{"id":6044,"date":"2023-06-16T23:41:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T23:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2023\/06\/column-hr411-world-cup-ko-round-set\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:17:55","slug":"column-hr411-world-cup-ko-round-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2023\/06\/column-hr411-world-cup-ko-round-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Column #HR411  WORLD CUP KO ROUND SET!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Friday, June 16, 2023<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Column HR411\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WORLD CUP KO ROUND SET!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first round of the PDC World Cup is done and, with a new format, produced some exciting moments and upsets.<\/p>\n<p>The doubles play led to some “singles play” when players didn\u2019t set up their partners.\u00a0 Another oddity was missing the big single for a finish.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s now a new KO tournament best of 15 with Sunday’s final the best of 19.\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>The Draw<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(#1) England vs. Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Poland vs. Germany<\/li>\n<li>(#4) Scotland vs. Philippines<\/li>\n<li>France vs. South Africa<\/li>\n<li>(#3) Netherlands vs. Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Australia vs. Croatia<\/li>\n<li>(#2) Wales vs. Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Sweden vs. Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the 4-seeded teams (England, Wales, Netherlands and Scotland) have first match jitters there could be upsets \u201ca coming\u201d.\u00a0 England and Germany should both win\u00a0in a killer bracket\u00a0and meet in\u00a0the quarters where England would have to battle the home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s call Philippines to upset Scotland as South Africa behind a rejuvenated Devon Peterson plays a major role to oust France.<\/p>\n<p>Also picking the \u201cquarreling\u201d Belgium duo to take out the Netherlands.\u00a0\u00a0If Australia\u2019s Damon Heta shows up and Simon Whitlock maintains his excellent play Croatia goes home.\u00a0\u00a0Look forward to Australia-Belgium quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Love Wales to take it all so they will survive a dangerous Demark.\u00a0 Taking Canada to outlast Sweden to advance to the quarters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group A<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0#5 Belgium wins 4-0 over Finland.\u00a0 Belgium partners don\u2019t talk or look at each other.\u00a0\u00a0“Following last night’s win at the My Diesel Claim World Cup of Darts, we have sat down to discuss our recent differences.\u201d<em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThey didn\u2019t sort anything,\u201d said Wayne Mardle.\u00a0\u00a0Finland needed a 4-0 win over China.\u00a0 Got it.\u00a0 Belgium needed one leg to move on against China.\u00a0\u00a0Van den Bergh took 68 to advance.\u00a0 Belgium\u00a0takes 86 for the 4-3 win.\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group B<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#6 Germany swamps Hong Kong 4-0.\u00a0 Hong Kong loses to Japan 4-3\u00a0when\u00a0Tomoya Goto finishes with 1, d1.\u00a0 #6 Germany overpowers Japan 4-nil as Schindler takes 3 checks including T16.\u00a0 Looks to draw.\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group C<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#7 Australia feeds grape Kool-Aid to Guyana and wins 4-0.\u00a0 Despite horrid finishing (11 missed) Gibraltar beat Guyana 4-1.\u00a0\u00a0Australia rolls 4-0 over Gibraltar.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s Whitlock\u2019s show as he scores (3-T80\u2019s) and four finishes including T26 to win the 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0leg.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group D<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#8 Northern Ireland loses as Frogs jump 4-1.\u00a0 Northern Ireland bombs Ukraine 4-0.\u00a0 Northern Ireland needs Ukraine to win vs. France.\u00a0 France needed just 2 legs.\u00a0 Got \u2019em in first 2 wining 4-0.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group E<\/u><\/strong>: #9 Republic of Ireland sinks Thailand 4-1.\u00a0\u00a0Croatia survives 15 doubles and Thailand\u2019s 2 match darts for 4-3 win.\u00a0 Croatia beats\u00a0Republic of Ireland 4-1 and advances.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group F<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#10 Austria upset 4-2 by Denmark\u00a0as 24-year-old Benjamin Reus is on fire (114 average, with 4-T80 plus a final leg win with a 116-check).\u00a0\u00a0Mensur Suljovic is super hitting 4 doubles to spank the USA 4-2.\u00a0\u00a0Leonard Gates played well but couldn’t carry van Dongen.\u00a0\u00a0Austria needs a USA win over Denmark by at least 2.\u00a0\u00a0USA wins 4-3 as Gates takes out T17 and T112 but Denmark moves on via legs won.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group G<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#11 Poland downs Portugal\u00a0(4-3)\u00a0as Krzysztof Ratajski shines.\u00a0\u00a0Portugal loses to Lithuania 4-1.\u00a0 WOW<strong>!<\/strong>\u00a0 Poland wins 4-1.\u00a0 New World Cup scoring average of\u00a0118.10.\u00a0Krzysztof Kciuk 103-finish in decider.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group H<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0#12 Canada 4-2 over India.\u00a0\u00a0Hungary sends India home for Vindaloo and Garlic Nan 4-0.\u00a0 Canada\u00a0vs. Hungary in KO match.\u00a0 Oh Canada wins 4-1.\u00a0 Smith checks 93 and Campbell 126 on Bull.\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group I<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>#13 Czech Republic downs Singapore (4-2).\u00a0 Philippines cancels\u00a0Singapore 4-1.\u00a0 Philippines need a win against #13 Czech Republic to advance.\u00a0 Philippines brake for 2-1.\u00a0 Philippines\u00a0holds as\u00a0Christian Perez takes 86 and first bull out.\u00a0 Perez then takes 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0double for the win to advance.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group J<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#14 Spain upset\u00a0by South Africa 4-2.\u00a0\u00a0Spain must beat Iceland and did 4-2.\u00a0 South Africa needs\u00a0just 3 legs against Iceland.\u00a0 Peterson takes 130 and 68 for legs #2 and #3.\u00a0 \u00a0Springbok\u2019s move on to win 4-2.\u00a0 Peterson tags 3 T80s.\u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group K<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>#15 Latvia, down 0-2,\u00a0takes\u00a04 on the trot against New Zealand\u00a0and\u00a0wins 4-2.\u00a0 New Zealand\u00a0wins 4-1 despite missing 13 doubles.\u00a0 Latvia needs a win against Bahrain or a loss by 3.\u00a0 No way Jose.\u00a0 Latvia wins 4-2 but Bahrain\u2019s Basem Mahmood is brilliant. \u00a0<strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Results Group L<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>#16 Switzerland falls to Italy (4-3) and faces Sweden next.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sweden 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