PDC World Cup of Darts 2018 Schedule: Sunday, afternoon session

That's where the afternoon session of Day Four comes in. Six seeds, plus unseeded hosts Germany and giant-killers Japan, face off with darts' premier doubles title up for grabs. The PDC World Cup of Darts has only ever seen two winners. Can one of the other six rewrite the history books? Or will the 2018 chapter be the same old story? Starting the quarter-final action, which begins at 12pm, are top seeds Scotland. The performances against the USA and Brazil haven't given Gary Anderson and Peter Wright any cause for alarm. Neither have they been on top of their game yet. Japan's deadly duo of Seigo Asada and Haruki Muramatsu might force it from them. Austria and Canada might have felt they were favourites against the Japanese, but Asada and Muramatsu left little doubt who was in charge. Given Scotland's propensity to miss the boat at the World Cup, this match is the difference between a proper title tilt and another baffling disappointment. The fourth seeds meet the fifth seeds in what is, on paper, the closest of the four games. It probably plays out that way too. Four excellent players, split neatly into two sides who have the potential to be brilliant or go totally off the boil. Gerwyn Price almost let the side down against Switzerland but recovered. Jonny Clayton hasn't played anything like his A-game. Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson were pushed hard by Spain but have built up a real rapport in the pairs matches. It could prove pivotal if the game goes to the wire as expected.

England were pushed all the way by a resolute Singapore pair. The win might just be the confidence boost Rob Cross and Dave Chisnall sorely needed. Like opposing Belgian duo Kim Huybrechts and Dimitri van den Bergh, they're both very talented. They're also both getting used to playing together, having never done so before. One of the two sides will get taught a valuable but painful lesson in Frankfurt.
Another handy lesson - don't ever underestimate a German on home soil. Max Hopp and Martin Schindler have done it again, beating Northern Ireland for the second year in a row. They bowed out against the Netherlands in the 2017 quarter-finals, as the orange machine powered to PDC World Cup of Darts glory. Lo and behold, they play the Dutch again. Their plan will be to target Raymond van Barneveld. Yet it's not much of a strategy. Somehow the Netherlands look even better than last year, when they won with ease. Yet to lose a leg, Michael van Gerwen and Barney seem invincible. That magical atmosphere that accompanies every Germany game will need to be pretty potent to make a difference.
All the action is live on Sky Sports.

Scotland v Japan
Wales v Australia
England v Belgium
Germany v Netherlands