"You only have to look at last year's qualifiers - it was absolutely fantastic," Lloyd told the Darts Show podcast. "I am ashamed of this exchange and have now deleted it so as not to cause further offence. I was 19 at the time and I hope and believe I am a different person today. Prior to the final, Essam and Corbin had stunned the crowd with their accuracy from the three and five-point zones, and yet with Guscoth on their shots, they unable to get into the same groove. However, for both teams it's a massive opportunity.