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2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts preview

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The 2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts gets underway on Thursday, as 40 nations compete for the coveted title across the four-day festival of darts.

2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
Thursday June 12
First Group Matches (Seeded Nation v Nation 2)

Sweden 4-1 Lithuania (G)
Czechia 4-2 Chinese Taipei (J)
Japan 4-3 Croatia (K)
Republic of Ireland 4-2 Gibraltar (D)
Malaysia 4-1 Canada (F)
Hong Kong 4-1 USA (I)
Poland 4-3 South Africa (E)
Belgium 4-1 Latvia (B)
Netherlands 4-0 Italy (A)
Germany 4-2 Portugal (C)
Austria 4-1 Spain (H)
New Zealand 4-0 Finland (L)

Friday June 13
Afternoon Session
Second Group Matches (Thursday's Losing Team v Nation 3)

Lithuania 4-3 France (G)
Chinese Taipei 4-2 India (J)
Croatia 4-3 Switzerland (K)
Gibraltar 4-2 China (D)
Denmark 4-1 Canada (F)
USA 4-1 Bahrain (I)
South Africa 4-1 Norway (E)
Philippines 4-2 Latvia (B)
Italy 4-0 Hungary (A)
Singapore 4-2 Portugal (C)
Australia 4-0 Spain (H)
Argentina 4-1 Finland (L)

Evening Session
Third Group Matches (Thursday's Winning Team v Nation 3)

France 4-3 Sweden (G)
Czechia 4-2 India (J)
Switzerland 4-1 Japan (K)
China 4-2 Republic of Ireland (D)
Malaysia 4-1 Denmark (F)
Hong Kong 4-0 Bahrain (I)
Norway 4-2 Poland (E)
Philippines 4-3 Belgium (B)
Netherlands 4-0 Hungary (A)
Germany 4-0 Singapore (C)
Australia 4-1 Austria (H)
Argentina 4-3 New Zealand (L)

Saturday June 14
Afternoon Session

Second Round x4
Czechia 8-3 Malaysia
Hong Kong 8-4 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 8-3 Switzerland
Northern Ireland 8-2 South Africa

Evening Session
Second Round x4

Wales 8-2 Philippines
Netherlands 8-0 Scotland
Germany 8-4 England
Australia 8-1 Argentina

Sunday June 15
Afternoon Session (1300 local time)

Quarter-Finals
Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland
Germany v Australia
Wales v Hong Kong
Netherlands v Czechia

All matches best of 15 legs

Evening Session (1900 local time)
Semi-Finals
Germany/Australia v Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland
Wales/Hong Kong v Netherlands/Czechia

All matches best of 15 legs

Final
  v

Best of 19 legs

2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
June 12-15 2025, Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Seeded through to Second Round

(1) England
(2) Wales
(3) Scotland
(4) Northern Ireland

Group Stage Draw
Group A

(5) Netherlands
Italy
Hungary

Group B
(6) Belgium
Latvia
Philippines

Group C
(7) Germany
Portugal
Singapore

Group D
(8) Republic of Ireland
Gibraltar
China

Group E
(9) Poland
South Africa
Norway

Group F
(10) Canada
Malaysia
Denmark

Group G
(11) Sweden
Lithuania
France

Group H
(12) Austria
Spain
Australia

Group I
(13) USA
Hong Kong
Bahrain

Group J
(14) Czechia
Chinese Taipei
India

Group K
(15) Croatia
Japan
Switzerland

Group L
(16) Finland
New Zealand
Argentina

Draw Bracket – Second Round onwards
(1) England v
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(4) Northern Ireland v
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(2) Wales v
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(3) Scotland v
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Session Schedule
Thursday June 12 (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
First Group Matches (Seeded Nation v Nation 2)

Sweden v Lithuania (G)
Czechia v Chinese Taipei (J)
Croatia v Japan (K)
Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar (D)
Canada v Malaysia (F)
USA v Hong Kong (I)
Poland v South Africa (E)
Belgium v Latvia (B)
Netherlands v Italy (A)
Germany v Portugal (C)
Austria v Spain (H)
Finland v New Zealand (L)

Friday June 13
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)

Second Group Matches
(Thursday's Losing Team v Nation 3)
Schedule in same group order as Thursday's evening session

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Third Group Matches
(Thursday's Winning Team v Nation 3)
Schedule in same group order as Thursday's evening session

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

Match Format
First Round (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, 501 with straight start and double finish.

Competing Nations & Pairings
(1) England - Luke Humphries & Luke Littler
(2) Wales - Jonny Clayton & Gerwyn Price
(3) Scotland - Gary Anderson & Peter Wright
(4) Northern Ireland - Josh Rock & Daryl Gurney
Argentina - Jesus Salate & Victor Guillin
Australia - Damon Heta & Simon Whitlock
Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Bahrain - Sadeq Mohamed & Hasan 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 Hyllgaardhus
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 - György Jehirszki & Gergely Lakatos
India - Nitin Kumar & Mohan Goel
Italy - Michele Turetta & Massimo Dalla Rosa
Japan - Ryusei Azemoto & Tomoya Goto
Latvia - Madars Razma & Valters Melderis
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
Malaysia - Tengku Shah & Tan Jenn Ming
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 & Ricardo Fernandez
Sweden - Jeffrey de Graaf & Oskar Lukasiak
Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont & Alex Fehlmann
USA - Danny Lauby & Jules van Dongen

Prize Fund (Per Team)
Winners - £80,000
Runners-Up - £50,000
Semi-Finalists - £30,000
Quarter-Finalists - £20,000
Last 16 Losers - £9,000
Second in Group - £5,000
Third in Group - £4,000
Total £450,000

BetVictor Tournament Winner Odds
4/11    England
7/2    Wales
14/1    Scotland
18/1    Belgium, Netherlands
20/1    Germany, Northern Ireland
28/1    Australia
33/1    Austria, Republic of Ireland
40/1    Croatia, Czechia
50/1    Canada, Poland
66/1    USA
80/1    France, Sweden
100/1    New Zealand
125/1    Latvia, Norway, Portugal
150/1    Denmark
250/1    Finland, Italy, South Africa
500/1    China, Chinese Taipei, Lithuania, Philippines
750/1    Hungary, Japan
1000/1    Argentina, Bahrain, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland
Odds courtesy betvictor.com and correct at time of writing. Subject to fluctuation.