Darts hero reveals he did not kill Ally Pally wasp however stored it as a superb luck allure
Giant killer David Munyua has won even more fans after revealing he didn’t actually kill the Ally Pally wasp as feared, but instead kept it in his pocket as a good luck charm
Darts giant-killer David Munyua won a new army of fans after revealing he did not bump off the Ally Pally wasp – but kept it alive in his pocket as a good luck charm.
People thought the Kenyan vet crushed the critter when it landed on his face during his thrilling first round match against Mike de Decker.
But the part-time African ace – who only took up darts three years ago – revealed he snatched the sneaky stinger out of the air alive and kept him buzzing in his pocket while he pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the sport’s history.
Munyua, 30, came from 2-0 down to beat the major title-winning Belgian – ranked 18th in the world and 66-1 odds-on favourite – 3-2 in a five-set thriller that had the 3,500-strong Ally Pally crowd on the edge of their seats.
After the match Munyua released his tiny team-mate and told him: “Go, go, go, go…spread the good news!”
The Professional Darts Corporation sparked fears Munyua had slayed the wasp which has been raising hell with a host of guest appearances at the tournament – including during a live TV interview with defending champ Luke Littler.
The corporation – which runs the championship – tweeted: “MUNYUA HAS JUST KILLED THE ALLY PALLY WASP AND PUT IT IN HIS POCKET!!”
It sparked an outpouring of grief from darts fans around the world on social media.
But Munyua said he never intended to hurt it.
“I put it in my pocket,” he said.
“I was under pressure.
“And I was like, ‘hey, my friend, come here, let’s go through this together’.”
David said he carried on playing with the subdued stinger safely tucked away – then released him after his victory.
Asked if the wasp was safe Munyua said: “Of course.”
Waving his arms as if releasing a bird he added: “After I won I was like, ‘go, go, go, go spread the good news’.”
The revelation earned fresh praise from darts fans.
One tweeted: “That’s poetic my friend.”
Another posted a ‘love’ emoji.
One more wrote: “Only Africans will understand. To the world that’s not a wasp…it’s a god …A kikuyu god.”
In Africa Kikuyu god Ngai is the supreme creator, God of the sky and the source of all things who lives on Mount Kenya and manifests through natural phenomena.
Before the tournament Munyua told how he balanced his full-time job as a vet with his darts career.
“Caring for animals is my passion,” he said.
“I mainly specialize in pets. It’s quite challenging to combine that with darts, but for now it works. I want to do both as well as possible.”
Munyua will be hoping his flying friend buzzes back in time for his second round clash against Dutch world No38 Kevin Doets on Monday.
Should he win that the new darts superstar could go on to face Littler in later rounds.
The Brit teen, who watched Munyua’s match, posted on Instagram that it was ‘so so good’ and hailed the new-comer ‘class’.
