REPUBLIC of Ireland’s Limerick duo Connie Finnan and Willie O’Connor reached the last 16 at the PDC World Cup of Darts in Germany at the weekend.
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Ireland had gone into the tournament as one of eight seeded nations and their first Group B match saw the Limerick pair record a comprehensive 5-0 win over Denmark on Friday night.
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Despite losing their second match 5-4 to South Africa on Saturday afternoon, Ireland still did enough to top the group, earning a last 16 match against Japan.
There was to be disappointment for Finnan and O’Connor in this match, however, as the Asian team won 5-3 to deny Ireland a quarter-final spot.
The competition was ultimately won by England, represented by darts icon Phil Taylor and two-time world champion Adrian Lewis.
