The World Cup of Darts 2024 is all set to take begin very soon with all the teams, fixtures, schedule and other details confirmed, check out everything below.
Heading into the competition, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton are the defending champions and will be determined to retain their title against 39 other nations.
World Cup of Darts 2024 schedule, dates, time table, draw, teams players list, format, venue and prize money
This year, world champion Luke Humphries and Michael Smith will represent England, who are the top seeds and four-time champions.
World Cup of Darts 2024 date and venue
The upcoming tournament is set to take place from June 27 to 30, 2024 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
World Cup of Darts 2024 prize money
The champions of the 2024 tournament will earn massive prize money worth £80,000.
World Cup of Darts 2024 teams and pairings
Given below is the full list of 40 teams and pairings for the upcoming competition:
Seeds 1-4 – Through to Round Two
| Seed | Country | Players |
| 1 | England | Luke Humphries, Michael Smith |
| 2 | Wales | Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton |
| 3 | Netherlands | Michael van Gerwen, Danny Noppert |
| 4 | Scotland | Peter Wright, Gary Anderson |
Seeds 5-16 – Seeded for Group Stage
| Seed | Country | Players |
| 5 | Belgium | Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | Josh Rock, Brendan Dolan |
| 7 | Germany | Martin Schindler, Gabriel Clemens |
| 8 | Australia | Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock |
| 9 | Republic of Ireland | William O’Connor, Keane Barry |
| 10 | Austria | Rowby-John Rodriguez, Mensur Suljovic |
| 11 | Poland | Krzysztof Ratajski, Radek Szaganski |
| 12 | Czechia | Adam Gawlas, Karel Sedlacek |
| 13 | Croatia | Boris Krcmar, Romeo Grvabac |
| 14 | France | Jacques Labre, Thibault Tricole |
| 15 | Sweden | Jeffrey de Graaf, Oskar Lukasiak |
| 16 | USA | Danny Lauby, Jules van Dongen |
Non-Seeded Nations
| Country | Players |
| Belgium | Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts |
| Northern Ireland | Josh Rock, Brendan Dolan |
| Germany | Martin Schindler, Gabriel Clemens |
| Australia | Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock |
| Republic of Ireland | William O’Connor, Keane Barry |
| Austria | Rowby-John Rodriguez, Mensur Suljovic |
| Poland | Krzysztof Ratajski, Radek Szaganski |
| Bahrain | Basem Mahmood, Duda Durra |
| Canada | Matt Campbell, David Cameron |
| China | Xiaochen Zong, Chengan Liu |
| Chinese Taipei | Teng-Lieh Pupo, An-Sheng Lu |
| Denmark | Benjamin Reus, Claus Bendix Nielsen |
| Finland | Marko Kantele, Teemu Harju |
| Gibraltar | Justin Hewitt, Craig Galliano |
| Guyana | Norman Madhoo, Sudesh Fitzgerald |
| Hong Kong | Lok Yin Lee, Man Lok Leung |
| Hungary | Gabor Jagica, Nandor Major |
| Iceland | Arngrimur Olafsson, Petur Gudmundsson |
| Italy | Michele Turetta, Massimo Dalla Rosa |
| Japan | Tomoya Goto, Ryusei Azemoto |
| Latvia | Madars Razma, Valters Melderis |
| Lithuania | Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas |
| Malaysia | Siik Hwang Wong, Mohamad Nasir |
| New Zealand | Haupai Puha, Ben Robb |
| Norway | Cor Dekker, Hakon Bjorge Helling |
| Philippines | Christian Perez, Alexis Toylo |
| Portugal | Jose de Sousa, David Gomes |
| Singapore | Paul Lim, Harith Lim |
| South Africa | Johan Geldenhuys, Cameron Carolissen |
| Spain | Jose Justicia, Jesus Noguera |
| Switzerland | Stefan Bellmont, Bruno Stockli |
World Cup of Darts 2024 fixtures and schedule
Given below is the full list of fixtures and schedule for the upcoming tournament:
| Date | Time | Matches |
| Thursday, June 27 | 6pm BST/10:30pm IST | Group Stage – Opening Matches |
| Friday, June 28 | Afternoon Session 11am BST/3:30pm IST | Group Stage – Second Matches |
| Evening Session (6pm BST/10:30pm IST) | Group Stage – Final Matches | |
| Saturday, June 29
|
Afternoon Session (12pm BST/3:30am IST) | Second Round x4 |
| Evening Session (6pm BST/10:30pm IST) | Second Round x4 | |
| Sunday, June 30 | Afternoon Session (12pm BST/3:30am IST) | Quarter-Finals |
| Evening Session (6pm BST/10:30pm IST) | Semi-Finals | |
| TBD | Final |
World Cup of Darts 2024 format
The upcoming tournament will feature a revamped format introduced last year. It features doubles matches in all group and knockout stages across four days of action each. By the end of the first round, the top four ranked nations, based on the lowest cumulative PDC Order of Merit, will be seeded to enter the second-round stage.
The remaining 36 teams will then be split across 12 groups of three teams each. Following the end of this round, each group winner will progress into the next round and join the 4 top-ranked teams in the second round, featuring the last 16 nations. The organizers will then split the 16 teams across two sessions on Saturday, June 29. From there, the top 8 teams will then enter the quarter-finals and compete on Sunday afternoon. The tournament will then finally conclude with the semi-finals and final on Sunday evening
| Position (no. of teams) | Prize Money (Total: £450,000) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Winners | (1) | £80,000 |
| Runners-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £20,000 |
| Last 16 (Second round) | (8) | £9,000 |
| Second in group | (12) | £5,000 |
| Third in group | (12) | £4,000 |