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World Cup of Darts: Start date, format, history and more

The World Cup of Darts is set to return in June 2025, after England's Luke Humphries and Michael Smith triumphed in the 2024 final against Team Austria.

The English pair reigned supreme in the unique team event, capturing the crown for a fifth time - beating off opposition from 39 other countries.

Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming 2025 event.

World Cup of Darts date

The World Cup of Darts takes place from Thursday 27th June to Sunday 30th June 2025.

The event is a key part of the PDC’s summer schedule.

World Cup of Darts venue

The World Cup of Darts will return to Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle in 2025 - the same venue which hosted the competition on seven occasions previously.

The tournament has taken place in Germany in all but two of its 12 editions, with the first event in 2010 taking place in England and the 2020 version in Salzburg, Austria.

World Cup of Darts history

This will be the 15th staging of the competition since its inception in 2010. 

The Netherlands duo of Co Stompe and Raymond van Barneveld beat Wales 4-2 in the first ever final, before English pair Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won four of the next five events.

The trophy has traded hands between home nations teams in the last few years, with Netherlands 2018 triumph the last winner from outside of the UK.

How often is the World Cup of Darts?

The World Cup of Darts takes place annually, usually in June.

World Cup of Darts previous winners

England's victory in the 2024 edition means they now have five titles to their name, more than any other nation.

Next on the list are the Netherlands, who have won the World Cup of Darts on four occasions.

Scotland are next on the list of most successful nations with five finals appearances and two victories.

The only other side to win the World Cup of Darts are Wales, for whom Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton got the better of England in 2020, before repeating their heroics against Wright and Gary Anderson in 2023.

World Cup of Darts seeded teams

The top four nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings will be seeded to the second round, while the next 12 nations will be seeded in the group stage.

How are the pairs picked?

The PDC selects the two players who will make up each country's pair. 

Typically they are the two highest ranked players from that nation on the PDC Order of Merit, but there can on occasion be exceptions.
 

World Cup of Darts prize money

The prize money for the 2025 tournament has not been confirmed, however it is likely to be similar to the 2024 edition, with a total pot of £450,000 to be won.

Winners

£80,000

Runner-up

£50,000

Semi-final losers

£30,000

Quarter-final losers

£20,000

Last-16 losers

£9,000

Second in group

£5,000

Third in group

£4,000

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