Peter Crouch sends Ally Pally wild by downing drink at PDC World Championship with ex-Chelsea man
Peter Crouch showed exactly why he is a man of the people at the Ally Pally on Tuesday night.
The former Tottenham, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Burnley striker soaked up the atmosphere at the World Darts Championship, attracting the attention of the revellers on Tuesday night.
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Crouch was more than happy to oblige the thousands of fans, who were mostly in fancy dress, as they urged him to down his drink.
He whipped up the crowd to get the atmosphere building and duly obliged by seeing off his drink.
The crowd, who were heard chanting 'Crouchy's on the p***', absolutely loved it when he put the empty cup on his head to show he'd succeeded. Former Chelsea and Fulham star Steve Sidwell was also with Crouch and saw off his own drink with aplomb.
Crouchy went full Laura Woods, who showed off her drinking skills a couple of years ago at Alexandra Palace - although she did assure everyone that it was just tea.
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The events on the oche saw Michael van Gerwen began his bid for a third World Championship title by easing into the third round.
The Dutchman has not won the biggest tournament in darts since 2019 and is ready to end that drought, opening his campaign with a 3-0 win over Keane Barry.
Matt Campbell had the upset of the day by sending 13th seed James Wade crashing out.
The world number 57 beat the four-time semi-finalist 3-2 to record the biggest win of his career and win back-to-back matches at Ally Pally for the first time in his career.
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