Clayton and Kenny Beat Lithuania 4-1 in World Cup Results 2026
Jonny Clayton and Nick Kenny opened world cup results 2026 with a 4-1 win over Lithuania in Wales' Group C opener at the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt. The pair gave Wales a clean start to the June 11-14 event and put early pressure on the rest of the group.
Clayton Sets The Pace
Clayton supplied the sharpest numbers in the match. He landed a big 146 checkout and later finished on tops, tops to close out the win, with Kenny alongside him as Wales moved through the tie against Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas.
The result also shifted the focus back to Wales' current pairing. Clayton and Gerwyn Price had won the World Cup twice together, but Price was not available for selection, leaving Kenny as the seventh seed partner in this campaign.
Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong
Wales were not the only side to strike first on the day. Germany beat the Philippines 4-0 in Group A, with Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko averaging 101.9 in the win.
Ireland also started with a 4-1 victory over Singapore in Group D. Willie O'Connor and Mickey Mansell made history as the first player ever to represent two nations at the World Cup of Darts after switching allegiance from Northern Ireland, while Singapore's Paul Lim was 72.
USA Push Australia
Hong Kong added another upset in Group B, beating sixth seeds Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-2 through Man Lok Leung and Lok Yin Lee. The USA then edged Australia 4-3 in Group G after Damon Heta and Adam Leek pulled the match back to 3-3 before losing the decider to Stowe Buntz and Adam Sevada.
For Wales, the immediate takeaway is simple: the group stage began with a 4-1 win and a marker from Clayton, and the team now sits in the early mix after one round of opening matches across Frankfurt.
