World Cup of Darts results: Ireland dumped out after shock defeat to Chinese Taipei

Ninth seeds William O’Connor and Keane Barry looked set to avoid an upset after battling back from 3-1 down to force a deciding leg.

But Teng Lieh Pupo and An-Sheng Lu regained their composure to secure a 4-3 success and progress as Group E winners, having earlier defeated Lithuania 4-2.

Northern Ireland booked a place in last 16 at the Eissporthalle with a 4-3 victory over Switzerland.

Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan, the tournament’s sixth seeds, built on Thursday’s 4-1 win over South Africa to secure top spot in Group B.

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, hosts Germany, unseeded Italy, Poland and Sweden also progressed.

Top seeds England, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands will enter the action on Saturday after automatically qualifying for the second round.

2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts

Afternoon Session
Gibraltar 4-3 Spain (K)
Iceland 4-0 Bahrain (H)
Latvia 4-2 Denmark (J)
Canada 4-3 Malaysia (I)
Chinese Taipei 4-2 Lithuania (E)
Norway 4-3 Hungary (G)
Italy 4-2 USA (L)
Philippines 4-1 Singapore (A)
South Africa 4-2 Switzerland (B)
New Zealand 4-0 Finland (C)
Hong Kong 4-1 Japan (D)
China 4-2 Guyana (F)

Evening Session
Sweden 4-1 Gibraltar (K) - Sweden Qualify
Czechia 4-0 Iceland (H) - Czechia Qualify
France 4-3 Denmark (J) - France Qualify
Croatia 4-2 Canada (I) - Croatia Qualify
Chinese Taipei 4-3 Republic of Ireland (E) - Chinese Taipei Qualify
Poland 4-1 Hungary (G) - Poland Qualify
Italy 4-3 Portugal (L) - Italy Qualify
Belgium 4-0 Philippines (A) - Belgium Qualify
Northern Ireland 4-3 Switzerland (B) - Northern Ireland Qualify
Germany 4-1 Finland (C) - Germany Qualify
Australia 4-2 Hong Kong (D) - Australia Qualify
Austria 4-1 Guyana (F) - Austria Qualify

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