Rangers-mad Cameron Menzies shuts up the boo boys as darts star stuns James Wade

'It was great to get the win and show everyone what I can do' says Menzies after dream debut

The 3-0 victory was Cameron Menzies' first win on the pro tour

A Rangers-daft teenager hushed the boo boys with a stunning darts debut, beating former world No. 2 James Wade in front of his home crowd.

The unseeded Scot Cameron Menzies, 19, faced an angry reception as he walked out at Aberdeen's TECA after a verbal spat with a Rangers fan on social media before the event.

However, he silenced the hecklers in style, claiming a 3-0 victory with a superb display of finishing to reach the second round of the Players Championship 29.

"The crowd gave me a bit of stick but I don’t think it was malice,” said Hamilton fan Menzies. “It was all in good spirits. The football rivalry probably made it worse than it would have been if I didn’t support Rangers – but to be fair I’ve had it all my life so I’m used to it.

“I knew I would get a lot of stick for supporting Rangers. I’ve had it for years and I just give it back. I don’t cause any harm.”

Victory over Wade, a two-time world championship finalist and three-time Premier League winner, was Menzies’ first on the pro tour. The world youth finalist had lost all three of his previous televised matches and missed darts for a double at the start of the match which would have given him a nine-darter.

But he refused to let the setback affect him and took the opening set 3-1 before surviving a missed match dart at 2-0 up in the second to take it 3-2. Wade missed nine darts at double to take the second set and it proved costly as Menzies took the third 3-0 to spark scenes of jubilation among the travelling Rangers supporters.

"I was a wee bit nervous to start with but I settled in and as the game went on I got more and more confident,” added Menzies. “I think I showed what I can do. It’s great to come out and get my first win on TV and hopefully now I can keep it going.

Menzies, from Bellshill, is a hospitality worker and only plays darts part-time but he wasn’t overawed by the occasion, even after having to endure some heckling from the Aberdeen crowd. He celebrated his win with a rendition of the Rangers anthem, Simply the Best, and the travelling supporters gave him a standing ovation as he left the stage.

"It was great to win and show everyone what I can do,” he said. “Now it’s about keeping my head down and keep working hard on my game.

Menzies progressed to the last 32 before bowing out to another former world champion, Rob Cross, in a last-leg decider.