World Cup of Darts Preview & Betting Guide

We look ahead to the 2025 World Cup of Darts, the defending champions are England. This blog is packed full of information and useful links to World Cup of Darts predictions.
World Cup of Darts Preview & Betting Guide
Matthew Edgar
Matthew Edgar Darts Editor and WDF Professional

Former PDC Darts Professional, SkySports Darts Commentator and YouTuber with 6 tournament wins under his belt including the Iceland Open in 2023

2024 World Cup of Darts Information

When is the 2025 World Cup of Darts?

The 2025 World Cup of Darts tournament dates are to be confirmed.

Where is the 2025 World Cup of Darts?

The 2025 World Cup of Darts venue is to be confirmed.

Who will win the 2025 World Cup of Darts?

The expert darts tipsters on OLBG will have 2024 World Cup of Darts tips covered for you, not only will they be tipping on the winner of the tournament but they will also be tipping on the match outcomes for each round too, head over to the darts betting tips to see who they are tipping nearer tournament time.

World Cup of Darts Blog Content

Is the World Cup of Darts on TV?

The World Cup of Darts is screened live on Sky Sports for those of whom the platform is available, international broadcasters will include DAZN and Viaplay, for the rest of the world, the event will be available on PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland).

How do you bet on Darts?

If you are new to betting on darts then it can seem daunting with the number of different tournaments, formats, markets etc but do not be alarmed because we have put together a darts betting guide that has all of the relevant information you need to start betting on darts and then once you have an understanding of the sport head over to our best bookie for darts article to see which bookie to use.

World Cup of Darts Preview

The 2025 World Cup of Darts sponsored is the fifteenth edition of the tournament. The number of competing nations rose to 40 in 2023 with Bahrain, Iceland and Ukraine debuting at the event. There were again 40 teams in 2024 with Taiwan making their World Cup debut, Norway and Malaysia returned.

New Format for the World Cup of Darts

In addition to the rise in competing nations there was also a new format introduced for the 2023 edition partly to accommodate the additional teams, this was also in force for 2024 with all matches throughout the tournament being doubles events so no singles matches.

The top 4 nations with the best combined rankings of their two players on the PDC Order of merit are seeded and enter the tournament at the second round stage. The remaining 36 teams (12 seeded) are split into 12 groups of 3 nations and play a round-robin format with each match being the best of 7 legs. The winner from each group proceed to the second round stage.

The format is straight knockout from the second round stage with match duration being the best of 15 legs until the final which was the best of 19 legs. 

Who are the Favourites to win the World Cup of Darts?

England are the defending champions after defeating Austria 10-6 in the 2024 World Cup of Darts Final. England were registering a record fifth victory in the tournament.

For World Cup of Darts predictions from profitable tipsters head over to the best darts tipsters page, on here only those who have been profitable over the past twelve months and have open tips are shown.

World Cup of Darts Schedule

The World Cup of Darts takes place over four days where the forty nations will battle it out to become the World Cup of Darts champions and scoop the £80,000 winners prize. Thursday will see the first round of twelve group matches and Friday's two sessions will feature the completion of the first round.

The eight second round matches take place across two sessions on Saturday and a busy Sunday will feature the four Quarter Final matches in the afternoon and the Semi Finals and Final on Sunday evening.

World Cup of Darts Schedule

  • Day One - 12 x Group Stage (best of 7 legs)
  • Day Two, Session One -  12 x Group Stage
  • Day Two, Session Two - 12 x Group Stage 
  • Day Three, Session One - 4 x Second Round (best of 15 legs)
  • Day Three, Session Two - 4 x Second Round 
  • Day Four, Session One - Quarter-Finals (best of 15 legs)
  • Day Four, Session Two - Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs) & Final (best of 19 legs)

World Cup of Darts Seeded Nations

The top 4 seeded nations in 2024 received a bye into the second round. They consisted of two players with the best combined Order of Merit rankings, subject to player availability. 

Who is playing for England in the World Cup of Darts?

Luke Humphries successfully partnered Michael Smith for England in the 2024 World Cup of Darts.

Seeded Nations (Top 4)

Here were the top four seeded nations along with their Win-Loss record and the players representing them in 2024:

Nation (Win-Loss)Player OnePlayer Two
1. England (41-9)Luke HumphriesMichael Smith
2. Wales (34-12)Jonny ClaytonJim Williams
3. Netherlands (42-9)Michael van GerwenDanny Noppert
4. Scotland (29-11)Peter WrightGary Anderson

Seeded Nations (First Round)

These are the seeded nations for the first round group stage:

Nation (Win-Loss)Player OnePlayer Two
5. Belgium (32-14)Dimitri Van den BerghKim Huybrechts
6. Northern Ireland (18-13)Josh RockBrendan Dolan
7. Germany (22-13)Martin SchindlerGabriel Clemens
8. Australia (32-13)Damon HetaSimon Whitlock
9. Ireland (12-13)William O'ConnorKeane Barry
10. Austria (19-16)Rowby-John Rodriguez
Mensur Suljovic
11. Poland (8-13)Krzysztof Ratajski
Radek Szaganski
12. Czech Republic (1-9)Adam GawlasKarel Sedlacek
13. Croatia (5-4)Boris KrcmarRomeo Grbavac
14. France (3-2)Thibault TricoleJacques Labre
15. Sweden (8-14)Oskar LukasiakJeffrey de Graaf
16. United States (9-15)Danny LaubyJules van Dongen

World Cup of Darts European Nations

These were the unseeded European nations for the 2024 World Cup of Darts, their players are assigned by qualifying tournaments that took place prior to the World Cup of Darts and are subject to change depending on availability.

Nation (Win-Loss)Player OnePlayer Two
Denmark (5-14)Benjamin Dreu ReusClaus Bendix Nielsen
Finland (4-13)Teemu HarjuMarko Kantele
Gibraltar (2-14)Justin HewittCraig Galliano
Hungary (3-13)Nandor MajorGabor Jagicza
Iceland (0-2)Petur GudmundssonArngrimur Olafsson
Italy (1-12)Michele TurettaMassimo Dalla Rosa
Latvia (4-3)Madars RazmaValters Melderis
Lithuania (3-5)Darius LabanauskasMindaugas Barauskas
Norway (1-3)Cor DekkerHakon Bjorge Helling
Portugal (3-5)Jose de SousaDavid Gomes
Spain (12-15)Jesus NogueraJose Justicia
Switzerland (1-5)Stefan BellmontBruno Stockli

World Cup of Darts Rest of the World Nations

Below were the unseeded nations for the rest of the world in the 2024 World Cup of Darts:

Nation (Win-Loss)Player OnePlayer Two
Bahrain (0-2)Basem MahmoodDuda Durra
Canada (14-15)Matt CampbellDavid Cameron
China (1-11)Zong Xiao ChenChengan Liu
Taiwan (0-0)Pupo Teng LiehAn Sheng Lu
Guyana (0-2)Norman MadhooSudesh Fitzgerald
Hong Kong (3-11)Man Lok Leung
Lok Yin Lee
Japan (11-14)Tomoya GotoRyusei Azemoto
Malaysia (0-2)Mohd Nasir Ben JantanSiik Hwang Wong
New Zealand (7-13)Haupai PuhaBen Robb
Philippines (3-8)Christian PerezAlexis Toylo
Singapore (7-10)Paul LimHarith Lim
South Africa (12-13)Cameron CarolissenJohan Geldenhuys

World Cup of Darts Results

First Round (Group Stage):

Group APWLP
Belgium (5)2204
Philippines2112
Singapore2020
  • Belgium 4 v 2 Singapore
  • Singapore 1 v 4 Philippines
  • Belgium 4 v 0 Philippines


Group BPWLP
Northern Ireland (6)2204
South Africa2112
Switzerland2020
  • Northern Ireland 4 v 1 South Africa
  • South Africa 4 v 2 Switzerland
  • Northern Ireland 4 v 3 Switzerland


Group CPWLP
Germany (7)2204
New Zealand2112
Finland2020
  • Germany 4 v 3 New Zealand
  • New Zealand 4 v 0 Finland
  • Germany 4 v 1 Finland


Group DPWLP
Australia (8)2204
Hong Kong2112
Japan2020
  • Australia 4 v 3 Japan
  • Japan 1 v 4 Hong Kong
  • Australia 4 v 2 Hong Kong


Group EPWLP
Chinese Taipei2204
Ireland (9)2112
Lithuania2020
  • Ireland 4 v 2 Lithuania
  • Lithuania 2 v 4 Chinese Taipei
  • Ireland 3 v 4 Chinese Taipei


Group FPWLP
Austria (10)2204
China2112
Guyana2020
  • Austria 4 v 0 China
  • China 4 v 2 Guyana
  • Austria 4 v 1 Guyana


Group GPWLP
Poland (11)2204
Norway2112
Hungary2020
  • Poland 4 v 2 Norway
  • Norway 4 v 3 Hungary
  • Poland 4 v 1 Hungary


Group HPWLP
Czech Republic (12)2204
Iceland2112
Bahrain2020
  • Czech Republic 4 v 3 Bahrain
  • Bahrain 0 v 4 Iceland
  • Czech Republic 4 v 0 Iceland


Group IPWLP
Croatia (13)2204
Canada2112
Malaysia2020
  • Croatia 4 v 0 Malaysia
  • Malaysia 3 v 4 Canada
  • Croatia 4 v 2 Canada


Group JPWLP
France (14)2204
Latvia2112
Denmark2020
  • France 4 v 1 Latvia
  • Latvia 4 v 2 Denmark
  • France 4 v 3 Denmark


Group KPWLP
Sweden (15)2204
Gibraltar2112
Spain2020
  • Sweden 4 v 0 Spain
  • Spain 3 v 4 Gibraltar
  • Sweden 4 v 1 Gibraltar


Group LPWLP
Italy2204
Portugal2112
United States (16)2020
  • United States 2 v 4 Portugal
  • United States 2 v 4 Italy
  • Portugal 3 v 4 Italy

Second Round:

Czech Republic (12)
6 v 8Sweden (15)
Austria (10)
8 v 4Chinese Taipei (u)
Scotland (4)8 v 2Poland (11)
Italy (u)
8 v 7Australia (8)
Northern Ireland (6)8 v 7Germany (7)
England (1)8 v 3France (14)
Wales (2)6 v 8Croatia (13)
Netherlands (3)
2 v 8Belgium (5)

Quarter Finals:

Croatia (13)7 v 8Austria (10)
Belgium (5)8 v 7Italy (u)
England (1)8 v 4Northern Ireland (6)
Scotland (4)8 v 7Sweden (15)

Semi Finals:

Austria (10)8 v 3Belgium (5)
England (1)8 v 4Scotland (4)

Final:

England (1)10 v 6Austria (10)

World Cup of Darts Previous Winners

The early years were dominated by two nations, after winning the inaugural event in 2010, the Netherlands also went on to win in 2014, 2017 and 2018. In the years that they did not win, 2012, 2013, 2015 & 2016 it was England who went on to success meaning both nations have won the tournament a total of four times, the Netherlands were also runners-up in 2016 whilst England were runners-up in both 2014 and 2020.

In 2019 Scotland won their first-ever World Cup of Darts beating Ireland 3-1 in the final, England went out in the second round and the Netherlands in the semi-finals. In 2020 it was Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton who led Wales to their first success in which was their third final appearance with a 3-0 win over England, the Netherlands went out at the quarter-final stage to Germany.

The 2021 tournament saw Scotland win their second title by defeating Austria 3-1 in the final, it was Austria's first-ever appearance in the final in their eleventh tournament, favourites Wales and England both fell in the semi-final stage while the Netherlands went out in the quarter-finals.

Australia won their first World Cup of Darts title in 2022 with Simon Whitlock and Damon Heta defeating the Welsh team, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton 3-1 in the final. The same Welsh pairing went one better in 2023 defeating Scotland 10-2 in the final.

England registered a record fifth win in the tournament after defeating tenth seeds Austria 10-6 in the 2024 Final.

YearWinnersScoreRunners-Up
2024England
10-6
Austria
2023Wales10-2Scotland
2022Australia3-1Wales
2021Scotland3-1Austria
2020Wales3–0England
2019Scotland3–1Ireland
2018Netherlands3–1Scotland
2017Netherlands3–1Wales
2016England3–2Netherlands
2015England3–2Scotland
2014Netherlands3–0England
2013England3–1Belgium
2012England4–3Australia
2010Netherlands4–2Wales

Author and Contributor Information

Matthew Edgar

OLBG Sponsored Darts Professional

Matthew Edgar, born on August 28, 1986, is an English professional darts player currently targeting the WDF World championships at Lakeside in December 2024 and commentating on Darts for Sky Sports. Known for his practice sessions with former world championship runner-up Kevin Painter, Edgar began his sports career as a coach for Northampton Town before shifting to darts. Prior to his darts career, he trained in mixed martial arts and was a professional wrestler. Edgar also hosts a dedicated darts YouTube channel, "Edgar TV," where he interacts with followers and shares his professional competition experiences.

Follow Matthew as he targets Lakeside and the WDF World Championships in December 2024.

- Matthew Edgar, Darts Editor and WDF Professional

James Banting

Content Editor / Fact Checker

James is one of OLBG's in-house sports betting specialists with decades of industry experience. He manages our Darts event calendar, working with Matt to update the event preview articles with recent results and data checking for accuracy.

- James Banting, Tipster Competition Assistant

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