do endure from fever and severe tiredness. The upcoming days I’ll keep in quarantine in London.
“We already spoke with Rob Cross and the PDC in regards to the present state of affairs. Keep protected.”
Van Barneveld, certainly one of solely three gamers to win the world crown 5 occasions, retired in 2019, however returned to the game final 12 months and was attending his twenty ninth World Championship.
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