Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will team up at the World Cup of Darts for a second time as England attempt to capture a sixth crown in Frankfurt this week.
Stoke-on-Trent darting behemoths Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis partnered to lethal effect to win four of the six initial stagings of the event, but since 2017 England have only added a further one title to their roll of honour.
World numbers one and two, Littler and Humphries, endured a disappointing 2025 campaign, bowing out in their opening match of the competition at the hands of host-nation Germany.
However, there is genuine hope and expectation that they will fare far better this time around, with the trophy-laden double-act rightly being installed as the pre-tournament odds-on favourites.
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England's spot at the summit of the betting means it's the Netherlands who occupy second place, with the team of Michael van Gerwen and 2026 World Darts Championship runner-up Gian van Veen boasting plenty of promise.
Northern Ireland reigned supreme 12 months ago and the battle-hardened pairing of Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney will be back once again attempting to make a successful defence of the silverware, whilst Scotland and Germany are both fancied to go well.
Gerwyn Price's decision to skip the competition means Welsh hopes rest in the hands of two-time World Cup winner Jonny Clayton and debutant Nick Kenny.
The 40 nation event lends itself to upsets and surprises and there are a plethora of countries hoping to defy their long odds, including Belgium, Australia, the United States and Japan.
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