World Cup of Darts: Luke Littler and Luke Humphries to guide Team England at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 12-15

The dream group of Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will intention to guide Team England to World Cup of Darts glory at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 12-15.

Reigning champions England are seeded as probably the most most sensible 4 countries – according to the bottom cumulative PDC Order of Merit score of the 2 competing gamers – and can input on the second-round degree in conjunction with two-time champions Wales and Scotland, and fourth seeds Northern Ireland, who reached the semi-finals in 2014 and 2016.

The last 36 countries had been cut up into 12 teams of 3 for the round-robin section – together with 12 seeded countries – from which every staff winner will development.

Danny Noppert will group up with World Cup debutant Gian van Veen for the Netherlands, because the Dutch duo headline Group A along 2024 quarter-finalists Italy and Hungary.

There can be a new-look Belgian pairing on display this 12 months, as World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker companions the returning Dimitri Van den Bergh.

The 2013 runners-up have since featured in seven semi-finals with out lifting the name, and will probably be aiming to rectify that once they play Latvia and Philippines in Group B.

Ricardo Pietreczko will make his World Cup bow for hosts Germany as he and Martin Schindler face Portugal and Singapore – led through 71-year-old icon Paul Lim – in Group C.

Republic of Ireland, the 2019 finalists, meet Gibraltar and China in Group D, whilst Poland head up Group E, which options Norway and two-time quarter-finalists South Africa.

Three-time quarter-finalists Canada take centre degree in Group F – which additionally comprises Malaysia and Denmark – as former quarter-finalists Sweden and France are joined through Lithuania in Group G.

Mensur Suljovic will deal with his ever-present World Cup listing for 2024 runners-up Austria, with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez poised to constitute his nation for the primary time – changing brother Rowby-John within the pairing.

They will cross head-to-head with Spain and 2022 champions Australia in a blockbuster Group H, as Simon Whitlock makes his giant degree go back along global No 8 Damon Heta.

USA, Hong Kong and Bahrain struggle it out in Group I, with Group J comprising Czechia, Chinese Taipei and India, who go back to the World Cup degree after lacking out closing 12 months.

Croatia, the 2024 quarter-finalists, headline Group Okay in conjunction with Japan and Switzerland, whilst Finland, New Zealand and World Cup debutants Argentina whole Group L.

The shedding countries from Thursday’s opening round-robin suits will play the 3rd group drawn in every staff in Friday’s afternoon consultation, ahead of the decisive staff video games are performed on Friday night.

England’s dream group

Following the crowning glory of the gang degree, the draw for the closing 16 will happen on Friday night, as England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland open their name bids in Saturday’s moment around.

Newly-crowned Premier League champion Humphries and World Champion Littler will shape a dream partnership for five-time winners England, as Littler makes his highly-anticipated World Cup debut.

Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price will intention to guide Wales to a 3rd triumph within the pairs tournament, whilst Gary Anderson and Peter Wright group up as soon as once more for 3rd seeds Scotland.

Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney shape a new-look partnership for Northern Ireland, which brings Brendan Dolan’s ever-present listing at this tournament to an finish.

The most sensible 4 seeded countries will probably be pre-allocated into the draw bracket within the closing 16, with the 12 staff winners to be drawn at random.

The moment around will happen throughout two classes on Saturday, adopted through the quarter-finals, semi-finals and ultimate on a bumper Finals Day in Frankfurt on Sunday June 15.

2025 WagerVictor World Cup of Darts
June 12-15 2025, Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Seeded thru 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 Okay
(15) Croatia
Japan
Switzerland

Group L
(16) Finland
New Zealand
Argentina

Draw Bracket – Second Round onwards
(1) England vs
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(4) Northern Ireland vs
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(2) Wales vs
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(3) Scotland vs
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Session Schedule
Thursday June 12 (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
First Group Matches (Seeded Nation v Nation 2)
Sweden vs Lithuania (G)
Czechia vs Chinese Taipei (J)
Croatia vs Japan (Okay)
Republic of Ireland vs Gibraltar (D)
Canada vs Malaysia (F)
USA vs Hong Kong (I)
Poland vs South Africa (E)
Belgium vs Latvia (B)
Netherlands vs Italy (A)
Germany vs Portugal (C)
Austria vs Spain (H)
Finland vs New Zealand (L)

Friday June 13
Afternoon Session (1200 native time, 1100 BST)
Second Group Matches
(Thursday’s Losing Team v Nation 3)

Schedule in identical staff order as Thursday’s night consultation

Evening Session (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
Third Group Matches
(Thursday’s Winning Team v Nation 3)

Schedule in identical staff order as Thursday’s night consultation

Saturday June 14
Afternoon Session (1300 native time, 1200 BST)
Second Round x4

Evening Session (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
Second Round x4

Sunday June 15
Afternoon Session (1300 native time, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
Semi-Finals
Final

Match Format
First Round (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

All video games will probably be performed in a Doubles layout, 501 with instantly get started and double end.

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

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