DARTS star Richie Burnett was left red faced after seeing his rival win a leg while he was still on 501.
Former World Champion Burnett was in action against Kevin Painter in the Double Trouble 4 series.
The tournament, based in Portsmouth, sees players needing to open their scoring on a given leg by hitting a double, as well as the customary checkout.
However, during the opening leg of the Group A match between Burnett and Painter, Burnett did not cover himself in any glory,
The Prince of Wales was left rooted on 501 as he failed to hit a double which left him unable to score any points.
But English thrower Painter, 58, was able to get on the scoreboard and eventually checked out on a double eight.
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Regardless of his early stuttering, WDF 1995 World Champion Burnett mounted an incredible comeback to win the clash 3-1.
That was despite averaging just 57.08, compared to Painter’s 66.
Crucially though, the 58-year-old made half of his six checkouts.
Painter meanwhile could only manage one out of five checkouts.
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Both were in action again five more times in the evening.
Burnett claimed wins in each of his next four games before ending his day with a crushing 3-0 defeat to Graham Usher.
Painter had less luck, winning just one of his matches and being on the end of 3-0 whitewashes twice.
