World Cup of Darts

World Cup of Darts
sport	darts
organizer	PDC
Tournament type	Invitation tournament
venue	Barclaycard Arena , Hamburg
Competition period	June
Record winner	Netherlands , England (4 × each)
reigning winner	Scotland
Last event	World Cup of Darts 2019
Next event	World Cup of Darts 2020

The World Cup of Darts is the only team competition of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The two best players from each nation take part in the Order of Merit in this competition for their country.

format

Each player plays against both players from the other nation in a best of legs mode for points. There is also a double, in which the players from one country take turns after each admission, i.e. also during the legs . If a team reaches a certain number of points first, it wins the game; So it doesn't have to come to all kinds of duels.

history

In 2010 the PDC organized a major event with teams for the first time with the World Cup of Darts. The best 24 nations of the PDC Order of Merit met in Newcastle. The specialty of this tournament is the mix of single and double competitions.

Winners list

year	winner	Representative	Result	opponent	Representative	venue
2010	Netherlands	Raymond van Barneveld Jacobus Stompé	4: 2	Wales	Mark Webster Barrie Bates	Newcastle
2012	England	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis	3: 3 1	Australia	Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson	Hamburg
2013	England	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis	3: 1	Belgium	Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts	Hamburg
2014	Netherlands	Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld	3-0	England	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis	Hamburg
2015	England	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis	3: 2	Scotland	Gary Anderson Peter Wright	Frankfurt am Main
2016	England	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis	3: 2	Netherlands	Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld	Frankfurt am Main
2017	Netherlands	Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld	3: 1	Wales	Gerwyn Price Mark Webster	Frankfurt am Main
2018	Netherlands	Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld	3: 1	Scotland	Peter Wright Gary Anderson	Frankfurt am Main
2019	Scotland	Gary Anderson Peter Wright	3: 1	Ireland	Steve Lennon William O'Connor	Hamburg
2020						Graz

¹The winners were in sudden death determined

Attendees

nation	Participation		Best result
	number	after year
Australia	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Second
Belgium	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Second
Brazil	3	2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
China	6th	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
Denmark	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
Germany	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
England	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	winner
Finland	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Semifinals
France	1	2014	1 round
Gibraltar	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
Greece	4th	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
Hong Kong	6th	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
India	2	2014, 2015	1 round
Ireland	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Second
Italy	7th	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	1 round
Japan	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Semifinals
Canada	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Croatia	2	2012, 2013	Quarter finals
Lithuania	1	2019	1 round
Malaysia	2	2012, 2014	1 round
New Zealand	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Netherlands	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	winner
Northern Ireland	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Semifinals
Norway	3	2014, 2015, 2016	Round of 16
Austria	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Philippines	4th	2012, 2015, 2016, 2019	Round of 16
Poland	8th	2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
Russia	7th	2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Scotland	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	winner
Sweden	8th	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	Round of 16
Switzerland	2	2017, 2018	Round of 16
Singapore	6th	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Slovakia	1	2010	1 round
Slovenia	1	2010	1 round
Spain	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Semifinals
South Africa	8th	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Thailand	5	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	1 round
Czech Republic	6th	2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	1 round
Hungary	8th	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Round of 16
United States	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Quarter finals
Wales	9	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Second

Finalists

player	Victories	Finals.
Raymond van Barneveld	4th	5
Phil Taylor	4th	5
Adrian Lewis	4th	5
Michael van Gerwen	3	4th
Gary Anderson	1	3
Peter Wright	1	3
Jacobus Stompé	1	1
Mark Webster	0	2
Barrie Bates	0	1
Paul Nicholson	0	1
Simon Whitlock	0	1
Kim Huybrechts	0	1
Ronny Huybrechts	0	1
Gerwyn Price	0	1
Steve Lennon	0	1
William O'Connor	0	1

Web links

• World Cup at Darts1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ pdc-europe.net