Germany dumped Northern Ireland out of the World Cup of Darts for a second consecutive year as they came from behind to record a famous 2-1 win in front of a passionate home crowd in Frankfurt.
The 32-nation tournament continued with eight second round games played across two sessions on Saturday, as the young German pair of Max Hopp and Martin Schindler lit up the Eissporthalle.
Daryl Gurney got Northern Ireland off to a dream start in the opening tie, whitewashing Schindler with a clinical display which saw the Premier League star miss just two darts at double.
WHAT A FINISH TO A FABULOUS MATCH
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After losing the first match, Germany come back to knock out Northern Ireland #LoveTheDarts #RealWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Jf5H2Ko3w1
Hopp survived a match dart against Brendan Dolan before pinning double eight to claim a nail-biting 4-3 win to send the tie all the way.
The doubles clash proved to be a fabulous contest with little to separate the sides before Hopp took out a superb 100 finish with two darts to raise the roof in Frankfurt and set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with the Netherlands.
