William O’Connor and Mickey Mansell will represent Ireland at next month’s World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt.
O’Connor’s Tournament History
Limerick native O’Connor is one of just three players to have taken part in every running of the tournament, which began in 2010.
The highlight of his appearances came in 2019, when Ireland reached the final.
Ireland lost out to Scotland 3-1 in that match.
Mansell’s Return to the World Cup
Coalisland man Mansell joins the team, having previously represented Northern Ireland at four World Cups between 2012 and 2015.
While competing with the North, he achieved his furthest run in 2014, reaching the semi-final, only to lose out 3-1 to The Netherlands.
Barry Misses Out
It means that Keane Barry misses out on a place, having taken part with Ireland for the last three years.
Northern Ireland’s Team
This year, Northern Ireland come into the event as defending champions, and they’ve stuck with the winning formula from last year as Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney are set to fly the flag.
As third seeds, they will skip the first round, alongside Scotland, The Netherlands and top seeds England.
Tournament Details
Mongolia and Trinidad & Tobago will compete for the first time, with a prize pot of around €575,000.
Ireland are seeded eighth, with 40 teams set to go to the oche when the event begins on 11 June.