Gian van Veen was left ‘annoyed’ by the noise coming from a basketball match during the Players Championship 29 final.The darts world No.3 was beaten 8-4 by Cameron Menzies at the Maaspoort in Den Bosch on Tuesday.Van Veen asked the referee to stop play during the Players Championship 29 finalGettyHowever, their clash was disrupted by a basketball team playing inside the venue at the same time.Van Veen’s frustrations even saw him complain to referee Franz Engerer.Van Veen distractedThe Dutchman asked the official to stop their match and intervene in a bid to deal with the distracting noise.PDC commentator Dan Dawson pointed out the issue during the match.View Tweet: https://t.co/0ULO2mR6Q0He explained: “I am told it’s a game of basketball. This is a different venue that we are playing in from previous visits.“There is a basketball team and they are playing in the next room. That has evidently annoyed Gian.”Maaspoort will also host Players Championship 30 on Wednesday as well as two more events next month.However, Van Veen will not be involved today having withdrawn following his run to Tuesday’s final.The 24-year-old had picked up wins over Chris Dobey and William O’Connor to reach the final.He was unable to clinch his first ProTour victory since March 2025 against Menzies, though.Van Veen was visibly annoyed by a basketball match taking place in the next roomGettyMenzies takes titleInstead, Van Veen averaged just 89.16 in the final as his opponent scooped the £15,000 prize.The triumph is the fourth of Menzies’ career and his second on the ProTour this year.Despite the defeat, Van Veen takes home £10,000 to bolster his hopes of reaching the Players Championship finals.With five events remaining, he sits comfortably inside the top 64 on the Order of Merit.Following Players Championship 34 in Leicester on November 5, the top 64 will qualify for the Players Championship finals in Minehead three weeks later.Van Veen has twice reached the last 32 at the event, with the venue also staging the World Youth Championship final.Van Veen missed out on his first ProTour title since March 2025 after losing to MenziesGettyThe Giant is the two-time reigning champion, but is ineligible to defend his crown this year after turning 24 in April.Instead, he will turn his attention to going one better than his run to the final of last year’s PDC World Darts Championship.Ahead of a return to Alexandra Palace in December, though, Van Veen will compete in next week’s World Grand Prix.The third seed faces compatriot Dirk van Duijvenbode in the first round of the ‘double in, double out’ event.