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List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams
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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.
18 nations which have participated in every edition
22 current nations which have not participated in all editions
8 former participant nations
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As of 2024, of the 48 nations to have competed, 18 of them have played in all fourteen tournaments to date.
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Argentina
Argentina will make their World Cup of Darts debut at the 2025 tournament, after winning the Latin American and Caribbean Qualifier.[2]
Australia
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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.[3] 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.
- Kyle Anderson was ranked above Damon Heta at the time of the 2020 tournament, but remained in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]
Austria
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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.
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Bahrain
Bahrain became one of three new nations participating in the World Cup, when they made their debut in 2023.
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Belgium
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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.
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Brazil
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.
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Canada
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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.
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China
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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.[10] 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.[18] Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, they had to withdraw from the 2020 tournament, and miss the 2022 tournament altogether.[36]
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei made their debut in 2024. Highlights in their debut included a win over 2019 runners-up, Ireland.
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Croatia
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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.
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Czech Republic
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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.
Denmark
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An ever-present in the competition, the Danes have never gone beyond the last 16 stage.
England
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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.
Finland
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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
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France were one of seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[10] 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.
Germany
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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.
Gibraltar
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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.
Greece
Greece were the only team to debut in the 2016 World Cup after John Michael secured a Tour Card at Q-School.
Guyana
Guyana is one of the newer participants in the World Cup, making their debut in 2023.
Hong Kong
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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.
Hungary
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Hungary did not play in the first World Cup, but have been present for every edition since 2012, although they've never gone past the last 16.
Iceland
Iceland made their debut in 2023 and won their first match in 2024.
India
India were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[10]
Ireland
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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
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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. 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.
Japan
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Another ever-present, Japan's run to the semi-finals in 2019 bettered their previous best of quarter-final runs in 2013 and 2018.
Latvia
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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.[42][16] 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.[37]
Lithuania
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.[20]
Malaysia
After an absence of ten years, Malaysia returned in 2024.
Netherlands
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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.
- As world number three Michael van Gerwen was eligible to play in the World Cup, but declined to participate due to having a holiday booked.[43]
New Zealand
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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.
Northern Ireland
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A team who have always been a top 8 seed, the Northern Irish team have reached the semi-finals on two occasions.
Norway
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.[10]
Philippines
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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, and after missing the 2017 and 2018 tournaments, they returned in 2019.
Poland
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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.[44]
Portugal
Portugal were invited to play at their first World Cup of Darts in 2020, following the late withdrawal of Singapore.[45]
Russia
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.
Scotland
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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.[46]
Singapore
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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.[10] 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.
Slovakia
Slovakia have 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.
Slovenia
Slovenia have 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.
South Africa
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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
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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.[5] Since then, they only progressed further than the last 16 only once in 10 years.
- Top-ranked Spaniard Cristo Reyes was replaced by third-ranked Spaniard Noguera for undisclosed reasons in the 2020 World Cup.[45]
Sweden
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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
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Switzerland were one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup as a last minute addition due to the withdrawal of Latvia.[16] After only playing two editions of the tournament, they were replaced by Lithuania in 2019,[20] but they returned to the tournament in 2022.
Thailand
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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.[10] 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.
Ukraine
Ukraine became one of three new nations participating in the World Cup, when they made their debut in 2023.
United States
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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.[5][7]
Wales
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After three runners-up finishes in 2010, 2017, and 2022, the Welsh team have won the tournament twice in 2020, and 2023.[48]
- Gerwyn Price withdrew for medical reasons and was replaced with Jim Williams. As this was after the draw Wales's second seeding was maintained.[49]
Legend
| W | RU | SF | QF | #R | G# |
(W) winners; (RU) runners-up; (SF) semifinalists; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 2, 1; (G#) round-robin stage
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