Daryl Gurney’s first Grand Slam of Darts appearance since 2019 is over – and he appeared to take his frustrations out on the referee.The 39-year-old suffered a 5-3 defeat to Karel Sedlacek in his second Group E match on Sunday night in Wolverhampton. Gurney cut a frustrated figure during his Group E defeat to Karel Sedlacek at the Grad Slam of DartsX @OfficialPDCIt followed his loss to Connor Scutt the day prior, with ‘Superchin’ knowing he needed to beat Sedlacek to stand any chance of remaining in the major tournament.But he was second best against the 46-year-old, who made history by becoming the first player from the Czech Republic to win at the Grand Slam of Darts.He did so at the 11th time of asking having missed ten match darts, with ‘Evil Charlie’ letting out a sigh of relief before engaging in a brief handshake with Gurney.No Grand gestureFor Gurney, he cut a frustrated figure as he immediately approached referee Kirk Bevins in what seemed to be a heated chat.It remains unclear what sparked the conversation, with Gurney walking off stage shaking his head.He subsequently refused any to do any interviews with the media following his defeat.Gurney could now face punishment from the PDC should they look into the incident.That’s according to the Sun, who have claimed that Gurney may land himself in hot water.The PDC enforces strict rules on respect for officials and player conduct.A warning or financial penalty cannot be ruled out if the darts organisation deems Gurney’s actions as unacceptable.Gurney briefly shook hands with Sedlacek following his second defeat in a rowX @OfficialPDCHe then immediately turned his attentions to referee Kirk BevinsX @OfficialPDCGurney seemed to have an issue with the referee after his matchGurney’s defeat to Sedlacek led him to be on the brink of an early Grand Slam of Darts exit.He needed defending champion Luke Littler to suffer a shock defeat to Scott later in the night.But the 18-year-old won 5-3 – condemning Gurney to elimination.Scott and Sedlacek will now square off for a place in the knockout stage, while Littler and Gurney will take part in a dead rubber match.Gurney, who failed to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts between 2020-2024, has endured a frustrating 2025 so far.While he helped scoop Northern Ireland’s first World Cup triumph alongside Josh Rock in June, he has failed to lift any individual trophies.Gurney’s frustrations boiled over following his 5-3 defeat which ended his hopes of Grand Slam gloryX @OfficialPDCHis best run in a PDC major this year has been at the European Championship, which saw him knocked out in the quarter-finals.Meanwhile, the Flanders Darts Trophy was the only PDC European event that he made it into the last four.And in the Players Championship, he only made it to the quarter-finals on one occasion, which came at Players Championship 20 in July.