JAMES WADE compared his surprise walk-on shuffle dance to a bowl of SPAG BOL.
The Machine beat Mike De Decker 3-2 in the first round of the Winmau World Darts Masters to set up a clash with Luke Littler on Saturday.
James Wade is working hard to get back into the top 10 this year
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James Wade did what James Wade does in his first tournament of 2025.
The world No14’s lethal combinations in the 80s and 90s at key times frustrated the life out of De Decker.
The Belgian made plenty of noise about his non-inclusion in the Premier League, but he didn’t have enough to deal with the seasoned Brit.
Wade put his World Championship frustrations behind him and treated fans to an amusing shimmy during his first walk-on of the year.
As Elton John‘s “I’m Still Standing” bellowed, Wade busted out some hilarious dad moves, before sharply turning to wave the crowd.
When asked on if it marked a new James Wade Strictly Come Dancing bid, he joked: “No, no it’s a little bit of spaghetti bolognese, I think!”
On coming up short in his hopes for a top-10 finish last year, a chirpy Wade said: “I failed miserably.
“I didn’t get to that point. Which was really frustrating, I think I lost it in the World Championships. Really, really frusrating.
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“But it is, what it is. Wasn’t good enough. Didn’t do enough. But I think 30 other players could say the same thing.
“And with a little bit of luck, the tide will change.”
Wade is a four-time World Darts Championship semi-finalist and has won the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and UK Open during his career.
The 41-year-old is determined to climb back into the top-10 after his early second round exit at the Worlds to Jermaine Wattimena.
But, ahead of his last 16 clash against world champion Littler on Saturday, Wade remains determined and confident.
The dad-of-two said: “I think it’s laughable that people don’t think I can still win things.
No, no it’s a little bit of spaghetti bolognese, I think!
James Wade
“I still think I’ll win TV majors and I don’t see any reason why I can’t.
“I don’t believe anyone is amazing apart from probably the Luke’s.
“After that, they can be quite lazy. They’re not Phil Taylor‘s or Michael van Gerwen‘s at their best.
“But they are phenomenal players. And there’s gaps in the market.
“I am very disappointed with my ranking position because I know I am better than quite a few of them, but we’ll see. Talk is cheap and we have to move onwards and upwards.”
