THE Netherlands have won the bwin World Cup of Darts title for a second time, as Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld crushed England's hopes of a third successive victory.

PICTURES from the bwin World Cup of Darts first round at the Sporthalle Hamburg.

ENGLAND, Australia, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland will compete for the bwin World Cup of Darts title on Sunday night after winning through the quarter-finals at the Sporthalle Hamburg.

ENGLAND overcame a scare against the USA as they moved into the quarter-finals of the bwin World Cup of Darts on Saturday, as Australia, Wales and South Africa also survived Doubles deciders in Hamburg.

TOURNAMENT information, fixtures and results from the bwin World Cup of Darts in Hamburg.

ENGLAND'S Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis began their bid to win the bwin World Cup of Darts title for a third successive year with a 5-0 whitewash of Thailand on Friday night, as Holland, Australia and Belgium joined them in the second round in Hamburg.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD looks ahead to the bwin World Cup of Darts and back on his success in previous years of the event.

PETER WRIGHT is hoping to follow his success in reaching the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters final by helping Scotland to glory in the bwin World Cup of Darts.

ADRIAN LEWIS is hoping to inspire his football counterparts when he partners Phil Taylor in their bid to secure a hat-trick of bwin World Cup of Darts victories this weekend.

THE entries for the European Darts Open in Dusseldorf have been confirmed, ahead of the European Tour event at the Maritim Hotel from July 11-13.