In Frankfurt, the Republic of Ireland suffered a major upset at the hands of debutants Chinese Taipei in the World Cup of Darts. Despite battling back from a 3-1 deficit, ninth seeds William O’Connor and Keane Barry were unable to avoid a 4-3 loss in the deciding leg. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland avoided an upset and progressed to the last 16 with a 4-3 win over Switzerland. Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan, the sixth seeds, secured top spot in Group B after defeating South Africa 4-1 and Switzerland 4-3.
Several other teams including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, hosts Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden also progressed to the next round. Top seeds England, Wales