Scots Brush Norway to Secure Republic of Ireland Clash

Scotland produced just the third whitewash victory in the World Cup of Darts knockout stage since 2023, trouncing Norway 8-0 to breeze into the last eight.

Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies – the former of which was whitewashed by the Netherlands in their opening knockout match last year – surged into a 5-0 lead with a perfect outer-ring success rate, before completing the match having only missed four darts at double between them.

“That was nearly as perfect as I could wish for!” confessed World Cup debutant Menzies, with Scotland averaging 99.37 in victory.

“Gary stood up and proved why he’s a two-time World Champion and why he’s the best player ever to play for Scotland.

“That was great, Gary was brilliant, I loved every moment of that. He took the reins of that game here and made me feel comfortable.”

Republic of Ireland await Scotland in the quarter-finals, as World Cup ever-present William O’Connor and Mickey Mansell brushed aside Poland 8-5 in a stellar display.

After leading 5-2, the pair let their lead slip following a three-leg burst from Polish duo Krzysztof Ratajski and Sebastian Bialecki, yet Ireland took three legs on the spin themselves to complete a tidy triumph.

Following Saturday’s action, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place during a bumper double session on Sunday, as the remaining eight nations go head-to-head for World Cup glory.

The 2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts is being broadcast on Sky Sports for viewers in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC’s international broadcast partners, including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.