Republic of Eire crashed out of the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt after struggling one of the largest shocks within the competitors’s historical past by the hands of debutants Chinese language Taipei.
Ninth seeds William O’Connor and Keane Barry seemed set to keep away from an upset after battling again from 3-1 all the way down to pressure a deciding leg.
However Teng Lieh Pupo and An-Sheng Lu regained their composure to safe a 4-3 success and progress as Group E winners, having additionally defeated Lithuania 4-2 earlier on Friday.
In the meantime, Northern Eire averted any upset to e-book their place in final 16 with a 4-3 victory over Switzerland.
Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan, the match’s sixth seeds, constructed on Thursday’s 4-1 win over South Africa to safe high spot in Group B.
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Bruno Stockli hits a shocking 170 checkout to standing ovation from their Northern Irish opponents within the World Cup of Darts
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, hosts Germany, unseeded Italy, Poland and Sweden additionally progressed.
High seeds England, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands will enter the motion on Saturday after mechanically qualifying for the second spherical.
England face France of their opening matchup, whereas defending champions Wales have been drawn in opposition to Croatia. Third-seeded Netherlands are up in opposition to fifth-ranked Belgium and Northern Eire tackle seventh seeds Germany.
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