A host of major nations have seen their pairings confirmed for the 2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts following Tuesday's Players Championship 16 cut-off event.
Nations with players on the PDC Order of Merit now have their pairings locked in for the Premier Event, taking place at Frankfurt's Eissporthalle from June 12-15, as 40 teams compete for the coveted title and a £450,000 prize fund.
Reigning champions England will be top seeds, with World Champion Luke Littler set to make his World Cup debut alongside world number one Luke Humphries.
Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price, who lifted the title together in 2020 and 2023, will reunite for second seeds Wales.
Scottish legends Gary Anderson and Peter Wright will once again team up for third seeds and two-time champions Scotland, while Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney will represent fourth seeds Northern Ireland.
World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker will make his World Cup debut for Belgium alongside Dimitri Van den Bergh, while World Youth Champion Gian van Veen will also make his first World Cup appearance with Danny Noppert for the Netherlands.
Host nation Germany will also have a new-look side, as European Championship quarter-finalist Ricardo Pietreczko makes his debut alongside three-time European Tour event winner Martin Schindler.
The full list of competing nations and confirmed pairings are listed below (pairings for Hungary and Italy will be confirmed at upcoming national qualifying events).
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2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
Competing Nations & Pairings
(1) England - Luke Littler, Luke Humphries
(2) Wales - Jonny Clayton, Gerwyn Price
(3) Scotland - Gary Anderson, Peter Wright
(4) Northern Ireland - Josh Rock, Daryl Gurney
Australia - Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock
Austria - Mensur Suljovic, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Bahrain - Sadiq Dasmal, Hassan Bucheeri
Belgium - Mike De Decker, Dimitri Van den Bergh
Canada - Matt Campbell, Jim Long
China - Xiaochen Zong, Lihao Wen
Chinese Taipei - Pupo Teng-Lieh, An-Sheng Lu
Croatia - Pero Ljubic, Boris Krcmar
Czechia - Karel Sedlacek, Petr Krivka
Denmark - Benjamin Reus, Andreas Hyllgaardshus
Finland - Teemu Harju, Marko Kantele
France - Thibault Tricole, Jacques Labre
Germany - Martin Schindler, Ricardo Pietreczko
Gibraltar - Craig Galliano, Justin Hewitt
Hong Kong - Man Lok Leung, Lok Yin Lee
Hungary - TBC
India - Nitin Kumar, Mohan Goel
Italy - Michele Turetta, TBC
Japan - Ryusei Azemoto, Tomoya Goto
Latvia - Madars Razma, Valters Melderis
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas
Malaysia - Tengku Shah, Jenn Ming Tan
Netherlands - Danny Noppert, Gian van Veen
New Zealand - Haupai Puha, Mark Cleaver
Norway - Cor Dekker, Kent Joran Sivertsen
Philippines - Lourence Ilagan, Paolo Nebrida
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski, Radek Szaganski
Portugal - Jose de Sousa, Bruno Nascimento
Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor, Keane Barry
Singapore - Paul Lim, Phuay Wei Tan
South Africa - Cameron Carolissen, Devon Petersen
Spain - Daniel Zapata Castillo, Ricardo Fernandez Carballo
Sweden - Jeffrey de Graaf, Oskar Lukasiak
Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont, Alex Fehlmann
USA - Danny Lauby, Jules van Dongen
Schedule of Play
Thursday June 12 (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Group Stage – Opening Matches
Friday June 13
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)
Group Stage – Second Matches
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Group Stage – Final Matches
Saturday June 14
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Second Round x4
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Second Round x4
Sunday June 15
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Semi-Finals
Final
Format
Group Stage - Best of seven legs
Second Round - Best of 15 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 15 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 15 legs
Final - Best of 19 legs
All games will be played in a Doubles format.
Prize Fund (Per Team)
Winners - £80,000
Runners-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
Total - £450,000