Ryan Joyce blamed a session at the gym for his poor performance in the Flanders Darts Trophy.
The world No.24 scraped past Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 in Antwerp, averaging just 88.36.
The man from Newcastle received a bye into the last 16 after Gerwyn Price withdrew.
The Welshman injured his hand, so Joyce was a step closer to glory.
But after just scraping past ‘Pikachu’, he weirdly claimed he was bad because he was tired from a gym session.
He said: “There were some really bad moments in that game. We were both miles off it.
“Whoever was going to lose that game was going to be frustrated that they missed a good opportunity to get through to the next round.
“I’ve got an excuse for not being good, I don’t know about him. I’ve been trying to lose some weight.
“I’ve been working out and I haven’t been able to practice because my muscles really hurt after working out.
“I am just amazed I managed to get through that game, I think I was lucky.”
The news that he had advanced straight to the last 16 caught Joyce by surprised.
“I didn’t know [I was straight through to the last 16] I heard a few players pulled out, but Gerwyn Price was not mentioned,” he said.
Joyce faced Damon Heta on Sunday afternoon and lost 6-4.
How is the rest of the tournament looking?
There is a £30,000 prize for the winner of the Flanders Darts Trophy.
Luke Littler is still in the competition having brutally smashed Dylan Slevin 6-0. Littler now faces Heta in the quarter-finals after getting past Ryan Searle.
Joyce came closest to stopping Littler on his way to glory at the PDC World Darts Championship.
The Geordie lost 4-3 on sets to the Nuke as he became the youngest player in history to be crowned champion of the world.
Littler is still in contention to win the whole thingShutterstock EditorialIt was a very tense game for Littler, but seeing it through proved to be the catalyst as he smashed everyone else to claim the title.
Speaking after that contest, he said: “I think there would have been expectation no matter what. Even if Luke [Humphries] got through, and I’ve obviously I’ve got through tonight, I think all eyes would still be on me.
“Obviously, no one really knew me. I was playing with absolute freedom. I would say these last two games I’ve played with a bit of freedom, and also that adrenaline boost has been there for me.”
The tournament concludes on Sunday evening, with the semi-finals and final still to come.
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