List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams
In the ten editions of the World Cup of Darts tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation, there have been 43 different nations to compete. This is a list of all teams that have participated, organised by country.
Overview
Team | Appearances | ||||
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Total | First | Last | Best result | Finals | |
Australia | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Runners-up | 1 |
Austria | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Belgium | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Runners-up | 1 |
Brazil | 4 | 2017 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Canada | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
China | 6 | 2014 | 2019 | Last 16 | 0 |
Croatia | 2 | 2012 | 2013 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Czech Republic | 6 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 32 | 0 |
Denmark | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
England | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Winners | 6 |
Finland | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Semi-finalists | 0 |
France | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | Last 32 | 0 |
Germany | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Semi-finalists | 0 |
Gibraltar | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Greece | 5 | 2016 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Hong Kong | 7 | 2014 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Hungary | 9 | 2012 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
India | 2 | 2014 | 2015 | Last 32 | 0 |
Ireland | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Runners-up | 1 |
Italy | 8 | 2013 | 2020 | Last 24 | 0 |
Japan | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Semi-finalists | 0 |
Latvia | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Lithuania | 2 | 2019 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Malaysia | 2 | 2012 | 2014 | Last 32 | 0 |
Netherlands | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Winners | 5 |
New Zealand | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Northern Ireland | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Norway | 3 | 2014 | 2016 | Last 16 | 0 |
Philippines | 5 | 2012 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Poland | 9 | 2010 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Portugal | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Russia | 8 | 2010 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Scotland | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Winners | 3 |
Singapore | 6 | 2014 | 2019 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Slovakia | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | Last 32 | 0 |
Slovenia | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | Last 32 | 0 |
South Africa | 9 | 2012 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Spain | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Semi-finalists | 0 |
Sweden | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Last 16 | 0 |
Switzerland | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | Last 16 | 0 |
Thailand | 5 | 2014 | 2018 | Last 32 | 0 |
United States | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Quarter-finalists | 0 |
Wales | 10 | 2010 | 2020 | Winners | 3 |
Australia
Overall record | 20–10 | |
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Best performance | Runners-up: 2012 | |
Members (CR) | Simon Whitlock (19)[1] Damon Heta (52)[1] | |
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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]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Simon Whitlock | Paul Nicholson | 3 | Semi-finalists | Wales | [3][4] |
2012 | 2 | Runners-up | England | [5][6] | ||
2013 | 3 | Second round | Belgium | [7][8] | ||
2014 | 4 | Semi-finalists | England | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 4 | Quarter-finalists | Belgium | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Kyle Anderson[lower-roman 1] | 6 | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [13][14] | |
2017 | 5 | Second round | Russia | [15][16] | ||
2018 | 4 | Semi-finalists | Scotland | [17][18] | ||
2019 | 5 | Second round | Canada | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Damon Heta[lower-roman 1] | N/A[lower-roman 1] | Quarter-finalists | Wales | [21][22] |
- Kyle Anderson was ranked above Damon Heta at the time, but remained in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[lower-roman 2]
- Gill, Samuel (15 October 2020). "WORLD CUP OF DARTS TEAMS CONFIRMED: NOPPERT SET FOR DEBUT, SMITH & CROSS TOP SEEDS". Darts News. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
Austria
Overall record | 13–13 | |
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Best performance | Last 8: 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 | |
Members (CR) | Mensur Suljović (21)[1] Rowby-John Rodriguez (71)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Mensur Suljović | Maik Langendorf | 14 | Group stage (8) | Netherlands Canada Australia |
[3][4] |
2012 | Dietmar Burger | 12 | Second round | Netherlands | [5][6] | |
2013 | Maik Langendorf | N/A | Group stage (24) | England Japan |
[7][8] | |
2014 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 10 | Second round | Belgium | [9][10] | |
2015 | 8 | Second round | Germany | [11][12] | ||
2016 | 8 | Quarter-finalists | England | [13][14] | ||
2017 | 7 | Quarter-finalists | England | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Zoran Lerchbacher | 8 | First round | Japan | [17][18] | |
2019 | 8 | Quarter-finalists | Ireland | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 8 | Quarter-finalists | England | [21][22] |
Belgium
Overall record | 24–11 | |||
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Best performance | Runners-up: 2013 | |||
Members (CR) | Dimitri Van den Bergh (10)[1] Kim Huybrechts (38)[1] | |||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Patrick Bulen | Rocco Maes | 21 | Second round | Canada | [3][4] |
2012 | Kim Huybrechts | Kurt van de Rijck | 7 | Quarter-finalists | Australia | [5][6] |
2013 | Ronny Huybrechts | N/A | Runners-up | England | [7][8] | |
2014 | 7 | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 5 | Semi-finalists | England | [11][12] | ||
2016 | 7 | Semi-finalists | Netherlands | [13][14] | ||
2017 | 8 | Semi-finalists | Wales | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 7 | Semi-finalists | Netherlands | [17][18] | |
2019 | 7 | Quarter-finalists | Scotland | [19][20] | ||
2020 | 5 | Semi-finalists | England | [21][22] |
Brazil
Overall record | 2–4 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2017, 2018 | |
Members (CR) | Diogo Portela (103)[1] Bruno Rangel (NR)[1] | |
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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.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2017 | Diogo Portela | Alexandre Sattin | N/A | Second round | Scotland | [15][16] |
2018 | Bruno Rangel | Second round | Scotland | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Artur Valle | First round | Sweden | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Bruno Rangel | First round | Netherlands | [21][23] |
Canada
Overall record | 12–13 | |
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Best performance | Last 8: 2010, 2016, 2019, 2020 | |
Members (CR) | Jeff Smith (77)[1] Matt Campbell (NR)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | John Part | Ken MacNeil | 7 | Group stage (8) | Netherlands Australia |
[3][4] |
2012 | 9 | Second round | England | [5][6] | ||
2013 | Jeff Smith | N/A | Second round | Wales | [7][8] | |
2014 | Shaun Narain | 11 | First round | Japan | [9][10] | |
2015 | Ken MacNeil | 11 | First round | New Zealand | [11][12] | |
2016 | N/A | Quarter-finalists | N. Ireland | [13][14] | ||
2017 | John Norman Jnr | Second round | Austria | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Dawson Murschell | Second round | Japan | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Jim Long | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Jeff Smith | Matt Campbell | Quarter-finalists | Belgium | [21][22] |
China
Overall record | 1–6 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2016 | |
Members (CR) | Zizhao Zheng (NR)[1] Di Zhuang (NR)[1] | |
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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]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2014 | Yin Deng | Jun Cai | N/A | First round | Austria | [9][10] |
2015 | Jun Chen | Xuejie Huang | First round | Japan | [11][12] | |
2016 | Yuanjun Liu | Wenge Xie | Second round | England | [13][14] | |
2017 | Weihong Li | First round | Austria | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Zong Xiao Chen | Momo Zhou | First round | Switzerland | [17][18] | |
2019 | Yuanjun Liu | First round | United States | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Zizhao Zheng | Di Zhuang | Withdrew | [24] |
Croatia
Overall record | 3–3 | |
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Best performance | Last 8: 2013 | |
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Croatia didn't play in the inaugural World Cup, but was 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 have not been invited back to another World Cup since.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2012 | Tonči Restović | Boris Krčmar | 18 | Second round | Wales | [5][6] |
2013 | Robert Marijanović | N/A | Quarter-finalists | Belgium | [7][8] |
Czech Republic
Overall record | 0–6 | |||
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Best performance | Last 32 | |||
Members (CR) | Karel Sedláček (81)[1] Adam Gawlas (NR)[1] | |||
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After being forced to withdraw from the inaugural World Cup in 2010, due to snowy weather, the Czech Republic had to wait until 2015 to make their debut, but are still active in the tournament.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Martin Kapucian | Pavel Drtil | 23 | Withdrew | [3][4] | |
2012 | Did not play | [5][6] | ||||
2013 | [7][8] | |||||
2014 | [9][10] | |||||
2015 | Michal Kocik | Pavel Jirkal | N/A | First round | Austria | [11][12] |
2016 | Pavel Drtil | First round | China | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Karel Sedláček | František Humpula | First round | Netherlands | [15][16] | |
2018 | Roman Benecky | First round | England | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Pavel Jirkal | First round | Poland | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Adam Gawlas | First round | Belgium | [21][23] |
Denmark
Overall record | 3–10 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2012, 2016 | |
Members (CR) | Per Laursen (NR)[1] Niels Heinsøe (NR)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Per Laursen | Vladimir Andersen | 19 | First round | Austria | [3][4] |
2012 | Jann Hoffmann | 17 | Second round | N. Ireland | [5][6] | |
2013 | N/A | Group stage (24) | Ireland | [7][8] | ||
2014 | Dennis Lindskjold | First round | Australia | [9][10] | ||
2015 | Per Skau | First round | England | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Daniel Jensen | Second round | Australia | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Alex Jensen | First round | Australia | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Henrik Primdal | First round | Brazil | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Niels Heinsøe | First round | Scotland | [19][20] | ||
2020 | First round | New Zealand | [21] |
England
Overall record | 33–6 | |
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Best performance | Winners: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 | |
Members (CR) | Michael Smith (9)[1] Rob Cross (4)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Phil Taylor | James Wade | 1 | Second round | Spain | [3][4] |
2012 | Adrian Lewis | 1 | Winners | N/A | [5][6] | |
2013 | 1 | Winners | N/A | [7][8] | ||
2014 | 1 | Runners-up | Netherlands | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 1 | Winners | N/A | [11][12] | ||
2016 | 1 | Winners | N/A | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Dave Chisnall | 2 | Semi-finalists | Netherlands | [15][16] | |
2018 | Rob Cross | 2 | Quarter-finalists | Belgium | [17][18] | |
2019 | Michael Smith | 1 | Second round | Ireland | [19][20] | |
2020 | 1 | Runners-up | Wales | [21][22] |
Finland
Overall record | 4–11 | ||
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Best performance | Semi-finals: 2013 | ||
Members (CR) | Marko Kantele (83)[1] Veijo Viinikka (NR)[1] | ||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Marko Kantele | Jarkko Komula | 12 | First round | Belgium | [3][4] |
2012 | Petri Korte | 15 | First round | Croatia | [5][6] | |
2013 | Jarkko Komula | Jani Haavisto | N/A | Semi-finalists | Belgium | [7][8] |
2014 | 12 | First round | Poland | [9][10] | ||
2015 | Marko Kantele | Kim Viljanen | N/A | First round | South Africa | [11][12] |
2016 | First round | Wales | [13][14] | |||
2017 | First round | Wales | [15][16] | |||
2018 | Second round | Belgium | [17][18] | |||
2019 | First round | Australia | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Veijo Viinikka | First round | Germany | [21][23] |
France
Overall record | 0–1 | |
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France 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 lost 5-4 to Wales in the first round, and would not make a return to the tournament in subsequent years.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2014 | Jacques Labre | Lionel Maranhao | N/A | First round | Wales | [9][10] |
Germany
Overall record | 13–10 | |
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Best performance | Semi-finals: 2020 | |
Members (CR) | Gabriel Clemens (29)[1] Max Hopp (39)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Jyhan Artut | Andree Welge | 10 | Second round | Netherlands | [3][4] |
2012 | Bernd Roith | 8 | Second round | United States | [5][6] | |
2013 | Andree Welge | 7 | Quarter-finalists | Finland | [7][8] | |
2014 | 9 | First round | South Africa | [9][10] | ||
2015 | Max Hopp | 9 | Quarter-finalists | England | [11][12] | |
2016 | N/A | First round | Australia | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Martin Schindler | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [17][18] | |||
2019 | Second round | Belgium | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Gabriel Clemens | 6 | Semi-finalists | Wales | [21][22] |
Gibraltar
Overall record | 1–11 | ||
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Best performance | Last 16: 2015 | ||
Members (CR) | Craig Galliano (NR)[1] Justin Hewitt (NR)[1] | ||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Dyson Parody | Dylan Duo | 17 | First round | Russia | [3][4] |
2012 | 16 | First round | Denmark | [5][6] | ||
2013 | N/A | Group stage (24) | Netherlands Poland |
[7][8] | ||
2014 | First round | Sweden | [9][10] | |||
2015 | Manuel Vilerio | 13 | Second round | Australia | [11][12] | |
2016 | N/A | First round | Norway | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Dylan Duo | First round | England | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Justin Broton | First round | Netherlands | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Antony Lopez | First round | Japan | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Craig Galliano | Justin Hewitt | First round | Lithuania | [21][23] |
Greece
Overall record | 2–5 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2017, 2020 | |
Members (CR) | John Michael (106)[1] Veniamin Symeonidis (NR)[1] | |
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Greece was the only team to debut in the 2016 World Cup after John Michael secured a tour card at Q-School.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2016 | John Michael | Ioannis Selachoglou | N/A | First round | Canada | [13][14] |
2017 | Second round | Belgium | [15][16] | |||
2018 | Veniamin Symeonidis | First round | Finland | [17][18] | ||
2019 | First round | Ireland | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Second round | Germany | [21][25] |
Hong Kong
Overall record | 3–7 | |
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Best performance | Last 8: 2015 | |
Members (CR) | Kai Fan Leung (115)[1] Royden Lam (NR)[1] | |
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Hong Kong was 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.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2014 | Royden Lam | Scott MacKenzie | 13 | Second round | Australia | [9][10] |
2015 | N/A | Quarter-finalists | Scotland | [11][12] | ||
2016 | First round | Ireland | [13][14] | |||
2017 | Kai Fan Leung | First round | Russia | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Ho-Yin Shek | First round | Australia | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Kai Fan Leung | First round | Belgium | [19][20] | ||
2020 | First round | Latvia | [21][23] |
Hungary
Overall record | 2–10 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2015, 2016 | |
Members (CR) | János Végső (NR)[1] Patrik Kovács (NR)[1] | |
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Hungary did not play in the first World Cup, but has been present for every edition since 2012.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2012 | Nándor Bezzeg | Kristian Kaufmann | 24 | First round | Canada | [5][6] |
2013 | Zsolt Meszaros | N/A | Group stage (24) | N. Ireland Belgium |
[7][8] | |
2014 | First round | United States | [9][10] | |||
2015 | Gábor Tákacs | Second round | Scotland | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Patrik Kovács | Second round | Belgium | [13][14] | ||
2017 | János Végső | Zoltán Mester | First round | Canada | [15][16] | |
2018 | Nándor Bezzeg | Tamás Alexits | First round | South Africa | [17][18] | |
2019 | János Végső | Pál Székely | First round | Germany | [19][20] | |
2020 | Patrik Kovács | First round | Portugal | [21][23] |
India
Overall record | 0–2 | |
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India 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] After averaging under 70 and failing to win a leg in 2014 and 2015, the latter would be their final year in the tournament.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2014 | Nitin Kumar | Amit Gilitwala | N/A | First round | Belgium | [9][10] |
2015 | Ashfaque Sayed | First round | Germany | [11][12] |
Ireland
Overall record | 10–11 | |
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Best performance | Runners-up: 2019 | |
Members (CR) | William O'Connor (36)[1] Steve Lennon (47)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | William O'Connor | Mick McGowan | 9 | Second round | Australia | [3][4] |
2012 | 10 | Second round | Australia | [5][6] | ||
2013 | Connie Finnan | 8 | Second round | Japan | [7][8] | |
2014 | 8 | First round | Singapore | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 10 | Second round | Hong Kong | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Mick McGowan | N/A | Second round | N. Ireland | [13][14] | |
2017 | Second round | Wales | [15][16] | |||
2018 | Steve Lennon | First round | Belgium | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Runners-up | Scotland | [19][20] | |||
2020 | 7 | First round | Australia | [21][23] |
Italy
Overall record | 0–9 | ||
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Best performance | Last 24: 2013 | ||
Members (CR) | Daniele Petri (NR)[1] Andrea Micheletti (NR)[1] | ||
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Italy did not participate in the first two World Cups, but joined the roster in 2013 as a replacement for the withdrawn Philippines.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2013 | Daniele Petri | Matteo Dal Monte | N/A | Group stage (24) | Wales Spain |
[7][8] |
2014 | Marco Brentegani | First round | Netherlands | [9][10] | ||
2015 | First round | Gibraltar | [11][12] | |||
2016 | Michel Furlani | First round | Austria | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Gabriel Rollo | First round | United States | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Alessio Medaina | Michel Furlani | First round | Canada | [17][18] | |
2019 | Stefano Tomassetti | Andrea Micheletti | First round | Canada | [19][20] | |
2020 | Daniele Petri | First round | Spain | [21][23] |
Japan
Overall record | 9–11 | |
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Best performance | Semi-finals: 2019 | |
Members (CR) | Seigo Asada (NR)[1] Yuki Yamada (NR)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Haruki Muramatsu | Taro Yachi | 22 | First round | Spain | [3][4] |
2012 | Morihiro Hashimoto | 20 | First round | Sweden | [5][6] | |
2013 | Sho Katsumi | N/A | Quarter-finalists | England | [7][8] | |
2014 | Morihiro Hashimoto | Second round | N. Ireland | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 16 | Second round | England | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Keita Ono | N/A | First round | N. Ireland | [13][14] | |
2017 | Yuki Yamada | First round | Spain | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Seigo Asada | Quarter-finalists | Scotland | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Semi-finalists | Scotland | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Yuki Yamada | First round | Scotland | [21][23] |
Latvia
Overall record | 1–1 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2020 | |
Members (CR) | Madars Razma (53)[1] Janis Mustafejevs (NR)[1] | |
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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.[26][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.[24]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2017 | Madars Razma | Nauris Gleglu | Withdrew | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Did not play | [17][18] | ||||
2019 | [19][20] | |||||
2020 | Madars Razma | Janis Mustafejevs | N/A | Second round | Belgium | [24][25] |
Lithuania
Overall record | 1–2 | |
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Best performance | Last 16: 2020 | |
Members (CR) | Darius Labanauskas (43)[1] Mindaugas Barauskas (NR)[1] | |
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Lithuania was 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]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2019 | Darius Labanauskas | Mindaugas Barauskas | N/A | First round | New Zealand | [19][20] |
2020 | Second round | England | [21][25] |
Malaysia
Overall record | 0–2 | |
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So far, Malaysia has only competed in the second and fourth editions of the tournament.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2012 | Lee Choon Peng | Amin Bin Abdul Ghani | 23 | First round | Ireland | [5][6] |
2013 | Did not play | [7][8] | ||||
2014 | Kesava Roa | Thomat Darus | N/A | First round | N. Ireland | [9][10] |
Netherlands
Overall record | 36–6 | ||
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Best performance | Winners: 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 | ||
Members (CR) | Michael van Gerwen (2)[1] Danny Noppert (25)[1] | ||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Raymond van Barneveld | Co Stompé | 2 | Winners | N/A | [3][4] |
2012 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 | Semi-finalists | Australia | [5][6] | |
2013 | Michael van Gerwen | 2 | Second round | Finland | [7][8] | |
2014 | 2 | Winners | N/A | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 3 | Semi-finalists | Scotland | [11][12] | ||
2016 | 3 | Runners-up | England | [13][14] | ||
2017 | 3 | Winners | N/A | [15][16] | ||
2018 | 3 | Winners | N/A | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Jermaine Wattimena | 4 | Semi-finalists | Ireland | [19][20] | |
2020 | Danny Noppert | 3 | Quarter-finalists | Germany | [21][22] |
New Zealand
Overall record | 6–11 | |
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Best performance | Last 8: 2019 | |
Members (CR) | Cody Harris (156)[1] Haupai Puha (NR)[1] | |
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
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2010 | Phillip Hazel | Warren Parry | 13 | Second round | Wales | [3][4] |
2012 | Warren French | Preston Ridd | 21 | First round | Austria | [5][6] |
2013 | Phillip Hazel | Craig Caldwell | N/A | Group stage (24) | Croatia Australia |
[7][8] |
2014 | Rob Szabo | First round | Spain | [9][10] | ||
2015 | Warren Parry | Second round | N. Ireland | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Cody Harris | First round | Scotland | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Rob Szabo | First round | Belgium | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Warren Parry | First round | Singapore | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Haupai Puha | Quarter-finalists | Japan | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Second round | Canada | [21][25] |
Northern Ireland
Overall record | 12–10 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Semi-finals: 2014, 2016 | |
Members (CR) | Daryl Gurney (11)[1] Brendan Dolan (34)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Brendan Dolan | John MaGowan | 6 | Second round | Austria | [3][4] |
2012 | Mickey Mansell | 6 | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [5][6] | |
2013 | 6 | Second round | Croatia | [7][8] | ||
2014 | 6 | Semi-finalists | Netherlands | [9][10] | ||
2015 | 6 | Quarter-finalists | Netherlands | [11][12] | ||
2016 | Daryl Gurney | 4 | Semi-finalists | England | [13][14] | |
2017 | 6 | First round | Germany | [15][16] | ||
2018 | 6 | Second round | Germany | [17][18] | ||
2019 | 6 | First round | South Africa | [19][20] | ||
2020 | 4 | First round | Canada | [21][23] |
Norway
Overall record | 1–3 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 16: 2016 | |
Jerseys | ||
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Norway 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] Though they achieved their first match victory in 2016, it would be their last appearance in the tournament.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Robert Wagner | Vegar Elvevoll | N/A | First round | Hong Kong | [9][10] |
2015 | First round | Spain | [11][12] | |||
2016 | Cor Dekker | Second round | Scotland | [13][14] |
Philippines
Overall record | 1–5 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 16: 2016 | ||
Members (CR) | Lourence Ilagan (NR)[1] Noel Malicdem (NR)[1] | ||
Jerseys | |||
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Philippines did not compete in the first World Cup, but debuted as one of the five new teams in the 2012 World Cup.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Lourence Ilagan | Christian Perez | 22 | First round | United States | [5][6] |
2013 | Withdrew | [7][8] | ||||
2014 | Did not play | [9][10] | ||||
2015 | Lourence Ilagan | Gilbert Ulang | N/A | First round | Belgium | [11][12] |
2016 | Alex Tagarao | Second round | Netherlands | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Did not play | [15][16] | ||||
2018 | [17][18] | |||||
2019 | Lourence Ilagan | Noel Malicdem | N/A | First round | England | [19][20] |
2020 | First round | England | [21][23] |
Poland
Overall record | 4–10 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 16: 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 | |||
Members (CR) | Krzysztof Ratajski (14)[1] Krzysztof Kciuk (124)[1] | |||
Jerseys | ||||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Krzysztof Ratajski | Krzysztof Kciuk | 20 | First round | New Zealand | [3][4] |
2012 | Did not play | [5][6] | ||||
2013 | Krzysztof Ratajski | Krzysztof Kciuk | N/A | Second round | Germany | [7][8] |
2014 | Krzysztof Chmielewski | Krzysztof Strozyk | Second round | Wales | [9][10] | |
2015 | Tytus Kanik | Mariusz Paul | First round | Ireland | [11][12] | |
2016 | Krzysztof Ratajski | First round | Belgium | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Tytus Kanik | First round | Ireland | [15][16] | ||
2018 | First round | N. Ireland | [17][18] | |||
2019 | Second round | Netherlands | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Krzysztof Kciuk | Second round | Australia | [21][25] |
Portugal
Overall record | 1–1 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 16: 2020 | |
Members (CR) | José de Sousa (15)[1] José Marques (NR)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
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Portugal were invited to play at their first World Cup of Darts in 2020, following the late withdrawal of Singapore.[27]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | José de Sousa | José Marques | N/A | Second round | Austria | [27][25] |
Russia
Overall record | 3–8 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 8: 2017 | ||
Members (CR) | Boris Koltsov (156)[1] Aleksei Kadochnikov (NR)[1] | ||
Jerseys | |||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | Roman Konchikov | 16 | Second round | Scotland | [3][4] |
2012 | Did not play | [5][6] | ||||
2013 | [7][8] | |||||
2014 | Evgenii Zhukov | Evgenii Izotov | N/A | First round | Scotland | [9][10] |
2015 | Boris Koltsov | Aleksei Kadochnikov | First round | Australia | [11][12] | |
2016 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | First round | Netherlands | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Quarter-finalists | Wales | [15][16] | |||
2018 | First round | Spain | [17][18] | |||
2019 | Aleksei Kadochnikov | First round | Austria | [19][20] | ||
2020 | First round | Wales | [21][23] |
Scotland
Overall record | 19–10 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Winners: 2019 | |
Members (CR) | John Henderson (40)[1] Robert Thornton (72)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
|
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Gary Anderson | Robert Thornton | 4 | Group stage (8) | Wales Spain |
[3][4] |
2012 | Peter Wright | 4 | Second round | South Africa | [5][6] | |
2013 | Robert Thornton | 4 | Second round | Spain | [7][8] | |
2014 | Peter Wright | 3 | Quarter-finalists | N. Ireland | [9][10] | |
2015 | Gary Anderson | 2 | Runners-up | England | [11][12] | |
2016 | Robert Thornton | 2 | Quarter-finalists | Belgium | [13][14] | |
2017 | Peter Wright | 1 | First round | Singapore | [15][16] | |
2018 | 1 | Runners-up | Netherlands | [17][18] | ||
2019 | 2 | Winners | N/A | [19][20] | ||
2020 | John Henderson[lower-roman 1] | Robert Thornton[lower-roman 1] | N/A[lower-roman 1] | Second round | Wales | [21][25] |
- 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.[lower-roman 2]
- Allen, Dave. "Henderson & Thornton to team up in BetVictor World Cup". PDC. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
Singapore
Overall record | 6–6 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 8: 2017 | ||
Members (CR) | Paul Lim (NR)[1] Harith Lim (NR)[1] | ||
Jerseys | |||
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Singapore 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 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.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Paul Lim | Harith Lim | N/A | Second round | South Africa | [9][10] |
2015 | First round | Scotland | [11][12] | |||
2016 | Second round | Austria | [13][14] | |||
2017 | Quarter-finalists | Belgium | [15][16] | |||
2018 | Second round | England | [17][18] | |||
2019 | Second round | Japan | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Withdrew | [21][27] |
Slovakia
Overall record | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Jerseys | ||
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Slovakia has only been invited to play at the first World Cup of Darts in 2010, where they lost to Ireland 6–3 in the first round.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Peter Martin | Oto Zmelik | 24 | First round | Ireland | [3][4] |
Slovenia
Overall record | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Jerseys | ||
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Slovenia has only been invited to play at the first World Cup of Darts in 2010, where they lost to Sweden 6–2 in the first round.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Osmann Kijamet | Sebastijan Pečjak | 18 | First round | Sweden | [3][4] |
South Africa
Overall record | 9–10 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 8: 2012, 2014 | |
Members (CR) | Devon Petersen (31)[1] Carl Gabriel (NR)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
|
South Africa did not appear in the first World Cup, but debuted the second World Cup in 2012 with a quarter-final run, and has been present for every edition since, and have still been the only African representatives in the competition.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Devon Petersen | Shawn Hogan | 19 | Quarter-finalists | Wales | [5][6] |
2013 | Charl Pietersen | N/A | Second round | England | [7][8] | |
2014 | Devon Petersen | Graham Filby | Quarter-finalists | England | [9][10] | |
2015 | 14 | Second round | Netherlands | [11][12] | ||
2016 | N/A | First round | Singapore | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Deon Oliver | Second round | England | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Liam O'Brien | Second round | Netherlands | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Vernon Bouwers | Second round | New Zealand | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Carl Gabriel | First round | Poland | [21][23] |
Spain
Spain debuted in the inaugural World Cup with a first 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]
Overall record | 9–12 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Semi-finals: 2010 | |
Members (CR) | Toni Alcinas (100)[1] Jesús Noguera (118)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Toni Alcinas | Carlos Rodríguez | 11 | Semi-finalists | Netherlands | [3][4] |
2012 | 14 | First round | South Africa | [5][6] | ||
2013 | N/A | Quarter-finalists | Wales | [7][8] | ||
2014 | 15 | Second round | Netherlands | [9][10] | ||
2015 | Cristo Reyes[lower-roman 1] | 12 | Second round | Belgium | [11][12] | |
2016 | N/A | First round | England | [13][14] | ||
2017 | Second round | Singapore | [15][16] | |||
2018 | Second round | Australia | [17][18] | |||
2019 | First round | Netherlands | [19][20] | |||
2020 | Jesús Noguera[lower-roman 1] | Second round | Netherlands | [21][25] |
- Top ranked Spaniard Cristo Reyes was replaced by third ranked Spaniard Noguera for undisclosed reasons in the 2020 World Cup.[lower-roman 2]
Sweden
Overall record | 5–11 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 16: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019 | |
Members (CR) | Daniel Larsson (110)[1] Dennis Nilsson (NR)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
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Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Magnus Caris | Pär Riihonen | 15 | Second round | United States | [3][4] |
2012 | Dennis Nilsson | 13 | Second round | Belgium | [5][6] | |
2013 | Pär Riihonen | N/A | Group stage (24) | Canada Scotland |
[7][8] | |
2014 | Peter Sajwani | 14 | Second round | Scotland | [9][10] | |
2015 | Daniel Larsson | N/A | First round | Hungary | [11][12] | |
2016 | First round | Denmark | [13][14] | |||
2017 | First round | South Africa | [15][16] | |||
2018 | Dennis Nilsson | First round | Germany | [17][18] | ||
2019 | Magnus Caris | Second round | Scotland | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Daniel Larsson | First round | Greece | [21][23] |
Switzerland
Overall record | 1–2 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 16: 2018 | |
Jerseys | ||
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Switzerland was 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]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Patrick Rey | Philipp Ruckstuhl | N/A | First round | Brazil | [15][16] |
2018 | Alex Fehlmann | Andy Bless | Second round | Wales | [17][18] |
Thailand
Overall record | 0–5 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 32 | |
Jerseys | ||
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Thailand 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] After failing to win a match in five tournament appearances, the 2018 World Cup would be their last.
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Thanawat Gaweenuntawong | Watanyu Charoonroj | N/A | First round | England | [9][10] |
2015 | Attapol Eupakaree | First round | N. Ireland | [11][12] | ||
2016 | First round | Hungary | [13][14] | |||
2017 | First round | Greece | [15][16] | |||
2018 | First round | Wales | [17][18] |
United States
Overall record | 7–11 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Last 8: 2010, 2012 | |
Members (CR) | Chuck Puleo (NR)[1] Danny Lauby Jr. (NR)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
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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]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Darin Young[lower-roman 1] | Bill Davis | 8 | Group stage (8) | Spain Scotland |
[3][4] |
2012 | Gary Mawson | 11 | Quarter-finalists | England | [5][6] | |
2013 | Larry Butler | N/A | Group stage (24) | Germany Finland |
[7][8] | |
2014 | 16 | Second round | England | [9][10] | ||
2015 | N/A | First round | Netherlands | [11][12] | ||
2016 | First round | Philippines | [13][14] | |||
2017 | Second round | Netherlands | [15][16] | |||
2018 | First round | Scotland | [17][18] | |||
2019 | Chuck Puleo | Second round | Austria | [19][20] | ||
2020 | Danny Lauby Jr.[lower-roman 1] | First round | Austria | [21][23] |
- 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.[lower-roman 2]
- "2020 BetVictor World Cup of Darts teams confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Wales
Overall record | 24–10 | |
---|---|---|
Best performance | Winners: 2020 | |
Members (CR) | Gerwyn Price (1)[1] Jonny Clayton (18)[1] | |
Jerseys | ||
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With two finishes of runners-up in 2010 and 2017, the Welsh team achieved their first tournament victory in 2020 with a 3–0 defeat of No. 1 seed England in the final.[28]
Year | Team | Seed | Result | Defeated by | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Mark Webster | Barrie Bates | 5 | Runners-up | Netherlands | [3][4] |
2012 | Richie Burnett | 5 | Semi-finalists | England | [5][6] | |
2013 | 5 | Semi-finalists | England | [7][8] | ||
2014 | 5 | Quarter-finalists | Australia | [9][10] | ||
2015 | Jamie Lewis | 7 | First round | Hong Kong | [11][12] | |
2016 | Gerwyn Price | 5 | Second round | Canada | [13][14] | |
2017 | 4 | Runners-up | Netherlands | [15][16] | ||
2018 | Jonny Clayton | 5 | Quarter-finalists | Australia | [17][18] | |
2019 | 3 | First round | Singapore | [19][20] | ||
2020 | 2 | Winners | N/A | [21][22] |
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