Chinese Taipei's Pupo Teng-Lieh was involved in a war of words with teammate An-Sheng Lu after he made an almighty blunder in their World Cup of Darts group stage clash against India on Friday.
This year’s World Cup of Darts tournament will see 40 nations go head-to-head at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, with group and knockout stages featuring doubles matches throughout.
Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will be aiming to secure a record-extending sixth World Cup crown for England, while Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price are set to feature for Wales after guiding their country to a brace of titles in 2020 and 2023.
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Gary Anderson and Peter Wright, meanwhile, have been paired together for two-time winners Scotland, while Josh Rock will form a new-look pairing with Daryl Gurney for fourth seeds Northern Ireland.
Away from the high-profile names and on day two of the tournament, Chinese Taipei came up against Team India in what was an eventful first round game.
Having surged into a 3-0 lead, Chinese Taipei were on the verge of a whitewash win when Pupo Teng-Lieh allowed India's Mohan Kumar-Goel a way into the match following an almighty mix-up.
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As you can see from the footage below, Pupo Teng-Lieh thought the leg was already over, so he went for treble 20 instead of a double 19 to seal the match – a decision that angered teammate An-Sheng Lu, who was visibly fuming with the unfolding events.
"He thinks the leg is already over, and Team India capitalise to open their account," the PDC wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "An-Sheng Lu is not a happy man."
After another miscount from Pupo Teng-Lieh in the fifth leg, Chinese Taipei stumbled over the finish line with their 11th match dart as they secured a memorable victory over India.
Here's how fans on social media reacted to the confusing scenes in Germany.
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One said: "The best tournament on the circuit. Bar none," and a second commented: "This is just pure cinema. This is what makes these types of tournaments brilliant watches."
A third wrote: "Reason number 101 why the World Cup is my favourite Darts tourney."
A fourth said: "Yes the World Cup is back. Forget the result this was carnage of the highest order," and a fifth added: "The greatest competition in the world."
Every competing nation at the World Cup of Darts and their pairings
Belgium's Mike De Decker will partner with Dimitri Van den Bergh, while Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko will feature for hosts Germany.
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Here is the list in full:
England - Luke Humphries & Luke Littler
Wales - Jonny Clayton & Gerwyn Price
Scotland - Gary Anderson & Peter Wright
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Northern Ireland - Josh Rock & Daryl Gurney
Argentina - Jesus Salate & Victor Guillin
Australia - Damon Heta & Simon Whitlock
Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Bahrain - Sadeq Mohamed & Hasan Bucheeri
Belgium - Mike De Decker & Dimitri Van den Bergh
Canada - Matt Campbell & Jim Long
China - Xiaochen Zong & Lihao Wen
Chinese Taipei - Pupo Teng-Lieh & An-Sheng Lu
Croatia - Pero Ljubic & Boris Krcmar
Czechia - Karel Sedlacek & Petr Krivka
Denmark - Benjamin Reus & Andreas Hyllgaardhus
Finland - Teemu Harju & Marko Kantele
France - Thibault Tricole & Jacques Labre
Germany - Martin Schindler & Ricardo Pietreczko
Gibraltar - Craig Galliano & Justin Hewitt
Hong Kong - Man Lok Leung & Lok Yin Lee
Hungary - György Jehirszki & Gergely Lakatos
India - Nitin Kumar & Mohan Goel
Italy - Michele Turetta & Massimo Dalla Rosa
Japan - Ryusei Azemoto & Tomoya Goto
Latvia - Madars Razma & Valters Melderis
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
Malaysia - Tengku Shah & Tan Jenn Ming
Netherlands - Danny Noppert & Gian van Veen
New Zealand - Haupai Puha & Mark Cleaver
Norway - Cor Dekker & Kent Joran Sivertsen
Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Paolo Nebrida
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Radek Szaganski
Portugal - Jose de Sousa & Bruno Nascimento
Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor & Keane Barry
Singapore - Paul Lim & Phuay Wei Tan
South Africa - Cameron Carolissen & Devon Petersen
Spain - Daniel Zapata & Ricardo Fernandez
Sweden - Jeffrey de Graaf & Oskar Lukasiak
Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont & Alex Fehlmann
USA - Danny Lauby & Jules van Dongen
Topics: Darts
Jack Kenmare