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Australia avoid premature elimination at World Cup of Darts; Germany, Northern Ireland and Austria also advance to knockout stages
PDCFriday, 28 June 2024 at 23:40
Australia struggled to qualify for the second round at the World Cup of Darts. Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock secured a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Hong Kong's Lok Yin Lee and Man Lok Leung.
The two Asians had already issued a warning Friday afternoon by convincingly winning 4-1 against Japan. However, Hong Kong let it slip against Australia in the fifth leg, in which three darts on the outer ring were missed. Heta then threw out 107 for a break and a 3-2 lead. With a 15-darter in the sixth leg, the Australian duo then secured victory.
Germany, as expected, disposed of Finland very easily in their second group match. Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens played a fine duel against Teemu Harju and Marko Kantele, winning 4-1 over the Finns. The host country took the first leg with a 14-darter, before Finland got on the scoreboard with a 12-darter. That proved to be the only leg for the Finnish duo, as Schindler and Clemens then threw an 18-darter, 17-darter and a 14-darter for a spot in the knockout stage.
Northern Ireland managed to qualify for the last sixteen at this Nations tournament with a 4-3 victory over Switzerland. Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan knew prior to the game that two legs was all they needed to reach the next round. The Northern Irish then took a 3-1 lead before Stefan Bellmont and Bruno Stöckli managed to come back to 3-3 with a brilliant 170 finish by Stöckli. A 13-darter then went to Northern Ireland.
Austria will also return to the next round of the World Cup of Darts. Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez only needed to win two legs against Guyana to win the group and through a 17-darter and an 18-darter that task was completed within two legs. In the fourth leg, Guyana took another leg via a fine 152 finish, before Rodriguez sealed the match with a 40 finish.
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- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- It happens. Remember, anyone who has watched German and Dutch players in matches - their respective countries will have seen/heard just as bad jeering (if not worse). Taylor and MVG are two prime examples of professionals who are able to cope with the crowds mentally and not take it personally. This is not just an English crowd problem, FFS.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- Was watching an old World Masters final the other day between Eric Bristow and John Lowe, the crowd respect for both players on throw was first class, not a sound. You can imagine now the idiots who were whistling on De Deckers throw proudly boasting about it on social media. I blame the PDC to a certain extent though doubt they really care as they win regardless of which player wins or loses.Mysstree16-11-2024