Fans told the PDC to "sort it out" after chants of "feed the Scousers" could be heard at the World Darts Championship.
The derogatory football chant, to the tune of the 1894 Band Aid song 'Do They Know it's Christmas?' and aimed at mocking poverty in the city of Liverpool, rang around Alexandra Palace on multiple occasions on Saturday (December 16) night.
It was most prominent during Englishman Scott Williams' first-round clash with Japan's Haruki Muramatsu, the penultimate match of the evening session for day two.
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But it was also sung earlier in the night as an emotional Jamie Hughes progressed past Canadian David Cameron. Some viewers watching on at home picked up on chanting and took to social media to vent their frustrations.
One posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Are they really singing feed the Scousers at the darts? @OfficialPDC sort it out." Another commented: "Feed the Scousers being sang at the darts, weird Tory southerners."
A third fumed: "I bloody hate darts fans. Not even a leg in and they've already done: Boring, Boring Table, Yaya/Kolo, Don't take me home, Feed the Scousers. Much better sport without fans."
"Darts crowd singing 'Feed The Scousers'. Only problem with the @OfficialPDC is the crowd it attracts," argued a fourth, while a fifth slammed: "Complete a***holes."
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The chant originates from football, used by rivals to taunt Liverpool and Everton supporters during the festive season.
Manchester United fan and YouTuber AngryGinge, real name Morgan Burtwhistle, recently apologised after he recorded himself singing it at Goodison Park. Travelling Chelsea fans also sang it when they visited Merseyside last week.
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