The 2025 World Cup of Darts is almost here and we will be treated to seeing the world’s two best players team up in Germany.
England will be represented by Luke Humphries and Luke Littler, who will go from rivals to teammates on the world stage.
Littler and Humphries are going to be very tough to beatGettyIn 2024, Humphries and Michael Smith were victorious after beating Austria in the final, but now Littler has been drafted in to make his World Cup debut.
Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price, who won the title two years ago, are representing Wales again, while Scotland’s team is Gary Anderson and Peter Wright.
Belgium, Scotland, Netherlands and hosts Germany all have strong pairings for the tournament too.
World Cup of Darts: Dates and start times
The 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts will begin on Thursday, June 12.
It will run over four days and come to a close on Sunday, June 15.
The tournament is being held at Eissporthalle am Ratsweg in Frankfurt, Germany.
On the opening day of play, the group stage begins at 6pm UK time before days are then split into afternoon and evening sessions.
Afternoon sessions start at either 11am or 12pm UK time, while evening sessions get going at 6pm each day.
Quarter-finals will be held on June 15 in the afternoon session, beginning at 12pm in the UK.
The semi-final and final of the World Cup will then be held from 6pm on the same day.
Smith and Humphries won the World Cup of Darts in 2024PDCWorld Cup of Darts: How to follow
Sky Sports will have live coverage of the entire tournament.
You can sign up for Sky Sports and find out how to stream with NOW TV here.
talkSPORT will also provide live coverage of the event in Germany.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Meanwhile, talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the latest.
Price and Wright are another two stars competing in GermanyRexWorld Cup of Darts: Format
40 different nations will be taking part in the World Cup of Darts.
The top four nations will be straight through to the second round, while the remaining 36 nations are split into 12 groups of three.
The winner of each group will progress through to the second round, and then the tournament will be knockout from then on.
Each group stage game sees teams compete in a best-of-seven legs match, before the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all best of 15 legs.
The World Cup final will be best of 19 legs.
All matches are played in the doubles format, with teammates taking turns at the oche.
World Cup of Darts 2025: Prize money
Total: £450,000
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 – £4,000World Cup of Darts: Nations and players
Here are all of the nations and players taking part in the 2025 World Cup of Darts:
Seeded nations (straight into second round)
(1) England – Luke Littler, Luke Humphries (2) Wales – Jonny Clayton, Gerwyn Price (3) Scotland – Gary Anderson, Peter Wright (4) Northern Ireland – Josh Rock, Daryl GurneyUnseeded nations
Argentina – Jesus Salata, Victor Guillin 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 – 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, 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 DongenWorld Cup of Darts: Full schedule
All times GMT
Thursday, June 12 – Group Stage
Opening matches – 6pmFriday, June 13 – Group Stage
Afternoon session – 11am Evening session – 6pmSaturday, June 14 – Second Round
Afternoon session – 12pm Evening session – 6pmSunday, June 15 – Finals
Quarter-finals – 12pm Semi-finals and finals – 6pm Read More Details
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