Limerick’s William O’Connor is in World Cup of Darts action later as he represents The Republic of Ireland in the tournament.
40 nations compete for the coveted title across the four-day festival of darts.
The 14th staging of the World Cup of Darts will take place at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt from June 27-30, with group and knockout stages featuring Doubles matches throughout the pairs event.
England, Wales, Netherlands and Scotland – the top four ranked nations based on lowest cumulative PDC Order of Merit ranking – will enter the tournament in Saturday’s second round.
The remaining 36 nations have been split into 12 groups of three for the round-robin phase – including 12 seeded nations – from which each group winner will progress.
O’Connor is one half of an Irish duo with Keane Barry, the pair open their account against Lithuania this evening while they are also joined in the group by Chinese Taipei.
The Cappamore man finished a runner-up with his country in the same tournament back in 2019, he was partnered by Carlow’s Steve Lennon on that occasion.
Northern Ireland are represented by Brendan Dolan and Josh Rock.
Their first round assignment is a clash with South Africa.
