Paul Lim set for World Cup of Darts return as Singapore qualify alongside Taiwan and Malaysia

Paul Lim will make another appearance at the World Cup of Darts after helping Singapore qualify through the Asian qualifiers last weekend.

The 70-year-old veteran, who famously hit the first nine-darter at a World Championship, will represent Singapore for the first time without long-time partner Harith Lim. The pair had played together at every World Cup since 2014, memorably reaching the quarter-finals in 2017 with a shock win over Scotland’s Gary Anderson and Peter Wright.

This year, Lim teamed up with Phuay Wei Tan to guide Singapore past Mongolia, Brunei, Taiwan and Macau and book their spot at the main event.

Taiwan and Malaysia also secured qualification. Malaysia’s Tengku Shah and Jenn Ming Tan won their place by defeating Taiwan in the qualifier final, before Taiwan bounced back to beat Macau in a playoff to seal the final Asian spot.

Results World Cup Asia Qualifier

Group A

Chen/Sun Macao (70.73) 4 | 0 (65.11) Oh/Han South Korea

Shah/Tan Malaysia (76.18) 4 | 3 (72.66) Ouamumpa/Rodman Thailand

Chen/Sun Macao (71.57) 4 | 0 (70.35) Ouamumpa/Rodman Thailand

Shah/Tan Malaysia (92.19) 4 | 1 (78.83) Oh/Han South Korea

Shah/Tan Malaysia (72.21) 4 | 3 (69.97) Chen/Sun Macao

Ouamumpa/Rodman Thailand (76.20) 4 | 1 (69.81) Oh/Han South Korea

Group B

Lim/Tan Singapore (87.13) 4 | 0 (79.95) Altantulkhuur/Odkhuu Mongolia

Pupo/Lu Taiwan (75.64) 4 | 1 (73.95) Bin Pg Masshor/Abdul Qahar Brunei

Lim/Tan Singapore (84.03) 4 | 3 (83.65) Bin Pg Masshor/Abdul Qahar Brunei

Pupo/Lu Taiwan (78.89) 4 | 3 (75.34) Altantulkhuur/Odkhuu Mongolia

Lim/Tan Singapore (91.01) 4 | 2 (87.32) Pupo/Lu Taiwan

Altantulkhuur/Odkhuu Mongolia (84.69) 4 | 1 (72.60) Bin Pg Masshor/Abdul Qahar Brunei

Final round

Shah/Tan Malaysia (76.45) 5 | 3 (74.15) Pupo/Lu Taiwan

Lim/Tan Singapore (82.71) 5 | 1 (80.24) Chen/Sun Macao

3rd place Play-Off

Pupo/Lu Taiwan (73.80) 5 | 3 (63.04) Chen/Sun Macao