England's Luke Humphries and Luke Littler clinched the World Cup of Darts with victory over the Netherlands as the action returned in 2026.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2027 staging of the World Cup of Darts.
Dates
The dates for the 2027 World Cup of Darts are yet to be confirmed, but it will likely take place in June, 2027.
Prize Money
The prize money for the 2027 World Cup of Darts is yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be similar to the prize money from 2026, which is outlined below:
Winners | £100,000 |
Runner-up | £48,000 |
Semi-final losers | £30,000 |
Quarter-final losers | £20,000 |
Last-16 losers | £10,000 |
Second in group | £6,000 |
Third in group | £5,000 |
The total prize fund for the 2026 World Cup of Darts was £500,000, and increase from the total of £450,000 in 2025.
Venue & Location
The World Cup of Darts has had numerous venues since 2010, with England's Rainton Meadows Arena hosting the inaugural competition.
2027's edition is unconfirmed, however the 2026 version returned to Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle, the same venue which has hosted the competition on eight occasions previously, including in 2025.
Line-up and Qualifying
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.
The pairings for the 2027 World Cup of Darts will be confirmed closer to the time.
Format and Rules
The 40-team format was present in the 2025 edition, with the top four seeded teams receiving a bye to the second round, while the next 12 nations were seeded in the group stage. 36 teams compete in the group stage of twelve groups of three, with one qualifying from each group.
This left 16 nations in the second round, followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
The legs format for the event is as follows:
- Group stage: Best of 7 legs
- Second round: Best of 15 legs
- Quarter-finals: Best of 15 legs
- Semi-finals: Best of 15 legs
- Final: Best of 19 legs
History
The 2026 edition was the 16th 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.
England are the most successful nation in the competition, winning the tournament on six occasions.
Luke Humphries and Luke Littler defeated Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen in the most recent final to clinch the 2026 World Cup of Darts for England.
