The World Cup of Darts Saturday evening session sees Luke Littler and Luke Humphries return to the stage against Spain, 12 months after England's title defence was ended by Germany in an 8-4 last-16 defeat in Frankfurt. The England pairing arrive back at the same stage where last year's campaign fell apart, with Cristo Reyes and Jose Justicia waiting after Spain topped Group K.
Northern Ireland open the evening session against Belgium at 18:15 as Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney begin their title defence. Belgium arrived through a far messier route: Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh lost 4-2 to Hong Kong in their opening match, then beat Slovenia 4-1 to stay alive. Belgium's place in the last 16 was only secured when Slovenia beat Hong Kong 4-2.
Germany continue their home campaign against Czech Republic at 19:00 after topping Group A. Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko produced the standout average of the group stage with 101.90 against the Philippines, then completed the job with a 4-2 win over New Zealand. Czech Republic also arrive unbeaten: Karel Sedlacek and Adam Gawlas beat India 4-0 before defeating Denmark 4-1 with an 89.29 average to win Group H.
England's first match comes at 19:45 against Spain, who edged Croatia 4-3 in their opener, then beat Japan 4-1 with a 90.18 average to win Group K. The evening closes with the Netherlands against Sweden at 20:45, as Michael van Gerwen returns alongside new partner Gian van Veen. Sweden topped Group F with wins over South Africa and Mongolia: Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak beat South Africa 4-2, then raised their level in a 4-1 win over Mongolia, averaging 96.08.