Scotland see off the Republic of Ireland in World Cup of Darts quarter-final

Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies, who whitewashed Norway in the last 16, extended their flawless start to the competition to 11 legs on Sunday afternoon

OVER AND OUT: Republic of Ireland's William O'Connor in action. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 - 14:53

Josh Luckhurst, Press Association, Frankfurt

Scotland continued their rich vein of form to see off the Republic of Ireland 8-5 in their quarter-final clash at the 2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts.

Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies, who whitewashed Norway in the last 16, extended their flawless start to the competition to 11 legs on Sunday afternoon.

Menzies, making his debut in the tournament, calmly checked out 82 before Anderson followed with a 120 finish as they raced 3-0 ahead.

William O’Connor had the honour of taking the first leg off the Scots when he pinned double 12, but his opponents moved 5-2 ahead at the interval.

O’Connor returned to check out 110 and double 20 to cut the gap to one before Anderson crucially took out double five in scrappy 10th leg.

Ireland halved the deficit before Menzies claimed the next two legs to seal victory.

Meanwhile England produced a stirring comeback in a thrilling final-leg decider against Wales to book their place in the semi-finals.

Questions had surrounded the superstar pairing of Luke Littler and Luke Humphries following their early exit at the hands of Germany during last year’s team event in Frankfurt.

Wales raced into a 4-0 lead and were 5-2 ahead at the break, however, England ran amok following the resumption, with Littler checking out 170, en route to a hard-fought 8-7 success.

Jonny Clayton broke in the opening leg and consolidated in the next with double 16 before Nick Kenny checked out 72 and showed his composure to step back and finish 17 for a 4-0 lead.

Humphries got England on the board in the next before Littler broke with a 84 finish on the bull, but Wales immediately hit back to reach the interval with a three-leg advantage.

England flew out of the traps in second session, with Humphries wiping out the deficit before Littler pinned double tops as the heavyweight pairing led for the first time in the match.

Wales levelled but Littler reeled in the big fish, to the delight of the Frankfurt crowd, to nudge England back ahead. Kenny forced a deciding leg, but missed 84 to snatch victory as Littler found double two to set up a titanic contest against Scotland.