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Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
‘Pure cinema… darts heritage' – Fans love Chinese Taipei vs India World Cup epic with team-mates ‘ready to throw hands'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DARTS World Cup match featuring Chinese Taipei descended into chaos as two players rowed on stage. Pupo Teng-Lieh and An-Sheng Lu were involved in a feisty war of words during a bizarre showdown with India on Friday. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 A miscount from the Chinese Taipei team caused carnage at the Darts World Cup Credit: PDC Heavy favourites for the match, Chinese Taipei had been expected to take the group stage game in a 4-0 whitewash. They powered into a 3-0 lead - but things quickly unravelled between Pupo and Lu in the fourth leg. The pair needed double 20 to take out 40 and seal a resounding win. Lu strayed into the double 1 with his first match dart, before missing double 19 twice to close out the victory. READ MORE ON DARTS DOUBLE DOWN World Darts semi-finalist retires from PDC Tour at the age of just 30 Veteran Pupo had the chance to seal a deserved win on his next visit. But the 48-year-old appeared to have drifted off during his partner's time at the oche. When Pupo returned - needing 38 - he wrongly believed that the leg was over. Pupo, 48, launched his dart at the treble 20 and fired another quickfire shot into the 19. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The two darts bust his score, with Lu racing over to ask why he wasn't aiming for the double 19. Both players continued a heated discussion on stage as India's Mohan Kumar-Goel strode up to remove 14 and keep the match alive. World Darts semi-finalist Dimitri Van Den Bergh retires from PDC tour aged just 30 One fan laughed on X: "Chinese Taipei about to start throwing hands at each other on stage, this is darts heritage." Another said: "The greatest World Cup of darts match in my mind. Just pure cinema." A third laughed: "Reason number 101 why the World Cup is my favourite Darts tourney." While a third commented: "I don't care what anyone says, that's far more exciting and entertaining than Luke Humphries & Luke Littler being really good." Pupo was guilty of another miscount in the fifth leg as the Indians threatened a stunning comeback. But the Chinese Taipei pair eventually held their nerve to secure a 4-2 win.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Pure cinema… darts heritage' – Fans love Chinese Taipei vs India World Cup epic with team-mates ‘ready to throw hands'
A DARTS World Cup match featuring Chinese Taipei descended into chaos as two players rowed on stage. Pupo Teng-Lieh and An-Sheng Lu were involved in a feisty war of words during a bizarre showdown with India on Friday. 1 A miscount from the Chinese Taipei team caused carnage at the Darts World Cup Credit: PDC Heavy favourites for the match, Chinese Taipei had been expected to take the group stage game in a 4-0 whitewash. They powered into a 3-0 lead - but things quickly unravelled between Pupo and Lu in the fourth leg. The pair needed double 20 to take out 40 and seal a resounding win. Lu strayed into the double 1 with his first match dart, before missing double 19 twice to close out the victory. READ MORE ON DARTS Veteran Pupo had the chance to seal a deserved win on his next visit. But the 48-year-old appeared to have drifted off during his partner's time at the oche. When Pupo returned - needing 38 - he wrongly believed that the leg was over. Pupo, 48, launched his dart at the treble 20 and fired another quickfire shot into the 19. Most read in Darts BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The two darts bust his score, with Lu racing over to ask why he wasn't aiming for the double 19. Both players continued a heated discussion on stage as India's Mohan Kumar-Goel strode up to remove 14 and keep the match alive. World Darts semi-finalist Dimitri Van Den Bergh retires from PDC tour aged just 30 One fan laughed on X: "Chinese Taipei about to start throwing hands at each other on stage, this is darts heritage." Another said: "The greatest World Cup of darts match in my mind. Just pure cinema." A third laughed: " Reason number 101 why the World Cup is my favourite Darts tourney ." While a third commented: "I don't care what anyone says, that's far more exciting and entertaining than Luke Humphries & Luke Littler being really good." Pupo was guilty of another miscount in the fifth leg as the Indians threatened a stunning comeback. But the Chinese Taipei pair eventually held their nerve to secure a 4-2 win.
