18 nations which have participated in every edition
22 current nations which have not participated in all editions
8 former participant nations
In the fourteen editions of the World Cup of Darts tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation, 48 nations have competed. This is a list of all teams that have participated, organized by country.
An ever present at the World Cup, Australia had their best performance in 2012 when they reached the final against England. The match went all the way, being decided by a sudden death leg where all four players had darts at double before Adrian Lewis reigned in victory for England.[2] But in 2022, their 10-year agony came to an end when Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock beat Wales in the final to become the 5th different nation to win the trophy.
Mensur Suljović has led the Austrian team at every World Cup since its inception. The team's best performance was reaching the final, which "The Gentle" has achieved twice alongside Rowby-John Rodriguez, in 2021 and 2024. Both fairytale runs saw them lose in the final to Scotland and England. Austria also temporarily hosted the event in 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Amongst teams that have never won the World Cup, Belgium has the best record, reaching the final 4 eight times, including a loss to England in the 2013 final. The seven semi-finals statistic is third only to the four-time champions of England and the Netherlands. The Belgian team is also unique in being the only team to be composed of brothers, being represented by Kim and Ronny Huybrechts from 2013 to 2017. Kim represented Belgium from 2012 until 2024, but got replaced by Mike De Decker after he won the 2024 World Grand Prix and took his place in the top 32 on the Order of Merit, surpassing Kim.
Brazil was one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup and did so with a first round victory over other debutant Switzerland. Diogo Portela has been an ever-present for the team.
Triple World champion John Part was an ever-present in this tournament until 2018, with the team reaching the quarter-finals on four separate occasions.
China was one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup, when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[9] They notably became the second team to have a female representative at the World Cup when Momo Zhou teamed with Zong Xiao Chen in 2018.[17] Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, they had to withdraw from the 2020 tournament, and miss the 2022 tournament altogether.[35]
Croatia didn't play in the inaugural World Cup, but were one of the 5 new teams to debut in the 2012 edition. Despite beating New Zealand and Northern Ireland to reach the quarter-finals in 2013, they hadn't been invited back to another World Cup, until a surprise recall in 2021, but they then had to withdraw owing to an illness to Boris Krčmar.
After being forced to withdraw from the inaugural World Cup in 2010 due to inclement weather, the Czech Republic had to wait until 2015 to make its debut. They have been active in the tournament ever since, but had to wait until 2024 to reach the second round. Their average of 103.47 in their 2021 loss to Poland was the highest losing average in a first-round match at the World Cup of Darts.
After the loss to Spain in the inaugural World Cup in 2010, England reached the final in the next 5 editions, winning 4 of them, thanks to the combination of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Since then, the team was only able to reach the final a single time, with fans dubbing the team was cursed ever since their last title. However, they were able to finally win their 5th World Cup in the 2024 edition, with the pairing of Luke Humphries and Michael Smith.
Another ever-present team, Finland's record is unspectacular with the exception of a surprise semi-final run in 2013, including an upset victory over the Dutch team of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld.
France were one of seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[9] They lost 5–4 to Wales in the first round, and would not make a return to the tournament until 2023. In 2023, they reached the quarter-finals before being whitewashed by Scotland.
Despite having home advantage for most of the tournaments, the German's best runs came in 2020 and 2023, when they reached the semi-finals in Austria and Germany respectively, which included wins over their rivals, The Netherlands and former winners, England.
The smallest nation in the tournaments by both size and population, Gibraltar's only wins to date came in 2015, 2023 and 2024, respectively when they beat Italy, Guyana and Spain.
Hong Kong were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup (the only of which to be seeded) when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. They reached the quarter-finals on their second appearance before succumbing to Scotland.
After a relatively unspectacular record in the competition, the Irish reached the final in 2019 after impressive wins over England and the Netherlands, before Scotland claimed the title.
Italy did not participate in the first two World Cups, but joined the roster in 2013 as a replacement for the withdrawn Philippines. As of the 2022 tournament, they have the longest record of matches without ever recording a win at the World Cup, losing all eleven of their matches. In 2023, they won their first ever match at the World Cup against Switzerland. In 2024, they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Belgium 7-8.
Latvia were set to debut at the 2017 World Cup led by tour card holder Madars Razma along with Nauris Gleglu, but withdrew late on and were replaced by Switzerland.[41][15] Following China's withdrawal from the 2020 tournament due to flight issues, Latvia finally made their long-awaited debut with a last leg victory over Hong Kong.[36]
Lithuania were the only team to debut in the 2019 World Cup, taking the place of Switzerland after former WDF number one Darius Labanauskas secured a Tour Card at Q-School.[19]
The winners of the inaugural tournament, the Netherlands have won the event on three other occasions, and have only failed to reach the quarter-finals stage three times.
The New Zealand team's only run of note came when they reached the quarter-finals in 2019. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, they couldn't participate in the 2021 tournament, ending their ever-present record.
Philippines did not compete in the first World Cup, but debuted as one of the five new teams in the 2012 World Cup, and after missing the 2017 and 2018 tournaments, they returned in 2019.
Appearing in all but the 2012 tournament, Poland have never gone beyond the last 16 stage. In 2023, Poland set the world record highest Pairs average of 118.10 against Lithuania in the group stage.[42]
After including Anastasia Dobromyslova in the inaugural tournament, Russia would miss the next 2 tournaments, before reaching the quarter-finals in 2017, where they beat Australia on the way.
After succumbing to Spain (twice) and South Africa in the first three tournaments, Scotland reached the final in 2015 and 2018, before winning the title in 2019 and again in 2021.
↑ Reigning champions Peter Wright and Gary Anderson would have returned as the number two seeds in 2020, but withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[44]
↑ John Henderson replaced Gary Anderson, who did not enter for personal reasons.
↑ Reigning champion John Henderson was invited to defend his title, despite being the sixth-ranked Scottish player on the PDC Order of Merit.
Singapore were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[9] They have consistently been represented by Paul Lim and Harith Lim (no relation). Singapore notably knocked out the number one seeded Scotland in the first round to kick off a run to the quarter-finals in 2017.
South Africa did not appear in the first World Cup, but debuted the second World Cup in 2012 with a quarter-final run, and have been present for every edition since, and have still been the only African representatives in the competition. They reached the quarter-finals in both 2012 and 2014.
Spain debuted in the inaugural World Cup with a second round upset of the top seed England in 2010, and progressing through the group stage eventually being swept by Netherlands in the semi-finals.[4] Since then, they only progressed further than the last 16 only once in 10 years.
The ever-present Swedes have never been beyond the last 16 stage, until 2023, when they reached quarter finals in the new format tournament, being able to reach the quarter finals in two consecutive editions.
Switzerland were one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup as a last minute addition due to the withdrawal of Latvia.[15] After only playing two editions of the tournament, they were replaced by Lithuania in 2019,[19] but they returned to the tournament in 2022.
Thailand were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[9] After failing to win a match in five tournament appearances, the 2018 World Cup would be their last until the tournament expanded to 40 teams in 2023.
The United States have appeared in every edition of the World Cup, reaching the last eight phase in each of the first two editions, but failing to progress further in subsequent years.[4][6]
↑ Darin Young was qualified to make his return and remain ever present at the 2020 World Cup but withdrew and was replaced by Lauby after being medically diagnosed with vertigo.[45]
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