In their World Cup of Darts debut, the Hong Kong duo of Lok Yin Lee and Man Lok Leung showcased their prowess with a convincing 4-1 victory over Japan’s Tomoya Goto and Ryusei Azemoto. The Hong Kong pairing started the match strongly, needing only 15 arrows to claim the opening leg. They continued their dominance, comfortably taking the next two legs for an early 3-0 lead. Although the Japanese managed to claw back one leg, Hong Kong sealed the win with a 49-finish.
Later tonight, Hong Kong will face a crucial match against Australia, with the winner advancing to the knockout stage of the prestigious tournament.
Elsewhere, China’s Xiaochen Sun and Chengan Liu emerged victorious in an exciting 4-2 encounter against Guyana’s Norman Madhoo and Sudesh Fitzgerald. Guyana started the match strongly, taking a 2-0 lead, but the Chinese pair fought back with an 18-darter and two impressive 15-darters, including a 104-finish, to claim the victory.
“Guyana will now face Austria in their next match, but their hopes of progressing to the knockout stage have been dashed.”
In another notable result, New Zealand’s Marko Kantele and Teemu Harju delivered a dominant 4-0 performance against Haupai Puha and Ben Robb of Finland, who now face an uphill battle to advance. This result comes after New Zealand’s narrow 4-3 loss against host nation Germany.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s Cameron Carolissen and Johan Geldenhuys secured a 4-2 win over Switzerland’s Stefan Bellmont and Bruno Stöckli, but it was not enough to keep their hopes of topping the group alive. Northern Ireland, who defeated South Africa earlier, will face Switzerland on Friday, needing just two legs to secure first place in the group.
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