Tournament in Frankfurt
Darts World Cup: Out for Oldie Lim – favorites win
Eliminated early at the Darts Team World Championships in Frankfurt: Paul Lim (Team Singapore). Photo: Hannes P. Albert/dpa
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Darts veteran Paul Lim was eliminated with Singapore in the opening game at the Team World Championships in Frankfurt am Main.
Darts veteran Paul Lim was eliminated with Singapore in the opening game at the Team World Championships in Frankfurt am Main.
The 68-year-old and his partner Harith Lim lost their doubles match 5-2 against Denmark (Wladimir Andersen and Andreas Toft Jörgensen) and missed out on the round of 16. There could have been a clash with host Germany.
Lim has been on the pro tour for several decades and is considered a fixture on the underdogs Singapore team. The two Lims, who were clearly inferior to the Danes, are 120 years old together.
Price and Clayton win
Top favorites Wales with Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton lived up to their role and defeated the Philippines 5-2 after initial difficulties. Northern Ireland (5:3 against Gibraltar) and Austria (5:3 against Finland) also had more trouble than expected, but prevailed. The top seeded Englishmen with Michael Smith and James Wade as well as the Scottish title holders Peter Wright and John Henderson only enter the tournament on Friday evening. The event in Frankfurt lasts until Sunday.