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‘I’m walking out’ – Callan Rydz jokingly threatens to storm out of press conference at World Darts Championship
Joe Cullen had slammed reporters earlier this week for showing him "no respect"
CALLAN RYDZ jokingly threatened to walk out of his post-match press conference after putting Dimitri van den Bergh to the sword.
The Riot is riding the crest of a wave after emphatically booking a place in the last 16 of the PDC World Championships.
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Rydz dominated Van den Bergh on Sunday afternoon as he cruised to a 4-0 win at Ally Pally.
The 26-year-old has endured a tough year and was a 100/1 outsider going into the tournament.
Rydz was asked how it had felt to be "written off" before his epic win, where he averaged a remarkable 105.31.
Quick as a flash, he replied with a laugh: "I'm walking out!"
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The joke referenced an incident earlier this week involving Joe Cullen, who stormed out of a press conference after accusing reporters of giving him "no respect."
Rydz was nothing but smiles as he fronted up to the media following his dominant win.
And he openly admitted his recent form has been disappointing, saying: "These past 18 months I've been shocking.
"I won a Pro Tour, but I had seven lucky games. I could have lost every game.
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"I wear my heart on my sleeve. You know every emotion, just by my reactions.
"I said that if anything is to click, this is the event for it to click at.
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"And touch wood, it's clicking at the moment."
Prior to Sunday's match, Van Den Bergh branded Rydz "unstable" during his pre-match media duties.
The Geordie claimed the comments got some "fire in his belly" before the fourth round contest.
He added: "One of my friends said that [Dimitri] called me unstable.
"I mean, he's not wrong! But I think that was the fire in my belly that I needed."
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Rydz continued: "Dmitry is a world-class act.
"Listen I have to take every game at a time, but if I am a world champion at the end of the tournament happy days.
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"We take every game as it comes, but I'm over the moon."
Rydz will now face either Ricky Evans or Robert Owen in the last-16 at Ally Pally.
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