The Nuke’s frosty reception stemmed largely from his antics against Gian van Veen the previous Thursday ... It would be naïve to suggest that the crowd’s reaction to the World Champion’s arrival did not affect his performance.

Vincent van der Voort offered a dissection that bordered on forensic, highlighting the sheer absurdity of how one isolated incident managed to hijack the entire discourse ...

Champagne Charlie will be aspiring to uncork many more celebratory moments in the years ahead, steadily ascending into the upper echelons of the professional circuit ...