2019 PDC World Cup of Darts

The 2019 BetVictor World Cup of Darts was the ninth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 6–9 June 2019 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

2019 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
Tournament information
Dates6–9 June 2019
VenueBarclaycard Arena
LocationHamburg
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£70,000
High checkout160 Karel Sedláček
160 Paul Lim
Champion(s)
 Scotland
«2018 2020»

The Dutch pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the reigning champions, after beating the Scottish duo Peter Wright and Gary Anderson 3–1 in the 2018 final. Although Van Gerwen was able to defend his title, Jermaine Wattimena was selected ahead of Van Barneveld for the Netherlands. However, they lost 2–1 to the Republic of Ireland in the semi-finals.

Wright and Anderson of Scotland won their first World Cup, defeating the Republic of Ireland team of William O'Connor and Steve Lennon 3–1 in the final.[1][2]

Format

The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2019 with the tournament being a straight knockout.

First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.

Prize money

Total prize money will rise to £350,000, £50,000 more than last year.[3]

The prize money will be per team:

Position (no. of teams) Prize Money
(Total: £350,000)
Winners (1) £70,000
Runners-Up (1) £40,000
Semi-finalists (2) £24,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £16,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £8,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £4,000

Teams and seedings

The competing nations were confirmed on 29 March, with the only change from 2018 being the Philippines replacing Thailand.[4] Later on 8 May, it was confirmed that Lithuania would replace Switzerland. The teams were fully confirmed on 12 May.[5] On 5 June, it was confirmed that China's Qingyu Zhan was to be replaced by Yuanjun Liu due to a passport issue.[6]

The Top 8 nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings on 12 May were seeded.

Results

Draw
First round
(best of 9 legs)
6–7 June 		Second round
(best of 3 matches)
8 June 		Quarter-finals
(best of 3 matches)
9 June 		Semi-finals
(best of 3 matches)
9 June 		Final
(best of 5 matches)
9 June
                             
1  England 91.53 5
 Philippines 87.59 1
1  England 98.70 3 1 0
 Ireland 101.75 4 4 2
   Ireland 87.24 5
 Greece 84.28 1
 Ireland 84.73 4 0 4 2
8  Austria 85.82 1 4 0 1
8  Austria 92.87 5
 Russia 95.12 3
8  Austria 100.90 4 4 2
 United States 85.91 1 0 0
   China 76.06 1
 United States 79.21 5
 Ireland 91.64 3 4 4 2
4  Netherlands 86.75 4 1 0 1
5  Australia 86.68 5
 Finland 85.31 4
5  Australia 84.28 3 3 0
 Canada 86.77 4 4 2
   Italy 95.47 3
 Canada 97.56 5
 Canada 84.28 4 2 1 1
4  Netherlands 88.92 2 4 4 2
4  Netherlands 92.78 5
 Spain 84.85 0
4  Netherlands 91.86 4 4 2
 Poland 90.66 2 1 0
   Poland 92.33 5
 Czech Republic 84.11 2
 Ireland 91.57 4 2 0 1 1
2  Scotland 96.75 2 4 4 4 3
2  Scotland 101.55 5
 Denmark 82.75 0
2  Scotland 93.26 4 4 2
 Sweden 76.52 0 2 0
   Brazil 78.43 1
 Sweden 83.28 5
2  Scotland 105.35 4 4 2
7  Belgium 101.77 2 2 0
7  Belgium 91.04 5
 Hong Kong 91.10 1
7  Belgium 87.17 4 4 2
 Germany 81.17 3 0 0
   Hungary 73.92 1
 Germany 87.09 5
2  Scotland 94.81 4 4 2
 Japan 87.12 2 1 0
6  Northern Ireland 82.92 4
 South Africa 79.35 5
   South Africa 85.29 0 4 2 1
 New Zealand 89.36 4 0 4 2
   New Zealand 87.15 5
 Lithuania 79.12 1
   New Zealand 80.37 1 3 0
 Japan 88.46 4 4 2
3  Wales 83.22 3
 Singapore 92.51 5
   Singapore 82.95 3 2 0
 Japan 86.67 4 4 2
   Gibraltar 77.80 4
 Japan 78.63 5

Second round

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

 England (1) IrelandLegsMatches
Michael Smith 90.78Steve Lennon 88.393–40–1
Rob Cross 106.62William O'Connor 115.101–40–2
Result0–2
 Austria (8) United StatesLegsMatches
Zoran Lerchbacher 88.34Darin Young 87.004–11–0
Mensur Suljović 113.43Chuck Puleo 84.814–02–0
Result2–0
 Australia (5) CanadaLegsMatches
Simon Whitlock 86.86Dawson Murschell 88.613–40–1
Kyle Anderson 81.69Jim Long 84.933–40–2
Result0–2
 Netherlands (4) PolandLegsMatches
Michael van Gerwen 96.27Krzysztof Ratajski 95.524–21–0
Jermaine Wattimena 87.44Tytus Kanik 85.804–12–0
Result2–0
 Scotland (2) SwedenLegsMatches
Gary Anderson 96.97Magnus Caris 69.404–01–0
Peter Wright 89.54Dennis Nilsson 83.634–22–0
Result2–0
 Belgium (7) GermanyLegsMatches
Kim Huybrechts 85.93Martin Schindler 86.144–31–0
Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.41Max Hopp 76.194–02–0
Result2–0
 South Africa New ZealandLegsMatches
Vernon Bouwers 73.18Cody Harris 84.680–40–1
Devon Petersen 101.09Haupai Puha 97.114–01–1
Petersen & Bouwers 80.80Harris & Puha 86.282–41–2
Result1–2
 Singapore JapanLegsMatches
Paul Lim 81.21Seigo Asada 85.683–40–1
Harith Lim 84.69Haruki Muramatsu 86.292–40–2
Result0–2

Quarter-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

 Ireland Austria (8)LegsMatches
Steve Lennon 82.26Zoran Lerchbacher 81.714–11–0
William O'Connor 84.80Mensur Suljović 96.970–41–1
Lennon & O'Connor 87.13Suljović & Lerchbacher 78.774–02–1
Result2–1
 Canada Netherlands (4)LegsMatches
Dawson Murschell 84.75Michael van Gerwen 84.824–21–0
Jim Long 80.28Jermaine Wattimena 86.372–41–1
Murschell & Long 87.82Van Gerwen & Wattimena 95.581–41–2
Result1–2
 Scotland (2) Belgium (7)LegsMatches
Gary Anderson 100.41Kim Huybrechts 99.994–21–0
Peter Wright 110.29Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.544–22–0
Result2–0
 New Zealand JapanLegsMatches
Cody Harris 81.48Seigo Asada 92.111–40–1
Haupai Puha 79.26Haruki Muramatsu 84.813–40–2
Result0–2

Semi-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 Ireland Netherlands (4)LegsMatches
Steve Lennon 88.91Michael van Gerwen 93.463–40–1
William O'Connor 85.82Jermaine Wattimena 75.964–11–1
Lennon & O'Connor 100.20Van Gerwen & Wattimena 90.844–02–1
Result2–1
 Scotland (2) JapanLegsMatches
Gary Anderson 100.48Seigo Asada 100.164–21–0
Peter Wright 89.13Haruki Muramatsu 74.074–12–0
Result2–0

Final

Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs reverse singles matches were played to determine the champion.

 Ireland Scotland (2)LegsMatches
Steve Lennon 98.93Gary Anderson 94.714–21–0
William O'Connor 92.79Peter Wright 96.732–41–1
Lennon & O'Connor 83.47Anderson & Wright 96.970–41–2
Steve Lennon 91.08Peter Wright 98.601–41–3
Result1–3

References
  1. "World Cup of Darts results: Scotland's Gary Anderson and Peter Wright win the title for the first time". Sporting Life. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. "Scotland beat Republic of Ireland to win the 2019 World Cup of Darts". Sky Sports. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Philippines Return As World Cup Nations Confirmed". PDC.
  5. "2019 BetVictor World Cup Teams Announced". PDC.
  6. "Liu Replaces Zhan For China". PDC.
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