2024 PDC World Cup of Darts

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2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
Tournament information
Dates27–30 June 2024
Venue Eissporthalle
Location Frankfurt, Germany
Organisation(s) Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£80,000
High checkout170 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Bruno Stöckli
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   England
( Luke Humphries and Michael Smith )
«2023 2025»

The 2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts was the fourteenth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 27 to 30 June 2024 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Wales were the defending champions, after Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price defeated the Scotland team, consisting of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, 10–2 in the 2023 final. [1] They were represented by Clayton and Jim Williams, and were eliminated in the second round, losing 6–8 to Croatia.

England (represented by Luke Humphries and Michael Smith) won their record-breaking fifth World Cup, defeating Austria 10–6 in the final. [2]

Format

The new format introduced in the 2023 tournament remained, with forty teams taking part. The top four teams were seeded to the second round, with the other 36 competing in a group stage of 12 groups of three, with one qualifying from each group. [3]

In this format, all rounds were a single match played in doubles format:

Prize money

The total prize money remained at £450,000. [3]

The prize money per team was:

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

Teams and seedings

The winning England team of Michael Smith and Luke Humphries Michael Smith & Luke Humphries.png
The winning England team of Michael Smith and Luke Humphries
The runners-up, Austria (Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez) Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez.png
The runners-up, Austria (Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez)

The 40 nations taking part in the tournament were confirmed on 22 May, with three changes to the 2023 tournament. [4]

As in 2023, a qualifier was held to determine the Latin American representative, which was won again by Guyana. [5] For the first time, an Asian qualifier was held. However, five Asian teams were given automatic spots, with three more spots available in the qualifier. Singapore, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia came through the qualifier. [6] Chinese Taipei made their World Cup debut, while Malaysia returned for the first time since 2014. [7] Of the 2023 participants, India and Thailand failed to qualify and did not return.

Ukraine did not return after debuting in 2023, while Norway returned for the first time since 2016. [8]

The top two players from nations represented by the PDC Order of Merit were confirmed on 27 May; the top players from nations on the PDC Asian Tour were confirmed on 19 May, [9] and the top players from the Nordic & Baltic regions were confirmed on 2 June. [10]

The players for the tournament were finalised on 18 June. [11]

The top four nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings were seeded to the second round, while the next twelve nations will be seeded in the group stage. [3] Gerwyn Price withdrew after the draw and was replaced with Jim Williams – as this was after the draw Wales's seeding was maintained. [12]

The teams and players were as follows:

Stages

All group matches were best of 7 legs
After three games, the team that finished top in each group qualified for the knock-out stage
If teams were tied on points after all the matches were completed, the ties were broken based on leg difference

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; LD = Leg difference; Pts = Points

Knockout stage

Second round(best of 15 legs)
29 June		Quarter-finals(best of 15 legs)
30 June		Semi-finals(best of 15 legs)
30 June		Final(best of 19 legs)
30 June
            
1 Flag of England.svg   England 86.238
14 Flag of France.svg   France 78.363
1 Flag of England.svg   England 98.738
6 Ulster Banner.svg   Northern Ireland 90.614
6 Ulster Banner.svg   Northern Ireland 84.938
7 Flag of Germany.svg   Germany 85.887
1 Flag of England.svg   England 96.398
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Scotland 94.074
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Scotland 88.868
11 Flag of Poland.svg   Poland 83.402
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Scotland 86.408
15 Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden 88.267
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Czech Republic 80.446
15 Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden 84.068
1 Flag of England.svg   England 100.6210
10 Flag of Austria.svg   Austria 87.966
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Wales 91.696
13 Flag of Croatia.svg   Croatia 89.218
13 Flag of Croatia.svg   Croatia 95.617
10 Flag of Austria.svg   Austria 89.398
10 Flag of Austria.svg   Austria 87.438
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg   Chinese Taipei 85.534
10 Flag of Austria.svg   Austria 89.278
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Belgium 85.203
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Netherlands 100.962
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Belgium 97.318
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Belgium 86.218
Flag of Italy.svg   Italy 85.067
Flag of Italy.svg   Italy 82.488
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia 85.267

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