Betway World Cup of Darts 2016: Scores, Results, Updated Schedule After Thursday

Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands were among the teams to progress to the second round of the 2016 World Cup of Darts on Thursday as the competition got underway in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Scots—who boast world champion Gary Anderson and world Grand Prix winner Robert Thornton—came from 3-1 down to beat New Zealand 5-3, while Kim and Ronny Huybrechts swept Poland aside 5-1.

Holland overcame Russia 5-3, and Australia saw off hosts Germany by the same scoreline.

Here are all the results from the opening day of the competition:

Team	Score	Team
Hungary	5-3	Thailand
USA	3-5	Philippines
Norway	5-2	Gibraltar
Denmark	5-2	Sweden
Belgium	5-1	Poland
Scotland	5-3	New Zealand
Netherlands	5-3	Russia
Australia	5-3	Germany

 A full schedule is available here, courtesy of PDC.tv.

Thursday Recap

Russia took a surprise lead when Boris Koltsov picked out double-eight, but the Dutch pair quickly took up a commanding position by claiming three successive legs with double-10, double-16 and tops finishes.

Koltsov helped the Russians peg back their opponents after both Van Barneveld and Van Gerwen missed doubles, but the latter ruthlessly took advantage of an errant dart from Aleksandr Oreshkin, per Live Darts:

Oreshkin recovered in the next leg to reduce the deficit once again, but the Netherlands needed just one more leg to seal the victory and duly produced it.

With Anderson and Thornton comprising Scotland's team, few would have given New Zealand a realistic chance of progressing.

The Scots did indeed come out on top, but it required a remarkable comeback as Cody Harris stole the show for the Kiwis. He gave his side the lead with an incredible break of throw, per PDC Darts:

A maximum from Anderson and three missed darts from Warren Parry helped Scotland equalise, but Parry and Harris each took out double-16 to give New Zealand a 3-1 lead.

Their opponents' quality began to tell, though, as Anderson produced 124 and 95 checkouts to bring them level, and two more legs finished off the win.

Per Live Darts, Harris remained positive despite the defeat, while Anderson conceded Scotland were fortunate to come out on top:

Belgium's progression was far more straightforward.

Kim Huybrechts took out double-four and then 85 on the bull as Belgium raced to a 2-0 lead, and a 180 from Ronny helped them take the third leg.

Krzysztof Ratajski's double-10 finish earned Poland a brief respite, and he would later grab a maximum of his own. But there was little he could do to stop the Belgians from romping to victory, per Live Darts:

In the final match of the night, Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson proved too much for Max Hopp and Jyhan Artut despite the partisan crowd.

Meanwhile, Hungary, Norway, Denmark and the Philippines also progressed. On Friday, defending champions England will headline the action as they take on Spain.