Chaos unfolds at the World Cup of Darts as Chinese Taipei player leaves teammate stunned with unusual blunder

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Chinese Taipei's Pupo Teng-Lieh was involved in a war of words with teammate An-Sheng Lu on Friday after he made an almighty blunder in their World Cup of Darts group stage clash against Team India.

This year's World Cup of Darts tournament will see 40 nations go head-to-head at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, with group and knockout stages featuring doubles matches throughout.

Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will be aiming to secure a record-extending sixth World Cup crown for England, while Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price are set to feature for Wales after guiding their country to a brace of titles in 2020 and 2023.

Gary Anderson and Peter Wright, meanwhile, have been paired together for two-time winners Scotland, while Josh Rock will form a new-look pairing with Daryl Gurney for fourth seeds Northern Ireland.

Away from the high-profile names and on Friday afternoon, Chinese Taipei came up against Team India in what was an eventful first round game.

Having surged into a 3-0 lead, Chinese Taipei were on the verge of a whitewash win in the fourth leg when Pupo Teng-Lieh allowed Team India a way into the match after an almighty mix-up.

As you can see from the footage below, Pupo Teng-Lieh thought the leg was already over, so he went for a treble 20 instead of a double 19 to seal the match - a decision that angered teammate An-Sheng Lu, who was visibly fuming with the unfolding events.

"He thinks the leg is already over, and Team India capitalise to open their account," said the PDC account. "An-Sheng Lu is not a happy man."