Belgium 2-0 Croatia
Spain 1-2 Wales
England 2-1 Japan
Finland 2-1 Germany
Belgium v Croatia
Kim Huybrechts v Tonci Restovic
0-1 – Restovic finishes 97 in two darts to win the opener.
1-1 – Huybrechts takes out 64 on double eight to level.
2-1 – Double 16 sees Huybrechts break throw to lead.
3-1 – Huybrechts lands tops to move a leg away from victory.
3-2 – Restovic finishes 104 on tops to keep alive his hopes.
4-2 – Huybrechts lands double 11 to seal victory in the opening Singles game.
Ronny Huybrechts v Robert Marijanovic
1-0 – Ronny, the older of the Huybrechts brothers, lands double 16 to take the opening leg.
1-1 – Huybrechts misses double 16 and Marijanovic steps in on tops to level.
2-1 – Huybrechts lands double ten to win the third leg.
3-1 – Both players miss doubles before Huybrechts lands double three to edge towards the win.
4-1 – Huybrechts misses the bull for a 122 finish, but further misses from Marijanovic allow him back to land double eight to put Belgium into the semi-finals.
Belgium win the tie 2-0 following the Singles games
Spain v Wales
Antonio Alcinas v Mark Webster
0-1 – Webster lands double ten to break in the opening leg.
1-1 – Alcinas hits a 180 to leave 77, and after both players miss doubles the Spaniard lands double two to level.
2-1 – Alcinas, needing 80, hits a five with his first dart but returns to land outer bull and the bullseye to lead.
2-2 – Alcinas misses the bull for a 126 finish and Webster takes out 102 on tops.
3-2 – Alcinas posts double 12 to move a leg away from the win.
3-3 – Webster takes out 94 on tops to force a deciding leg with a 14-darter.
3-4 – Alcinas hits two 140s to be first to a finish, but misses four match darts at double top, ten and five to allow Webster in to finish 76 on tops for the win.
Carlos Rodriguez v Richie Burnett
1-0 – Rodriguez hits a 180, and is given a reprieve from two misses at double 16 when Burnett is off-target on double 12 for a 98 finish, and the Spaniard pins double 16 at the third time of asking to lead.
1-1 – Burnett posts a 180 of his own, and the roles are reversed as Burnett initially misses two darts at double 18 only for Rodriguez to be unable to land tops for a 104 finish as the Welshman levels on double nine.
2-1 – Rodriguez lands his second maximum of the game, and when Burnett misses double 12 and two darts at double six, the Spanish ace finishes 65 on tops.
3-1 – Double three puts Rodriguez a leg away from the win.
3-2 – Burnett finishes double 16 to win the fifth leg and threaten a comeback.
3-3 – Burnett takes out a brilliant 156 checkout to level and force a decider – with Rodriguez failing to set up a double with six darts from 170.
4-3 – Rodriguez produces a superb deciding leg, leaving 40 after 12 darts before posting tops for a 14-darter to send the tie into a decisive Doubles contest.
Spain v Wales (Doubles)
1-0 – Rodriguez finishes 96 on double 18 to give Spain the opening leg.
1-1 – Webster misses double five for a 130 finish, but Burnett steps in to hit the bed to level for Wales.
2-1 – Alcinas finishes 70 on tops to give the Spanish leg three.
2-2 – Burnett lands a 180 to leave 28, and Webster pins double 14 to level again.
2-3 – Rodriguez misses double 19 and Alcinas misses two darts at double eight, and Webster steps in to post double ten – with Burnett unable to watch following one miss at tops earlier in the leg.
2-4 – Webster takes out 48 on double 16 to put Wales into the semi-finals.
Wales win the tie 3-1 following the Doubles game
England v Japan
Phil Taylor v Haruki Muramatsu
0-1 – Muramatsu lands a 180 and, when Taylor misses the bull to finish 90, the Japanese ace hits double top for a 14-darter.
1-1 – Muramatsu misses tops for a 112 finish, and Taylor lands double 16 to level.
2-1 – Taylor finishes 68 on double 16 to hit the front.
3-1 – Taylor hits a 174 in bring first to a finish, and lands double 18.
4-1 – Muramatsu hits a 180 to leave 81, but Taylor secures victory with a sensational 167 checkout!
Both players end the game with ton-plus averages, with Taylor at 107.83 and Muramatsu at 100.06.
Adrian Lewis v Sho Katsumi
0-1 – Katsumi wins the opening leg by finishing double ten.
1-1 – Lewis levels by taking out 88 on double 14.
1-2 – Katsumi regains the lead by posting double 18 with his fourth dart for the leg.
2-2 – Katsumi misses double ten for a 140 finish, and Lewis levels again, this time hitting tops.
3-2 – Lewis lands double eight to move a leg away from the win.
3-3 – Katsumi opens with a 180, and although he misses tops initially, the Japanese ace returns to force a deciding leg.
3-4 – Katsumi gets the first chance at a finish, but misses tops for a 120 checkout only for Lewis to miss two match darts and allow him back in on double ten to force a Doubles decider.
England v Japan
0-1 – Taylor misses three darts to win the opening leg, and Muramatsu steps in to take out 60 to break throw for Japan.
0-2 – Japan double their advantage by taking out 40.
1-2 – Taylor takes out 84 to get England off the mark.
2-2 – Taylor levels the contest by producing a superb 160 finish.
3-2 – Katsumi lands a 180, but Taylor finishes 50 to put England ahead on double 16.
4-2 – Lewis posts a 180, and Taylor finishes 32 to put England into the semi-finals.
Finland v Germany
Jani Haavisto v Jyhan Artut
0-1 – Artut delights the German crowd with a 180 as he takes the opening leg in 14 darts with a 68 finish.
0-2 – The German lands a second 14-darter by finishing 16.
0-3 – Artut takes out 106 for a 15-dart finish to move three legs up.
1-3 – Haavisto takes out 36 to get off the mark.
1-4 – Artut opens with a 180, and seals victory with a fine 102 checkout.
Jarkko Komula v Andree Welge
1-0 – Komula finishes 20 to take the opening leg.
1-1 – Welge levels by landing double 16.
1-2 – Welge wins the third to move ahead.
2-2 – Komula finishes 81 on double 12 to level.
3-2 – Welge misses the bull and two further doubles, and Komula steps in to move ahead.
4-2 – Komula finishes tops to win a third successive leg and send the game into a Doubles decider.
Finland v Germany
1-0 – Komula hits a 180 before Haavisto lands double ten for the opener.
2-0 – The Finns double their lead through a double one finish.
2-1 – Germany hit back to win a scrappy leg, with all four players missing doubles, including Komula at the bull for a 132 finish and Welge at the bull for a 170 checkout.
3-1 – Haavisto hits tops to put Finland a leg away from the semi-finals.
3-2 – Finland miss nine match darts as Artut eventually scrambles home double two to win a dramatic leg and keep Germany’s hopes alive.
3-3 – Germany initally miss four darts to win the leg, but Haavisto misses three more match darts as Artut posts double two to force a decider.
4-3 – Both teams leave 127 after nine darts in the decider, with Komula posting a 180 only to then miss the bull for the match, but Welge cannot finish 127 and Haavisto posts double eight to win the tie and send Finland into the semis.