From start to finish, it really was not Cameron Menzies’ night in his opening round defeat at the World Matchplay.The Scotsman was drawn against tricky Dutchman Danny Noppert for his Blackpool debut, but he had to grapple with an entirely different opponent before a dart had been thrown – before being left with his head in his hands after going bust in hilarious fashion.Sky SportsMenzies failed to open his water bottle with the underside of his shirt…[/caption]Sky SportsThen he got referee Bevins involved, who also failed…[/caption]Sky SportsBut the third time was the charm as a scorer did the job[/caption]After he’d completed his walk-on, Menzies unsuccessfully attempted to unscrew the lid on his water bottle.He tried the cap-under-the-shirt trick but to no avail, so he asked referee Kirk Bevins for assistance.Bevins could not unscrew the cap, leaving Menzies to ask one of the scorers to help out.Eventually the Scot had his wish granted.Yet it was somehow not the most comical part of Menzies’ first round outing.That arrived in the fourth leg, when Menzies was down 3-0 in the first-to-10 contest – which he eventually lost 10-2.With 178 left and Noppert requiring 121, Menzies knew he had to score big to give himself a chance to get on the scoreboard.But the scenes that transpired left the Scot with his head in his hands and the commentators in utter disbelief.Without missing a beat, Menzies pinned all three of his darts into treble 20 for a maximum.On any other occasion, it would have been a score to celebrate.Sky SportsMenzies scored a maximum…[/caption]Sky SportsOnly for it to completely bust his leg[/caption]But given 180 was more than the 178 required, it meant Menzies went bust and his darts counted for nought.It took Menzies and the crowd a brief second to clock the magnitude of his error.Upon realising what he’d just done, Menzies clasped his hands to his face and scratched his forehead.One Sky Sports commentator said: “Oh my goodness. Cameron Menzies, what have you done?”Another commentator added: “That is a clanger. Look at the reaction!“We saw Joe Cullen bust 108, but Cameron Menzies just eclipsed that.Sky SportsThe Scot could scarcely believe his error[/caption]“That isn’t like him. That’s a real error from Cameron.”The miscount just about summed up Menzies’ first round performance against Noppert, as the Dutchman eased to victory.Noppert now awaits fellow countryman Gian van Veen in the second round.Van Veen caused arguably the upset of the tournament on the opening night as he edged past defending champion and number one seed Luke Humphries 10-8.It was the second time Humphries had crashed out of the World Matchplay in the first round and the first since 2022.