Shane Mc Guirk suffers a defeat at the Lakeside

Shane Mc Guirk seen his reign as the WDF world darts champion come to an end on Friday night when he went down by 4 sets to 1 to the number 1 seed Jimmy Van Schie from the Netherlands. It was a first defeat for the Monaghan dart player on the iconic Lakeside stage, having made his debut at the championships last year and claimed the title with a 6-3 win over Paul Lim

This year see the Arrow register wins over Petri Rasmus, Stefan Schroder and Jonas Masalin to reach the last 16.