Wales face the team that sent Australia crashing out of the World Cup of Darts on Saturday afternoon, with Jonny Clayton and Nick Kenny meeting the United States in the last 16. The USA have already changed the shape of the draw after Stowe Buntz and Adam Sevada opened Group G by beating Australia 4-3, then followed it with a 4-2 win over Canada. Damon Heta and Adam Leek were left bottom of the group after losing both matches.
Clayton and Kenny topped Group C without Gerwyn Price, beating Lithuania 4-1 and Thailand 4-1 to keep Wales moving in Frankfurt. The sharper performance came in their opener, where Wales finished four from four on the doubles and Clayton pinned a 146 checkout. Wales have handled the first stage of their post-Price campaign, while the USA arrive with Australia’s scalp, two wins from two, and the confidence of having survived a deciding leg on opening night.
Gary Anderson begins a record 12th Scotland campaign as the last 16 gets underway in Frankfurt, moving clear of Peter Wright at the top of Scotland’s World Cup appearance list. The two-time world champion starts alongside debutant Cameron Menzies, who makes his World Cup debut. Their first opponents, Cor Dekker and Kent Joran Sivertsen, came through Group L with back-to-back deciding-leg wins. Norway beat Finland 4-3 in their opener, then edged Hungary 4-3 to top the group.
Ireland open the afternoon session against Poland at 12:15, with William O'Connor and Mickey Mansell back on stage after topping Group D. O'Connor and Mansell beat Singapore 4-1 in their opener, then defeated Gibraltar 4-2 to finish the group with two wins. O'Connor produced a 122 checkout against Singapore and later averaged 91.73 against Gibraltar. Poland came through Group E without a defeat, with Krzysztof Ratajski and Sebastian Bialecki beating Portugal 4-1 and Switzerland 4-2.
France and Latvia meet in the second match of the afternoon. France came through Group I by beating China 4-3 and Austria 4-3, knocking out Mensur Suljovic and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez. Latvia topped Group J after beating Italy 4-2, then lost 4-3 to Trinidad and Tobago, but their opening win proved enough to send them into the last 16.
