Joe Cullen walks out of interview at World Darts Championship and fumes ‘I’m going home’ after beating Wessel Nijman
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JOE CULLEN stormed out of his World Championship press conference blasting that the media had shown him "no respect". The Bradford star beat Wessel Nijman 3-0 with a blistering opening performance at the Ally Pally. But then moody Cullen, 35, lashed out at the press just minutes after booking his place in the third round.
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Cullen, whose walk-on is Don’t Look Back In Anger, took questions for under three minutes before walking out in anger. He said: "I’m over the moon. I played some of my best stuff. "Proud? I’m 30 places ranked above him. "I’m happy with the performance. I don’t know Wessel personally.
![[The Yorkshireman was in superb form as he brushed aside Wessel Nijman]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/joe-cullen-celebrates-match-wessel-959222018.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I think surrounding the media I think probably led to his demise a little bit. “I’ve struggled this year on the oche and off the oche. To find a performance like that. "To be honest I’ve got to thank you guys because I don’t think I would have played like that if I hadn’t read the nonsense that I did beforehand.".
![[The 35-year-old was in no mood to hang around during the post-game press conference]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ah-OFF-PLATFORM-joe-allen_92426b.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. But then Cullen snapped, alluding to the attention given to Wessell over his return from a match-fixing ban. He added: "I tell you what. Honestly the media attention that Wessell’s got, again this is not a reflection on him.
"He seems like a fantastic kid. “He got caught up in a few things beforehand, he’s served his time and held his hands up, a lot haven’t. “But I think the way I’ve been treated probably with the media. I know that you guys have no control of the bookies.
