2012 Cash Converters World Cup of Darts NetZone

THE Cash Converters World Cup of Darts will be held from February 3-5 2012 at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany and features 24 nations represented by two-man teams.

Televised live on Sky Sports HD, the event will feature a combination of both Doubles and Singles games throughout three days of play.

Information, fixtures and results will be updated below throughout the tournament.

Watch Live!
Coverage of the Cash Converters World Cup will be live on Sky Sports HD and also via Sky Go in the UK & Ireland.
The tournament will also be screened around the world on RTL7 in the Netherlands, Fox Sports in Australia and Orbit Showtime Network in the Middle East.

LIVEPDC.TV
The tournament will be available live to LIVEPDC.TV International Pass subscribers.
Highlights will also be available from every session for all LIVEPDC.TV subscribers.
Click here to visit LIVEPDC.TV

Get Involved!
Join in the fun from the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts with the PDC's Official Facebook and Twitter pages.
Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/officialpdc
Visit our Twitter page at www.twitter.com/officialpdc, and use the #CCWorldCupDarts hashtag

Tickets
Tickets for the tournament are already proving highly popular and can be purchased through www.pdc-europe.net.
Tickets range from €8.90-€24.90 per session, with combination tickets available for both daily sessions and/or all sessions throughout the event.

Cash Converters World Cup of Darts
Schedule of Play

All times local (GMT+1)
Friday February 3
Afternoon Session (2pm-6pm)

First Round x8 Games
Best of nine legs, 501 Doubles, loser throws first.
Knockout between teams 9-24

First Round Order of Play
Canada (John Part & Ken MacNeil) 5-3 Hungary (Nandor Bezzeg & Kristian Kaufmann)
Republic of Ireland (William O'Connor/Mick McGowan 5-2 Malaysia (Lee Choon Peng/Amin Bin Abdul Ghani)
USA (Darin Young & Gary Mawson) 5-3 Philippines (Christian Perez & Lourence Ilagan)
Austria (Mensur Suljovic & Dietmar Burger) 5-3 New Zealand (Warren French & Preston Ridd)
Sweden (Magnus Caris & Dennis Nilsson) 5-2 Japan (Haruki Muramatsu & Morihiro Hashimoto)
Spain (Antonio Alcinas & Carlos Rodriguez) 2-5 South Africa (Devon Petersen & Shawn Hogan)
Finland (Petri Korte & Marko Kantele) 4-5 Croatia (Boris Krcmar & Tonci Restovic)
Gibraltar (Dylan Duo & Dyson Parody) 4-5 Denmark (Per Laursen & Jann Hoffmann)

Click here for First Round round-up & match information

Click here for First Round Photo Gallery

Second Round
Play split across Friday night & Saturday afternoon sessions
Draw Bracket - to be used from Second Round onwards
England (1) v Canada
Germany (8) v USA
Wales (5) v Croatia
Scotland (4) v South Africa
Australia (2) v Republic of Ireland
Belgium (7) v Sweden
Northern Ireland (6) v Denmark
Netherlands (3) v Austria

Evening Session (8pm-12am)
16 x Singles matches. Top ranked player from each team plays second ranked player from opposing team.
Best of seven legs, 501 Singles, loser throws first.
One point awarded for each match winner.

Click here for Second Round Singles match details & round-up

Second Round Singles Order of Play
Northern Ireland 1-1 Denmark
Brendan Dolan 3-4 Jann Hoffmann
Michael Mansell 4-1 Per Laursen

Belgium 1-1 Sweden
Kim Huybrechts 4-1 Dennis Nilsson
Kurt Van De Rijck 2-4 Magnus Caris

Australia 2-0 Republic of Ireland
Simon Whitlock 4-1 Mick McGowan
Paul Nicholson 4-0 William O'Connor

Wales 2-0 Croatia
Mark Webster 4-0 Tonci Restovic
Richie Burnett 4-3 Boris Krcmar

Germany 1-1 USA
Jyhan Artut 4-3 Gary Mawson
Bernd Roith 2-4 Darin Young

Scotland 2-0 South Africa
Gary Anderson 4-3 Shawn Hogan
Peter Wright 4-1 Devon Petersen

England 0-2 Canada
Phil Taylor 3-4 Ken MacNeil
Adrian Lewis 3-4 John Part

Netherlands 1-1 Austria
Raymond van Barneveld 4-3 Dietmar Burger
Vincent van der Voort 3-4 Mensur Suljovic

Click here for Second Round Doubles Match Information

Saturday February 4
Afternoon Session (2.30pm-6.30pm)
Second Round

8x Doubles matches. Best of nine legs, 501 Doubles, loser throws first.
Two points awarded for each match winner. In the event of this resulting in a 2-2 tie between countries, a sudden death doubles leg will take place with the team who threw first in the doubles match throwing first for the bull in the sudden death leg.

Second Round Doubles
Northern Ireland 5-4 Denmark (Northern Ireland win tie 3-1)
Belgium 5-2 Sweden (Belgium win tie 3-1)
Australia 5-2 Republic of Ireland (Australia win tie 4-0)
Wales 5-1 Croatia (Wales win tie 4-0)
Germany 4-5 USA (USA win tie 3-1)
Scotland 3-5 South Africa (Tie drawn 2-2, South Africa win sudden-death leg)
England 5-3 Canada (Tie drawn 2-2, England win sudden-death leg)
Netherlands 5-2 Austria (Netherlands win the tie 3-1)

Click here for Second Round Doubles Match Information

Evening Session (8pm-12am)
Quarter-Finals

4x Quarter-Final ties. Play proceeds in bracket order from the Second Round onwards.
Two Singles matches, as per Second Round, immediately followed by Doubles match.
One point awarded per Singles victory, two points awarded for Doubles victory. In the event of this resulting in a 2-2 tie between countries, a sudden death doubles leg will take place with the team who threw first in the doubles match throwing first for the bull in the sudden death leg.
All games are the best of seven legs.

Click here for Quarter-Final results and reports

Quarter-Final Results
Australia 3-1 Belgium

Simon Whitlock 4-0 Kurt Van De Rijck
Paul Nicholson 2-4 Kim Huybrechts
Doubles: Australia 4-2 Belgium

Wales 3-1 South Africa
Mark Webster 4-0 Shawn Hogan
Richie Burnett 3-4 Devon Petersen
Doubles: Wales 4-3 South Africa

England 3-1 USA
Phil Taylor 3-4 Gary Mawson
Adrian Lewis 4-3 Darin Young
Doubles England 4-2 USA

Northern Ireland 0-4 Netherlands
Brendan Dolan 3-4 Vincent van der Voort
Michael Mansell 2-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Doubles: Northern Ireland 3-4 Netherlands

Click here for Quarter-Final results and reports

Sunday February 5
Afternoon Session (3pm-6.30pm)
Semi-Finals

Semi-finals consist of four best of seven leg Singles games followed by a best of seven leg Doubles match (if required).
One point is awarded per singles match won, two per doubles. Loser throws first.
If the match finishes all square (3-3), a sudden-death Doubles leg will be played with a bull-up on stage to determine who throws first. Once a team has an unassailable lead, the tie is over and no further matches shall be played.
All games are the best of seven legs.

Click here for Semi-Finals results and match information

Order of Play
Australia v Netherlands
Simon Whitlock 4-3 Vincent van der Voort
Paul Nicholson 0-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock 4-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Paul Nicholson 4-2 Vincent van der Voort
Doubles - Australia 4-0 Netherlands
Final Score: Australia 5-1 Netherlands

England v Wales
Phil Taylor 1-4 Richie Burnett
Adrian Lewis 4-0 Mark Webster
Phil Taylor 4-1 Mark Webster
Adrian Lewis 4-3 Richie Burnett
Doubles - England 4-2 Wales
Final Score: England 5-1 Wales

Click here for Semi-Finals results and match information

Evening Session (8pm-11.30pm)
Final

Same format as semi-finals but matches played over the best of 13 legs.

England v Australia
Phil Taylor 7-4 Paul Nicholson
Adrian Lewis 7-5 Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor 7-6 Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis 4-7 Paul Nicholson
Doubles - England 4-7 Australia
England win the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts in a Sudden-Death Leg

Click here for report and match information from the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Final

Prize Fund

Winning Team £20,000 each
Runners-Up £10,000 each
Semi-Finalists £6,500 each
Quarter-Finalists £3,000 each
Second Round Losers £1,500 each
First Round Losers £1,000 each
Total £150,000

Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Teams
1 - England (Phil Taylor & Adrian Lewis)
2 - Australia (Simon Whitlock & Paul Nicholson)
3 - Netherlands (Raymond van Barneveld & Vincent van der Voort)
4 - Scotland (Gary Anderson & Peter Wright)
5 - Wales (Mark Webster & Richie Burnett)
6 - Northern Ireland (Brendan Dolan & Michael Mansell)
7 - Belgium (Kim Huybrechts & Kurt Van De Rijck)
8 - Germany (Jyhan Artut & Bernd Roith)
9 - Canada (John Part & Ken MacNeil)
10 - Republic of Ireland (William O'Connor & Mick McGowan)
11 - USA (Darin Young & Gary Mawson)
12 - Austria (Mensur Suljovic & Dietmar Burger)
13 - Sweden (Magnus Caris & Dennis Nilsson)
14 - Spain (Antonio Alcinas & Carlos Rodriguez)
15 - Finland (Petri Korte & Marko Kantele)
16 - Gibraltar (Dylan Duo & Dyson Parody)
17 - Denmark (Per Laursen & Jann Hoffmann)
18 - Croatia (Boris Krcmar & Tonci Restovic)
19 - South African (Devon Petersen & Shawn Hogan)
20 - Japan (Haruki Muramatsu & Morihiro Hashimoto)
21 - New Zealand (Warren French & Preston Ridd)
22 - Philippines (Christian Perez & Lourence Ilagan)
23 - Malaysia (Lee Choon Peng & Amin Bin Abdul Ghani)
24 - Hungary (Nandor Bezzeg & Kristian Kaufmann)

Session Times
The World Cup of Darts session times are (German times):
Friday February 3 - 2pm-6pm, 8pm-12am
Saturday February 4 - 2.30pm-6.30pm, 8pm-12am
Sunday February 5 - 3pm-6.30pm, 8pm-11.30pm

UK Times are:
Friday February 3 - 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm
Saturday February 4 - 1.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-11pm
Sunday February 5 - 2pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10.30pm