Northern Ireland win tense Irish derby to move into World Cup of Darts Semi-Final: ‘It's always tough against the Republic'
The Northern Ireland team of Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney defeated the Republic's pair of William O'Connor and Keane Barry 8-5.
Northern Ireland will now play either Germany or Australia in the last four, which is scheduled for 6pm tonight.
A delighted Rock said: 'When you're playing Republic of Ireland, it's a very hard game.
'I didn't get myself geed up as much as yesterday against South Africa, but I believe we both played better today.
'I'm glad we got the win, Ireland were a very tough opponent."
Daryl Gurney praised his teammate: 'Josh was playing absolutely fantastic, and I was frustrated with myself.
'It was a fantastic game, a great advert for Irish darts, north and south.
"I'm very proud to get through that game, even though it was squeaky bum time at times.
"Big credit to Barry and O'Connor. It takes four to make a great game.'
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