Wales and Republic of Ireland advance at World Cup of Darts

Wales and Republic of Ireland advance at World Cup of DartsImage source, Jenny Segers/PDCImage caption, Jonny Clayton and Nick Kenny are trying to claim a third World Cup of Darts title for WalesPublished46 minutes agoWales pairing Jonny Clayton and Nick Kenny continued their impressive start to the World Cup of Darts with a resounding victory over Group C opponents Thailand in Frankfurt, Germany.Having had to go through group qualifying after Gerwyn Price withdrew, the new Wales pairing opened their campaign by thumping Lithuania 4-1, and then followed that up on Friday by beating Thailand by the same score.The Welsh duo topped their group to book a Saturday afternoon tie at the Eissporthalle against USA.Hosts Germany again impressed with a 4-2 win over New Zealand as Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko secured their place in the second round where they will play the Czech Republic.Republic of Ireland’s William O’Connor and Mickey Mansell clinched top spot in Group D by beating Gibraltar’s Craig Galliano and Justin Hewitt 4-2, earning a tie against Poland.The top ranked nations – including England, Netherlands, Northern Ireland and Scotland – enter the tournament in the second round.England pair Luke Littler and Luke Humphries – the top seeds – face Spain, while defending champions Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney begin their title defence against Belgium.Scotland duo Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies face Norway, while Netherlands pairing Michael van Gerwen and Gian van Veen take on Sweden.France against Latvia completes the round two fixtures.Wales and Germany start World Cup of Darts with wins