Luke Littler was in action on Thursday night (Image: Getty)
Darts fans were left furious as crashed in the build-up to night five of the Premier League Darts. Reigning champion was among the star-studded line-up taking part in the event in Brighton.
Those looking to tune into the broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event were matched with a white screen that read: “We’re really sorry for the temporary fault.” The picture eventually returned ahead of the evening’s first match between Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen, but issues continued throughout the night.
Coverage of Littler’s match with Chris Dobey was regularly interrupted, with the broadcast often cutting to either black screens or advert breaks during key moments of the clash.
Fans weren’t happy about the technical issues, with plenty taking to social media to complain about the problem. Writing on X, @blakedcfc stated: “Sky Sports in absolute shambles as their channel crashes as soon as the Darts starts [two laughing emojis]. Absolute joke.”
@steamyy_ added: “Sky sports what a shambles, trying to watch the darts.”
@BinnyPiper joked: “Someone in Brighton plug sky sports back in at the premier league darts [laughing emoji.”
@MarcBhafc said: “Sky sports having an absolute mare with the darts tonight. Someone sort those cables out.”
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Sky Sports were forced to apologise for the issue (Image: Sky Sports )
Emma Paton issued an apology on behalf of Sky Sports following the technical issues (Image: Getty)
Sky Sports presenter Emma Paton issued an on-air apology, stating: “Apologies if you have been losing picture on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports +. We’ve been experiencing technical difficulties.”
The issue persisted though, with commentator Wayne Mardle later apologising once again. He said: “We apologise if you’re experiencing any malfunction or picture breakup. It will be fixed momentarily, I assure you,” just before the broadcast cut off once again.
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