Northern Ireland wins in the darts final against Wales - history in Frankfurt!

Northern Ireland wins in the darts final against Wales - history in Frankfurt!

It was an exciting Sunday in Frankfurt am Main when Northern Ireland's Darts duo Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney won the title at the 2025 team world Championship. In a nerve -wracking final, they defeated the Welsh players Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price with 10: 9. The dramatic course of the game initially saw Northern Ireland 5: 7 behind, but the two fighters fought back and even led 9: 7. In the final sprint, they showed nerve strength, putting on an 11-dart finish in the decisive leg to secure the first world championship title for Northern Ireland. Rock was obviously happy about the victory: "This is fantastic for us. We fought hard for this success." While Gurney, overwhelmed by emotions, knelt on stage, the impressive performance of the Welsh duo was recognized, which had won the trophy in 2020 and 2023 Tagesspiegel reported.

Northern Ireland competed as a fourth team and showed remarkable achievements in the course of the tournament. In the quarter-finals they defeated the Republic of Ireland 8: 5, followed by an impressive 8-1 win against the German team Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko in the semi-finals. The latter had previously thrown England out of the tournament in a surprising game with 8: 4 and Australia with 8: 7. While Germany continues to wait for the first major title, rock and gurney shone in the final and carried the melody of success to the music of the darts.

German players stand out

The World Cup not only showed the talents of the British players, but also some born stars from Germany. Two Germans stand out in the tournament statistics. In the first round match against Scott Williams, Niko Springer scored a respectable average of 98.92 points and thus took sixth place in the 96 participants. Ricardo Pietreczko was also remarkable and reached a check-out rate of 51.52 percent (34 out of 66 attempts), which confirmed him to one of the best players. However, while he achieved five high finish, he missed the 170 point finish, which was achieved by five other players, including Nick Kenny and Joe Cullen.

In addition, Luke Littler impressed with an average of 102.73 points in the course of the tournament, which should not only be enough to win the final with 7: 3, but also made it one of the outstanding players of the World Cup. The triads also had Callan Rydz, who had the five highest match averages of the entire event. Your achievements and the triumph of Northern Ireland show that it will never be boring in the world of darts and that many surprises are waiting for the audience.

a look back and forward

In front of Northern Ireland, teams from England, the Netherlands, Scotland and Australia had entered the winning lists of the team world championships. With the winning of the title, rock and gurney are now part of an illustrated society of darts champions. Your success is celebrated not only in Northern Ireland, but in the whole darts of the darts. The future competitions could now be even more exciting, and not only the teams, but also the audience can look forward to other gripping duels, such as Sky Sports mentioned.

With the exciting achievements of the German players and the unexpected triumph of the northern Irish, the darts world again shows that it is one of the most exciting sports. Who knows which new talents will present themselves at the next big tournament? In any case, it remains exciting in the darts scene!