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A wasp stole the show at the World Darts Championship on Monday

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Mensur Suljovic and Kevin Painter’s first round match was interrupted by a wasp

A wasp kept Alexandra Palace buzzing on Monday night as it interrogated Mensur Suljovic during his win against Kevin Painter.

Suljovic made safe progress to the second round of the World Darts Championship as the fifth seed saw off Painter, comfortably defeating the Englishman 3-0.

Suljovic, who faces Scot Robert Thornton in round two, told PDC TV: "Kevin beat me before and I told him on the stage that's 1-1 now so it's a good feeling, it's brilliant.

"I'm happy I'm here, this is brilliant playing on that stage with this crowd. It's amazing."

WATCH: Gurney sinks The Big Fish
WATCH: Gurney sinks The Big Fish

Dayrl Gurney nailed a magnificent 170 at the World Darts Championship

The Serbian-born Austrian was startled when a wasp landed on his shirt during his first-round encounter against 'The Artist' and it wouldn't go away.

Click on the video above to see the sting in this darting tail...

The 2018 World Championship from Alexandra Palace continues on Tuesday from 7pm.

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