PDC World Cup of Darts
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The PDC World Cup of Darts is a team darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was one of the three new tournaments introduced into the PDC calendar in 2010. It is broadcast live by Sky Sports. Due to the rescheduling of the Players Championship Finals in the PDC calendar, the second edition was played in Hamburg, Germany, in February 2012. In 2015, the event took place the Eissporthalle Frankfurt, where it stayed until returning to Hamburg in 2019 when it moved to the Barclaycard Arena. In 2020, the event was held at the Salzburgarena in Salzburg, Austria, and in 2021, it returned to Germany, this time in the Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, and in 2022 and 2023, it returned to Frankfurt once more. The competition succeeded the Jocky Wilson Cup; a one-off international match between England and Scotland held in Glasgow on 5 December 2009. England defeated Scotland by 6 points to 0.
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| # | Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Prize money (team) | Sponsors | ||||
| Players | Team | Team | Players | Total | Winners | Runners-up | |||||
| 1 | 2010 | Raymond van BarneveldCo Stompé | Netherlands | 4–2 (p) | Wales | Mark WebsterBarrie Bates | Rainton Meadows Arena England, Houghton-le-Spring | £150,000 | £40,000 | £20,000 | Cash Converters |
| 2 | 2012 | Phil TaylorAdrian Lewis | England | 4–3 (p) † | Australia | Simon WhitlockPaul Nicholson | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Germany, Hamburg | ||||
| 3 | 2013 | Phil TaylorAdrian Lewis | England | 3–1 (m) | Belgium | Kim HuybrechtsRonny Huybrechts | Betfair | ||||
| 4 | 2014 | Michael van GerwenRaymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 3–0 (m) | England | Phil TaylorAdrian Lewis | £200,000 | Bwin | |||
| 5 | 2015 | Phil TaylorAdrian Lewis | England | 3–2 (m) | Scotland | Gary AndersonPeter Wright | Eissporthalle Germany, Frankfurt | £250,000 | £50,000 | £26,000 | |
| 6 | 2016 | Phil TaylorAdrian Lewis | England | 3–2 (m) | Netherlands | Michael van GerwenRaymond van Barneveld | Betway | ||||
| 7 | 2017 | Michael van GerwenRaymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 3–1 (m) | Wales | Mark WebsterGerwyn Price | £300,000 | £60,000 | £32,000 | ||
| 8 | 2018 | Michael van GerwenRaymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 3–1 (m) | Scotland | Gary AndersonPeter Wright | |||||
| 9 | 2019 | Gary AndersonPeter Wright | Scotland | 3–1 (m) | Ireland | Steve LennonWilliam O'Connor | Barclaycard Arena Germany, Hamburg | £350,000 | £70,000 | £40,000 | BetVictor |
| 10 | 2020 | Gerwyn PriceJonny Clayton | Wales | 3–0 (m) | England | Michael SmithRob Cross | Salzburgarena Austria, Salzburg | ||||
| 11 | 2021 | Peter WrightJohn Henderson | Scotland | 3–1 (m) | Austria | Mensur SuljovićRowby-John Rodriguez | Sparkassen-Arena Germany, Jena | Cazoo | |||
| 12 | 2022 | Damon HetaSimon Whitlock | Australia | 3–1 (m) | Wales | Gerwyn PriceJonny Clayton | Eissporthalle Germany, Frankfurt | ||||
| 13 | 2023 | Gerwyn PriceJonny Clayton | Wales | 10–2 (l) | Scotland | Peter WrightGary Anderson | £450,000 | £80,000 | £50,000 | My Diesel Claim | |
| 14 | 2024 | Luke HumphriesMichael Smith | England | 10–6 (l) | Austria | Mensur SuljovićRowby-John Rodriguez | BetVictor | ||||
| 15 | 2025 | Josh RockDaryl Gurney | Northern Ireland | 10–9 (l) | Wales | Gerwyn PriceJonny Clayton | |||||
| Country | Champions | Runners-up | Finals | Appearances |
| England | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| Wales | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Scotland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Players | Team | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
| Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis | England | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton | Wales | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Gary Anderson and Peter Wright | Scotland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Luke Humphries and Michael Smith | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Wright and John Henderson | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Lennon and William O'Connor | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mark Webster and Gerwyn Price | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Smith and Rob Cross | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Webster and Barrie Bates | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Adrian Lewis | England | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Phil Taylor | England | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Peter Wright | Scotland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Gerwyn Price | Wales | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Jonny Clayton | Wales | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Gary Anderson | Scotland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Simon Whitlock | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Smith | England | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| John Henderson | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Damon Heta | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Co Stompé | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Humphries | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Rock | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daryl Gurney | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Mark Webster | Wales | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Mensur Suljović | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| William O'Connor | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Nicholson | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Lennon | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Rob Cross | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Barrie Bates | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ten highest World Cup of Darts one-match team averages | ||||
| Average | Team | Year (+ Round) | Opponents | Result |
| 118.10 (WR) | Krzysztof Ratajski and Krzysztof Kciuk | 2023, Group Stage | Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas | 4–1 (L) |
| 117.88 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | 2014, Semi-finals | Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell | 4–0 (L) |
| 111.33 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | 2017, Second round | Darin Young and Larry Butler | 4–0 (L) |
| 109.33 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | 2017, First round | Karel Sedláček and František Humpula | 5–1 (L) |
| 109.31 | Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock | 2022, Quarter-finals | Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts | 4–0 (L) |
| 108.41 | Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson | 2010, Group stage | John Part and Ken MacNeil | 3–1 (L) |
| 107.77 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | 2016, Quarter-finals | Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson | 4–3 (L) |
| 105.48 | Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts | 2013, Semi-finals | Jani Haavisto and Jarkko Komula | 4–0 (L) |
| 105.17 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | 2017, Quarter-finals | Max Hopp and Martin Schindler | 4–1 (L) |
| 104.97 | Krzysztof Ratajski and Krzysztof Kciuk | 2021, First round | Karel Sedláček and Adam Gawlas | 5–2 (L) |
| Different teams with a 100+ match average (Updated 29/06/2024) | |||
| Team | Total | Highest Av. | Year (+ Round) |
| Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | 6 | 117.88 | 2014, Semi-finals |
| Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton | 3 | 103.93 | 2021, Semi-finals |
| Krzysztof Ratajski and Krzysztof Kciuk | 2 | 118.10 | 2023, Group Stage |
| Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson | 2 | 108.41 | 2010, Group stage |
| Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts | 2 | 105.48 | 2013, Semi-finals |
| Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock | 1 | 109.31 | 2022, Quarter-finals |
| Karel Sedláček and Adam Gawlas | 1 | 103.47 | 2021, First round |
| Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton | 1 | 102.35 | 2010, Group stage |
| Gary Anderson and Peter Wright | 1 | 101.55 | 2019, First round |
| Danny Noppert and Michael van Gerwen | 1 | 100.96 | 2024, Second round |
| Luke Humphries and Michael Smith | 1 | 100.62 | 2024, Final |
| Kim Huybrechts and Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1 | 100.20 | 2018, Quarter-finals |
| Steve Lennon and William O'Connor | 1 | 100.20 | 2019, Semi-finals |
| Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster | 1 | 100.14 | 2017, First round |
| Year | Country | Legs | Country | Notes |
| 2023 | Scotland | 8–0 | France 80.59 | |
| 2025 | Scotland | 0–8 | Netherlands 100.20 |
| Ten highest World Cup of Darts one-match individual averages | ||||
| Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
| 121.97 | Kim Huybrechts | 2017, Quarter-finals | Paul Lim | 4–1 (L) |
| 117.88 | Gerwyn Price | 2022, Quarter-finals | Martin Schindler | 4–0 (L) |
| 115.62 | Ronny Huybrechts | 2017, Second round | John Michael | 4–0 (L) |
| 115.10 | William O'Connor | 2019, Second round | Rob Cross | 4–1 (L) |
| 113.43 | Phil Taylor | 2015, Final | Peter Wright | 4–0 (L) |
| 113.43 | Mensur Suljović | 2019, Second round | Chuck Puleo | 4–0 (L) |
| 113.38 | Raymond van Barneveld | 2018, Semi-finals | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4–2 (L) |
| 111.33 | Michael van Gerwen | 2018, Final | Gary Anderson | 4–0 (L) |
| 110.64 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 2022, Second round | Steve Lennon | 4–1 (L) |
| 110.29 | Peter Wright | 2019, Quarter-finals | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4–2 (L) |
| Different players with a 100+ match average (Updated 19/06/2022) | |||
| Player | Total | Highest Av. | Year (+ Round) |
| Phil Taylor | 10 | 113.43 | 2015, Final |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 10 | 113.38 | 2018, Semi-finals |
| Michael van Gerwen | 10 | 111.33 | 2018, Final |
| Kim Huybrechts | 8 | 121.97 | 2017, Quarter-finals |
| Simon Whitlock | 7 | 107.77 | 2010, Semi-finals |
| Mensur Suljović | 7 | 113.43 | 2019, Second round |
| Adrian Lewis | 6 | 105.75 | 2013, Final |
| Gary Anderson | 6 | 109.98 | 2010, Group stage |
| Gerwyn Price | 4 | 117.88 | 2022, Quarter-finals |
| Peter Wright | 4 | 110.29 | 2019, Quarter-finals |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 | 107.54 | 2018, Semi-finals |
| Rob Cross | 3 | 107.48 | 2018, Quarter-finals |
| Martin Schindler | 2 | 110.00 | 2018, Quarter-finals |
| Robert Thornton | 2 | 107.97 | 2014, Quarter-finals |
| Jonny Clayton | 2 | 105.00 | 2020, Final |
| Mark Webster | 2 | 104.11 | 2010, Final |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | 2 | 102.59 | 2016, Quarter-finals |
| Paul Lim | 2 | 102.29 | 2018, Second round |
| Damon Heta | 2 | 102.25 | 2020, Quarter-finals |
| Michael Smith | 3 | 101.54 | 2020, Quarter-finals |
| Devon Petersen | 2 | 101.52 | 2012, Quarter-finals |
| Ronny Huybrechts | 1 | 115.62 | 2017, Second round |
| William O'Connor | 1 | 115.10 | 2019, Second round |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 1 | 110.64 | 2022, Second round |
| Richie Burnett | 1 | 108.93 | 2012, Semi-finals |
| Dave Chisnall | 1 | 104.73 | 2021, Semi-finals |
| James Wade | 1 | 101.31 | 2021, Quarter-finals |
| Toni Alcinas | 1 | 100.38 | 2010, Group stage |
| Ken MacNeil | 1 | 100.27 | 2010, Group stage |
| Seigo Asada | 1 | 100.16 | 2019, Semi-finals |
| Haruki Muramatsu | 1 | 100.05 | 2013, Quarter-finals |
| Luke Humphries | 1 | 113.10 | 2024, Final |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 2 | 118.45 | 2023, Group stage |
| Krzysztof Kciuk | 1 | 117.70 | 2023, Group stage |
References
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