Cameron Menzies almost QUIT World Darts Championships as broken star reveals toll of dad's health battle

Cameron Menzies admits he was so broken over his dad’s ill-health that he didn’t even want to play at the Ally Pally.

The shattered Scot has lifted the lid on the personal anguish which led to him breaking down on stage in front of watching millions. Menzies has been going through the mill in recent weeks with the battles of his father Ricky uppermost in his mind. The 35-year-old has been sickened with the worry of a parent undergoing a serious operation and stuck in hospital.

In addition, Menzies was struck down by a chest infection in the lead-up to the match which left him run down and toiling. It all became too much during the World Darts Championship loss to Leonard Gates and he explained: “My dad is on the mend, a little bit. He’s up and walking. He’s a long way from when I seen him. He went in for a triple heart bypass and a new valve and, obviously, when it all closed up, it didn’t go well.

“They had to basically put a pump in and he was on dialysis, so that’s when I seen him. I seen him at his worst. When I seen him, my mum was there and I, basically, broke down. It’s been a struggle since. He's basically on the mend, but, being six hours away, it’s a struggle.

“I want to see him, but I can’t with this chest infection because, obviously, I don’t want to give him anything at the moment. We did think Christmas he was going to be out, but we think it might be earlier, so everything’s massive progress, thankfully.

“I last saw him over a week ago. So I seen him when he was a bit better, but he wasn’t talking much sense. It’s just because down in England and stuff, it’s just a pain, but that’s what it is.

“Saturday, Sunday, I got a chest infection. So being asthmatic, I’ve been basically couch-bound. I lay in bed all