Kim Huybrechts was left furious after his defeat in the first round of the Dutch Darts Championship.
The Belgian surrendered leads of 3-0 and 4-3 before losing 6-5 to Ritchie Edhouse in Rosmalen.
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Madhouse eventually triumphed in a last leg decider after his opponent had bust his score.
The pair were then involved in a frosty exchange on stage following their heated encounter.
Edhouse had been subjected to constant whistles from the Dutch crowd throughout the match.
He almost missed out on victory after twice coming from behind against Huybrechts.
The world number 48 was unable to get over the line, though, as his final dart at double dropped into D15 with 20 remaining.
Edhouse immediately punished the error by stepping up to pin double one for victory.
In response, the reigning European champion turned to the crowd and blew into his fingers to emulate their whistling.
He had earlier made the gesture after twice missing darts at doubles on his previous visit.
Meanwhile, Huybrechts similarly reacted to the crowd’s antics following his missed dart at double.
Although he then appeared to offer and apology to Huybrechts, his opponent was having none of it.
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Instead, the 39-year-old initially refused the offer of a handshake as a back-and-forth ensued.
Both players could be seen pointing at the oche as they became increasingly animated.
Tensions then cooled, with Edhouse and Huybrechts shaking hands with each other and the referee.
They once again exchanged words, though, before Huybrechts turned his back on his opponent to applaud the crowd.
Reacting to the incident, the commentator exclaimed: “There’s some words at the end. All sorts of silly nonsense going on there.
“Some posturing, some awful darts and ultimately a good one in double one sees the European champion through to round two.”
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Neither player averaged over 90 for the match, with Edhouse winning with just 81.12.
The world number 27 also failed to hit a 180 across the 11 legs, whilst Huybrechts finished with three to his name.
Edhouse’s reward for his victory is a clash with ninth seed Dave Chisnall on Saturday.
His first round win has already guaranteed £2,500 in prize money, with that figure rising to £4,000 if he reaches the third round.
