About the World Cup of Darts
The World Cup of Darts is a highly anticipated event in the darts calendar. It is played as a doubles tournament, which brings together some of the best players in the world.
The competition is organised by the World Darts Federation, and it was established in 1977. Since it began, this tournament has taken place every two years. It attracts thousands of fans globally, not only because of its unique format, but also because of the inclusivity. Not only do the men complete, but there are also categories for female and youth teams.
Check out our article below to understand the format and lineups for this lively tournament.
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How does the World Cup of Darts work?
Well, the competition initially has four seeded teams that automatically move to the second stage of the tournament. As for everyone else they have to go through the following process:
Group Stages (best of 7 legs)
Knockouts (best of 15 legs)
Final (best of 19 legs)
How many teams are taking part?
There are 40 teams taking part in the World Cup of Darts 2024. Here is a full list, taken from the PDC website:
Australia - Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock
Austria - Rowby-John Rodriguez and Mensur Suljovic
Bahrain - Basem Mahmood and Duda Durra
Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts
Canada - Matt Campbell and David Cameron
China - Xiaochen Zong and Chengan Liu
Chinese Taipei - Teng-Lieh Pupo and An-Sheng Lu
Croatia - Boris Krcmar and Romeo Grvabac
Czechia - Adam Gawlas and Karel Sedlacek
Denmark - Benjamin Drue Reus and Claus Bendix Nielsen
England - Luke Humphries and Michael Smith
Finland - Marko Kantele and Teemu Harju
France - Jacques Labre and Thibault Tricole
Germany - Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens
Gibraltar - Justin Hewitt and Craig Galliano
Guyana - Norman Madhoo and Sudesh Fitzgerald
Hong Kong - Lok Yin Lee and Man Lok Leung
Hungary - Gabor Jagica and Nandor Major
Iceland - Arngrimur Olafsson and Petur Gudmundsson
Italy - Michele Turetta and Massimo Dalla Rosa
Japan - Tomoya Goto and Ryusei Azemoto
Latvia - Madars Razma and Valters Melderis
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas
Malaysia - Siik Hwang Wong and Mohamad Nasir
Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert
New Zealand - Haupai Puha and Ben Robb
Northern Ireland - Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan
Norway - Cor Dekker and Hakon Bjorge Helling
Philippines - Christian Perez and Alexis Toylo
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski
Portugal - Jose de Sousa and David Gomes
Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor and Keane Barry
Scotland - Peter Wright and Gary Anderson
Singapore - Paul Lim and Harith Lim
South Africa - Johan Geldenhuys and Cameron Carolissen
Spain - Jose Justicia and Jesus Noguera
Sweden - Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak
Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont and Bruno Stockli
USA - Danny Lauby and Jules van Dongen
Wales - Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton
Who are the seeded teams?
The following are the top four seeded teams for the 2024 World Cup of Darts, each getting a bye to the second round:
England: Huge favourites for the tournament, this team includes Luke Humphries and Michael Smith. England's team has the current PDC ranked No. 1 player in Humphries. Smith has been in strong form in recent years, he won The Grand Slam of Darts in 2022, which was his first major title. In 2023 he won the World Darts Championship.
Wales: Wales has a very strong pairing in Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton. These are two of the strongest darts players and they pose a serious threat. Pryce with 11 titles under his belt since 2017 and Clayton with 7, you can’t really argue the quality they share between them.
Netherlands: The Dutch team includes a modern darts legend in Michael van Gerwen. Partnered with him is Danny Noppert, who may not always be the most consistent player. The jury is out on how the Netherlands will perform this year.
Scotland: A sport Scots can be proud of, they have two excellent darts veterans representing them, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson. Both players can be extremely dangerous and they are also firm fan favourites. Will Scotland bring some silverware home this summer?
Each of the seeded teams will enter the competition during the second round.
When does the World Cup of Darts start?
The tournament starts on 27th June at 18:00. The event will start with the group stage games.
When will the final be?
Sunday 30th June is when the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final will take place. The quarter finals begin at 12:00 and the semis will take place at 18:00. The World Cup of Darts final will follow straight after the semi-finals have been completed.
Where can I watch the tournament?
You will be able to watch the matches on Sky Sports, there isn’t currently a schedule for which group games will be shown however we would expect all knockouts to be televised.
What is the betting for the World Cup of Darts?
World Cup of Darts odds currently show England as clear favourites, with a price of 11/13. The Netherlands have drifted to match Wales at 6/1. Scotland sit at an arguably generous price of 18/1 whilst the bookies have priced Germany at just 11/1.
*Prices correct at time of writing the article.
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