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QUARTER-FINALS
(2) Scotland 2-0 (7) Belgium
Two-time finalists Scotland won both of their singles against Belgium for a place in the last four.
Gary Anderson defeated Kim Huybrechts 4-2, with the Belgian breaking throw in the first leg with a 14-darter.
But three missed darts at doubles in the next two legs allowed Anderson to move 2-1 up.
Another 14-darter levelled the match for the Hurricane, before 12 and 13 for the Flying Scotman earned his nation the first point.
Wright inflicted the same scoreline over Dimitri van den Bergh, with the match going with throw in the first four legs.
Wright hit an 11-darter in the fourth before breaking with a 76 finish to lead.
Van den Bergh got five darts into the perfect nine, before Wright hit double 12 for the win.
New Zealand 0-2 Japan
Japan made it to their first World Cup semi-final with two singles wins against New Zealand.
Seigo Asada opened with a 4-1 over Cody Harris, breaking in the first leg with a 180 as well.
He hit tops for leg two, before scoring 140, 140, 180 in leg three for a 12-darter.
Harris took the fourth, hitting a 174 and hitting the double after Asada had missed three for a whitewash.
It was Harris who then suffered for missed doubles, allowing Asada to take the victory on double four.
It was a much closer affair between Haruki Muramatsu and Haupai Puha, with the Japanese edging it 4-3.
The ever-present Muramatsu came from 1-0 to lead 2-1, before Puha levelled after three missed darts at tops from his opponent.
Muramatsu hit the target that he missed to move 3-2 up, but Puha took out 76 to force a deciding leg.
The Japanese ace took out tops again to seal the win.
Republic of Ireland 2-1 (8) Austria
Republic of Ireland continued their best-ever run at the World Cup by beating Austria 2-1.
Steve Lennon played Zoran Lerchbacher in the first singles match, in which the Austrian threw some sloppy darts at doubles allowing Lennon to take a 4-1 win, including a match high 106 checkout in leg three.
Mensur Suljovic then forced the doubles decider with a whitewash over William O'Connor.
The Gentle took the opening leg on double one, broke in leg two with a 96 out, then hit 14 and 13-dart legs to round off the match.
O'Connor recovered well, hitting all four doubles for his country, whitewashing the Austrian pair for a semi-final spot.
Lerchbacher missed tops in the first leg, and O'Connor pounced to take out 62, then hitting double nine, double 10 and double two.
Canada 1-2 (4) Netherlands
Netherlands survived a scare in their search for a record fifth World Cup win, needing a doubles decider to progress to the semi-final stage.
Dawson Murschell inflicted the first singles defeat over Michael van Gerwen in the World Cup since 2016 with a 4-2 win.
The three-time world champion missed 20 darts at double allowing the 23-year-old to take the point for Canada.
There were 10 missed darts in the opening leg from van Gerwen, who opened it with a 180, and landed double ten for 2-0.
Murschell took out 72 to get on the board, before finishing consecutive legs on tops, before some misses of his own prolonged the leg, until he hit double five for a memorable win.
Jermaine Wattimena also opened a 2-0 lead in his singles match, taking out 32 then 100 against Jim Long.
But missed doubles haunted the Dutchman, allowing Long back into the tie, hitting double top before Wattimena increased his lead again to 3-1.
The Canadian came back again though, finishing 96 with two doubles, before missing another chance for a double double out allowed Wattimena back to take out double 16 to force the doubles match.
The first two legs couldn't separate the teams, before van Gerwen took out 64 and then 32, before Wattimena hit double 12 for a place in the last four.
SEMI-FINALS
(2) Scotland 2-0 Japan
Gary Anderson played Seigo Asada in the first singles match, with both players averaging 100, Anderson nicked it 4-2.
Peter Wright overcame a score of nine to win his singles match, helping Scotland to a second consecutive World Cup final.
Snakebite hit three treble ones in the fourth leg against Japan's Haruki Muramatsu, but went on to take the leg and win the tie 4-1.
Republic of Ireland 2-1 (4) Netherlands
William O'Connor and Steve Lennon continued to impress at the World Cup for the Republic of Ireland by upsetting four-time champions Netherlands.
Michael van Gerwen won a last leg decider against Lennon in the first tie, before O'Connor won 4-1 against Jermaine Wattimena.
But it was the doubles decider where the biggest shock happened, with Ireland whitewashing Netherlands.
It must have been one of the best pairs performances in World Cup history, with brilliant set up shots from O'Connor and huge finishes from Lennon - 131 after O'Connor had hit a 174, then a 128.
FINAL
(2) Scotland 3-1 Republic of Ireland
Scotland won their first World Cup with a 3-1 victory over underdogs Republic of Ireland, who had made it past the second round for the first time.
Having lost their two previous finals, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright dominated the weekend in Hamburg and deservedly lifted the trophy.
They were only the third name on the trophy, after England and Netherlands had each won it four times, but it was Steve Lennon and William O'Connor who knocked out both of them on their route to the final.
Lennon beat Anderson 4-2 in the opening singles match of the final, before Wright levelled by beating O'Connor with the same scoreline.
The Scots did what the Irish had to the Netherlands - a whitewash in the doubles meaning that Lennon and O'Connor would have to win both remaining singles ties.
Peter Wright defeated Lennon 4-1, on the way to Snakebite's first title of the year and the top prize of £70,000.
In just his sixth event of the year, Gary Anderson looked to be back to his best having suffered with a back problem which meant he had to withdraw from the Premier League.
Ireland were 66/1 before a dart was thrown on Sunday but can be proud of their efforts after a dream run to their first final.
Draw
(1) England 5-1Philippines
Republic of Ireland 5-1Greece
(8) Austria 5-3Russia
China 1-5 USA
(5) Australia 5-4Finland
Italy 3-5 Canada
(4) Netherlands 5-0Spain
Poland 5-2Czech Republic
(2) Scotland 5-0Denmark
Brazil 1-5 Sweden
(7) Belgium 5-1Hong Kong
Hungary 1-5 Germany
(6) Northern Ireland 4-5 South Africa
New Zealand 5-1Lithuania
(3) Wales 3-5 Singapore
Gibraltar 4-5 Japan
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(1) England 0-2 Republic of Ireland
Singles One: Michael Smith 3-4 Steve Lennon
Singles Two: Rob Cross 1-4 William O'Connor
(8) Austria 2-0USA
Singles One: Zoran Lerchbacher 4-1 Darin Young
Singles Two: Mensur Suljovic 4-0 Chuck Puleo
(5) Australia 0-2 Canada
Singles One: Simon Whitlock 3-4 Dawson Murschell
Singles Two: Kyle Anderson 3-4 Jim Long
(4) Netherlands 2-0Poland
Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Singles Two: Jermaine Wattimena 4-1 Tytus Kanik
(2) Scotland 2-0Sweden
Singles One: Gary Anderson 4-0 Magnus Caris
Singles Two: Peter Wright 4-2 Dennis Nilsson
(7) Belgium 2-0Germany
Singles One: Kim Huybrechts 4-3 Martin Schindler
Singles Two: Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-0 Max Hopp
South Africa 1-2 New Zealand
Singles One: Vernon Bouwers 0-4 Cody Harris
Singles Two: Devon Petersen 4-0 Haupai Puha
Doubles: South Africa 2-4 New Zealand
Singapore 0-2 Japan
Singles One: Paul Lim 3-4 Seigo Asada
Singles Two: Harith Lim 2-4 Haruki Muramatsu
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Republic of Ireland 2-1(8) Austria
Singles One: Steve Lennon 4-1 Zoran Lerchbacher
Singles Two: William O'Connor 0-4 Mensur Suljovic
Doubles: Republic of Ireland 4-0 Austria
Canada 1-2 (4) Netherlands
Singles One: Dawson Murschell 4-2 Michael van Gerwen
Singles Two: Jim Long 2-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Doubles: Canada 1-4 Netherlands
(2) Scotland 2-0(7) Belgium
Singles One: Gary Anderson 4-2 Kim Huybrechts
Singles Two: Peter Wright 4-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
New Zealand 0-2 Japan
Singles One: Cody Harris 1-4 Seigo Asada
Singles Two: Haupai Puha 3-4 Haruki Muramatsu
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Republic of Ireland 2-1(4) Netherlands
Singles One: Steve Lennon 3-4 Michael van Gerwen
Singles Two: William O'Connor 4-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Doubles: Repubic of Ireland 4-0 Netherlands
(2) Scotland 2-0Japan
Singles One: Gary Anderson 4-2 Seigo Asada
Singles Two: Peter Wright 4-1 Haruki Muramatsu
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Republic of Ireland 1-3 (2) Scotland
Singles One: Steve Lennon 4-2 Gary Anderson
Singles Two: William O'Connor 2-4 Peter Wright
Doubles: Republic of Ireland 0-4 Scotland
Singles Three: Steve Lennon 1-4 Peter Wright
Day One Results and Report
Day Two Results and Report
Day Three Results and Report
Two-time finalists Scotland won both of their singles against Belgium for a place in the last four.
Gary Anderson defeated Kim Huybrechts 4-2, with the Belgian breaking throw in the first leg with a 14-darter.
But three missed darts at doubles in the next two legs allowed Anderson to move 2-1 up.
Another 14-darter levelled the match for the Hurricane, before 12 and 13 for the Flying Scotman earned his nation the first point.
Wright inflicted the same scoreline over Dimitri van den Bergh, with the match going with throw in the first four legs.
Wright hit an 11-darter in the fourth before breaking with a 76 finish to lead.
Van den Bergh got five darts into the perfect nine, before Wright hit double 12 for the win.
New Zealand 0-2 Japan
Japan made it to their first World Cup semi-final with two singles wins against New Zealand.
Seigo Asada opened with a 4-1 over Cody Harris, breaking in the first leg with a 180 as well.
He hit tops for leg two, before scoring 140, 140, 180 in leg three for a 12-darter.
Harris took the fourth, hitting a 174 and hitting the double after Asada had missed three for a whitewash.
It was Harris who then suffered for missed doubles, allowing Asada to take the victory on double four.
It was a much closer affair between Haruki Muramatsu and Haupai Puha, with the Japanese edging it 4-3.
The ever-present Muramatsu came from 1-0 to lead 2-1, before Puha levelled after three missed darts at tops from his opponent.
Muramatsu hit the target that he missed to move 3-2 up, but Puha took out 76 to force a deciding leg.
The Japanese ace took out tops again to seal the win.
Republic of Ireland 2-1 (8) Austria
Republic of Ireland continued their best-ever run at the World Cup by beating Austria 2-1.
Steve Lennon played Zoran Lerchbacher in the first singles match, in which the Austrian threw some sloppy darts at doubles allowing Lennon to take a 4-1 win, including a match high 106 checkout in leg three.
Mensur Suljovic then forced the doubles decider with a whitewash over William O'Connor.
The Gentle took the opening leg on double one, broke in leg two with a 96 out, then hit 14 and 13-dart legs to round off the match.
O'Connor recovered well, hitting all four doubles for his country, whitewashing the Austrian pair for a semi-final spot.
Lerchbacher missed tops in the first leg, and O'Connor pounced to take out 62, then hitting double nine, double 10 and double two.
Canada 1-2 (4) Netherlands
Netherlands survived a scare in their search for a record fifth World Cup win, needing a doubles decider to progress to the semi-final stage.
Dawson Murschell inflicted the first singles defeat over Michael van Gerwen in the World Cup since 2016 with a 4-2 win.
The three-time world champion missed 20 darts at double allowing the 23-year-old to take the point for Canada.
There were 10 missed darts in the opening leg from van Gerwen, who opened it with a 180, and landed double ten for 2-0.
Murschell took out 72 to get on the board, before finishing consecutive legs on tops, before some misses of his own prolonged the leg, until he hit double five for a memorable win.
Jermaine Wattimena also opened a 2-0 lead in his singles match, taking out 32 then 100 against Jim Long.
But missed doubles haunted the Dutchman, allowing Long back into the tie, hitting double top before Wattimena increased his lead again to 3-1.
The Canadian came back again though, finishing 96 with two doubles, before missing another chance for a double double out allowed Wattimena back to take out double 16 to force the doubles match.
The first two legs couldn't separate the teams, before van Gerwen took out 64 and then 32, before Wattimena hit double 12 for a place in the last four.
SEMI-FINALS
(2) Scotland 2-0 Japan
Gary Anderson played Seigo Asada in the first singles match, with both players averaging 100, Anderson nicked it 4-2.
Peter Wright overcame a score of nine to win his singles match, helping Scotland to a second consecutive World Cup final.
Snakebite hit three treble ones in the fourth leg against Japan's Haruki Muramatsu, but went on to take the leg and win the tie 4-1.
Republic of Ireland 2-1 (4) Netherlands
William O'Connor and Steve Lennon continued to impress at the World Cup for the Republic of Ireland by upsetting four-time champions Netherlands.
Michael van Gerwen won a last leg decider against Lennon in the first tie, before O'Connor won 4-1 against Jermaine Wattimena.
But it was the doubles decider where the biggest shock happened, with Ireland whitewashing Netherlands.
It must have been one of the best pairs performances in World Cup history, with brilliant set up shots from O'Connor and huge finishes from Lennon - 131 after O'Connor had hit a 174, then a 128.
FINAL
(2) Scotland 3-1 Republic of Ireland
Scotland won their first World Cup with a 3-1 victory over underdogs Republic of Ireland, who had made it past the second round for the first time.
Having lost their two previous finals, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright dominated the weekend in Hamburg and deservedly lifted the trophy.
They were only the third name on the trophy, after England and Netherlands had each won it four times, but it was Steve Lennon and William O'Connor who knocked out both of them on their route to the final.
Lennon beat Anderson 4-2 in the opening singles match of the final, before Wright levelled by beating O'Connor with the same scoreline.
The Scots did what the Irish had to the Netherlands - a whitewash in the doubles meaning that Lennon and O'Connor would have to win both remaining singles ties.
Peter Wright defeated Lennon 4-1, on the way to Snakebite's first title of the year and the top prize of £70,000.
In just his sixth event of the year, Gary Anderson looked to be back to his best having suffered with a back problem which meant he had to withdraw from the Premier League.
Ireland were 66/1 before a dart was thrown on Sunday but can be proud of their efforts after a dream run to their first final.
Draw
(1) England 5-1
Republic of Ireland 5-1
(8) Austria 5-3
(5) Australia 5-4
(4) Netherlands 5-0
Poland 5-2
(2) Scotland 5-0
(7) Belgium 5-1
New Zealand 5-1
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Singles One: Michael Smith 3-4 Steve Lennon
Singles Two: Rob Cross 1-4 William O'Connor
(8) Austria 2-0
Singles One: Zoran Lerchbacher 4-1 Darin Young
Singles Two: Mensur Suljovic 4-0 Chuck Puleo
Singles One: Simon Whitlock 3-4 Dawson Murschell
Singles Two: Kyle Anderson 3-4 Jim Long
(4) Netherlands 2-0
Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Singles Two: Jermaine Wattimena 4-1 Tytus Kanik
(2) Scotland 2-0
Singles One: Gary Anderson 4-0 Magnus Caris
Singles Two: Peter Wright 4-2 Dennis Nilsson
(7) Belgium 2-0
Singles One: Kim Huybrechts 4-3 Martin Schindler
Singles Two: Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-0 Max Hopp
Singles One: Vernon Bouwers 0-4 Cody Harris
Singles Two: Devon Petersen 4-0 Haupai Puha
Doubles: South Africa 2-4 New Zealand
Singles One: Paul Lim 3-4 Seigo Asada
Singles Two: Harith Lim 2-4 Haruki Muramatsu
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Republic of Ireland 2-1
Singles One: Steve Lennon 4-1 Zoran Lerchbacher
Singles Two: William O'Connor 0-4 Mensur Suljovic
Doubles: Republic of Ireland 4-0 Austria
Singles One: Dawson Murschell 4-2 Michael van Gerwen
Singles Two: Jim Long 2-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Doubles: Canada 1-4 Netherlands
(2) Scotland 2-0
Singles One: Gary Anderson 4-2 Kim Huybrechts
Singles Two: Peter Wright 4-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Singles One: Cody Harris 1-4 Seigo Asada
Singles Two: Haupai Puha 3-4 Haruki Muramatsu
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Republic of Ireland 2-1
Singles One: Steve Lennon 3-4 Michael van Gerwen
Singles Two: William O'Connor 4-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Doubles: Repubic of Ireland 4-0 Netherlands
(2) Scotland 2-0
Singles One: Gary Anderson 4-2 Seigo Asada
Singles Two: Peter Wright 4-1 Haruki Muramatsu
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Singles One: Steve Lennon 4-2 Gary Anderson
Singles Two: William O'Connor 2-4 Peter Wright
Doubles: Republic of Ireland 0-4 Scotland
Singles Three: Steve Lennon 1-4 Peter Wright
Day One Results and Report
Day Two Results and Report
Day Three Results and Report
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