Darts World Championship live ticker: German duo faces Australia after sensational win against superstar Littler

2:22 p.m.: Pietreczko gets a break chance, but misses. Whitlock then has no trouble checking the 32. We're now in the last leg before the break. A very important match now.

2:20 p.m.: Pietreczko is scoring very well so far. The German is averaging 105. That's quite convincing. However, Schindler blunders in the following match. Whitlock says thank you and wins the break. It's going to be a close fight.

2:19 p.m.: Strong! Schindler remains ice-cold. The 138 drops. Germany breaks. That's good. Australia is already under a lot of pressure.

2:17 p.m.: Now Schindler is there too. The German checks the 60. But he has to. Whitlock was already in break position. Pietreczko is the better German player so far.

2:15 p.m.: Both teams are off to a good start. After the first two legs, the score is 1-1. Pietreczko almost hits the first 180. Germany is definitely in the game.

Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko hugged each other, and the fans in Frankfurt couldn't contain themselves. The German darts duo reached the quarterfinals of the Team World Championship. They sensationally beat the favorites from England, featuring world champion Luke Littler and former champion Luke Humphries, 8-4.

In the round of the best eight teams, the German duo will face Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock from Australia this Sunday (2:15 p.m./DAZN).

"We believed in ourselves," said Schindler. "Everyone expected England to win. We were able to use that to our advantage mentally," he emphasized.

"We're here to win," said teammate Pietreczko, also looking ahead to the tournament as a whole, but Schindler immediately put the brakes on his approach. "Let's not get carried away," he said: They have to take one step at a time.

Nevertheless, the victory against the English star duo, who had a bye into the knockout round, was a huge step forward. Schindler and Pietreczko initially took a 2-0 lead, but Team England managed to equalize at 2-2. But then the frenetically cheered home heroes pulled away to a 7-2 victory – a decisive victory.

Schindler and Pietreczko had previously celebrated victories against the teams from Singapore and Portugal. The new world champion team will receive the equivalent of approximately 94,000 euros.