The Republic of Ireland were knocked out of the World Cup darts in Frankfurt by debutant Chinese Taipei after suffering one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history.
Ninth seeds William O'Connor and Keane Barry looked set to avoid an upset as they came back from 3-1 down to win their opening match to reach the final.
However, Tenlier Poupaud and An Sheng Lu regained their composure to win 4-3 and win Group E. On Friday they beat Lithuania 4-2.
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Taiwan shock win over Republic of Ireland to reach knockout stage in World Cup darts debut
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland won 4-3 against Switzerland, preventing them from advancing to the round of 16.
Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan, the tournament's sixth seeds, secured top spot in Group B with a 4-1 win over South Africa on Thursday.
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Bruno Stockli scored a stunning check-out of 170 at the World Cup of Darts, earning a standing ovation from his Northern Ireland opponents.
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, host Germany, and unseeded Italy, Poland, and Sweden also advanced.
Top seeds England, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands will play on Saturday after automatically qualifying for the second round.
England face France in their opening game, while defending champions Wales drew with Croatia. Third-seeded Netherlands face fifth-seeded Belgium, while Northern Ireland face seventh-seeded Germany.
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