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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.

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PDC World Cup participants
  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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 Australia 14 2010 2024 Winners 2
 Austria 14 2010 2024 Runners-up 2
 Bahrain 2 2023 2024 Last 40 0
 Belgium 14 2010 2024 Runners-up 1
 Brazil 6 2017 2022 Last 16 0
 Canada 14 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 China 9 2014 2024 Last 16 0
 Chinese Taipei 1 2024 2024 Last 16 0
 Croatia 4 2012 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Czech Republic 10 2015 2024 Last 16 0
 Denmark 14 2010 2024 Last 16 0
 England 14 2010 2024 Winners 7
 Finland 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 France 3 2014 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Germany 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Gibraltar 14 2010 2024 Last 16 0
 Greece 6 2016 2021 Last 16 0
 Guyana 2 2023 2024 Last 40 0
 Hong Kong 11 2014 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Hungary 13 2012 2024 Last 16 0
 Iceland 2 2023 2024 Last 40 0
 India 3 2014 2023 Last 32 0
 Ireland 14 2010 2024 Runners-up 1
 Italy 12 2013 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Japan 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Latvia 4 2020 2024 Last 16 0
 Lithuania 6 2019 2024 Last 16 0
 Malaysia 3 2012 2024 Last 24 0
 Netherlands 14 2010 2024 Winners 5
 New Zealand 13 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Northern Ireland 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Norway 4 2014 2024 Last 16 0
 Philippines 9 2012 2024 Last 16 0
 Poland 13 2010 2024 Last 16 0
 Portugal 5 2020 2024 Last 16 0
 Russia 9 2010 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Scotland 14 2010 2024 Winners 4
 Singapore 10 2014 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Slovakia 1 2010 2010 Last 32 0
 Slovenia 1 2010 2010 Last 32 0
 South Africa 13 2012 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Spain 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Sweden 14 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Switzerland 5 2017 2024 Last 16 0
 Thailand 6 2014 2023 Last 32 0
 Ukraine 1 2023 2023 Last 40 0
 United States 14 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Wales 14 2010 2024 Winners 4
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Australia

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 Australia
Overall record34–14
Best performanceWinners: 2022
Members (CR)Damon Heta (9)[1]
Simon Whitlock (60)[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] 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.

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  1. Kyle Anderson was ranked above Damon Heta at the time of the 2020 tournament, but remained in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ii]
  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.
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Austria

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 Austria
Overall record24–17
Best performanceRunners-up: 2021, 2024
Members (CR)Mensur Suljović (56)[1]
Rowby-John Rodriguez (71)[1]
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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.

Bahrain

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 Bahrain
Overall record0–4
Members (CR)Basem Mahmood (NR)[1]
Duda Durra (NR)[1]
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Bahrain became one of three new nations participating in the World Cup, when they made their debut in 2023.

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2023 Bassim Mahmood Abdulnaser Yusuf G40 Latvia
New Zealand
[27]
2024 Duda Durra G40 Czech Republic
Iceland
[28]
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Belgium

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 Belgium
Overall record36–15
Best performanceRunners-up: 2013
Members (CR)Dimitri Van den Bergh (11)[1]
Kim Huybrechts (41)[1]
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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.

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Brazil

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 Brazil
Overall record2–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2017, 2018
Members (CR)Diogo Portela (NR)[1]
Artur Valle (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. Diogo Portela has been an ever-present for the team.

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2017 Diogo Portela Alexandre Sattin 2R Germany [15][16]
2018 Bruno Rangel 2R Scotland [17][18]
2019 Artur Valle 1R Sweden [19][20]
2020 Bruno Rangel 1R Netherlands [21][31]
2021 Artur Valle 1R England [23][32]
2022 1R Netherlands [25][33]
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Canada

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 Canada
Overall record15–16
Best performanceLast 8: 2010, 2016, 2019, 2020
Members (CR)David Cameron (NR)[1]
Matt Campbell (55)[1]
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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
Overall record2–10
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
Members (CR)Zong Xiao Chen (NR)[1]
Chengan Liu (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] Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, they had to withdraw from the 2020 tournament, and miss the 2022 tournament altogether.[34]

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2014 Yin Deng Jun Cai 1R Austria [9][10]
2015 Jun Chen Xuejie Huang 1R Japan [11][12]
2016 Yuanjun Liu Wenge Xie 2R England [13][14]
2017 Weihong Li 1R Austria [15][16]
2018 Zong Xiao Chen Momo Zhou 1R Switzerland [17][18]
2019 Yuanjun Liu 1R United States [19][20]
2020 Zizhao Zheng Di Zhuang Withdrew [35]
2021 Wenqing Liu Jianfeng Lu 1R Scotland [23][36]
2022 Did not play
2023 Zong Xiao Chen Lihao Wen G40 Belgium
Finland
[27]
2024 Chengan Liu G40 Austria [28]
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Chinese Taipei

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 Chinese Taipei
Overall record2–1
Best performanceLast 16: 2024
Members (CR)Teng Lieh Pupo (NR)[1]
An-Sheng Lu (NR)[1]
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Chinese Taipei made their debut in 2024. Highlights in their debut included a win over 2019 runners-up, Ireland.

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2024 Teng Lieh Pupo An-Sheng Lu 2R Austria [28]
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Croatia

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 Croatia
Overall record8–5
Best performanceLast 8: 2013, 2024
Members (CR)Boris Krčmar (58)[1]
Romeo Grbavac (149)[1]
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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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2012 Tonči Restović Boris Krčmar 18 2R Wales [5][6]
2013 Robert Marijanović QF Australia (group)
Belgium (QF)
[7][8]
2014 Did not play [9][10]
2015 [11][12]
2016 [13][14]
2017 [15][16]
2018 [17][18]
2019 [19][20]
2020 [21][22]
2021 Boris Krčmar Pero Ljubić Withdrew [23][37]
2022 Did not play [25]
2023 Boris Krčmar Romeo Grbavac 2R Australia [27]
2024 13 QF Austria [28]
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Czech Republic

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 Czech Republic
Overall record3–10
Best performanceLast 16: 2024
Members (CR)Adam Gawlas (65)[1]
Karel Sedláček (68)[1]
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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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 Denmark
Overall record5–16
Best performanceLast 16: 2012, 2016, 2022
Members (CR)Vladimir Andersen (NR)[1]
Benjamin Drue Reus (NR)[1]
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An ever-present in the competition, the Danes have never gone beyond the last 16 stage.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Per Laursen Vladimir Andersen 19 1R Austria [3][4]
2012 Jann Hoffmann 17 2R N. Ireland [5][6]
2013 G24 Ireland [7][8]
2014 Dennis Lindskjold 1R Australia [9][10]
2015 Per Skau 1R England [11][12]
2016 Daniel Jensen 2R Australia [13][14]
2017 Alex Jensen 1R Australia [15][16]
2018 Henrik Primdal 1R Brazil [17][18]
2019 Niels Heinsøe 1R Scotland [19][20]
2020 1R New Zealand [21][31]
2021 Andreas Toft Jørgensen 1R Netherlands [23][36]
2022 Vladimir Andersen 2R Germany [25][29]
2023 Benjamin Drue Reus 2R Wales [27]
2024 Claus Bendix Nielsen G40 France
Latvia
[28]
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England

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 England
Overall record45–9
Best performanceWinner (5): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2024
Members (CR)Michael Smith (2)[1]
Luke Humphries (1)[1]
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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 won their 5th World Cup in 2024, with the pairing of Luke Humphries and Michael Smith.

Finland

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 Finland
Overall record5–16
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2013
Members (CR)Marko Kantele (154)[1]
Teemu Harju (182)[1]
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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
Overall record5–3
Best performanceLast 8: 2023
Members (CR)Jacques Labre (135)[1]
Thibault Tricole (79)[1]
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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.[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.

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Germany

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 Germany
Overall record24–14
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2020, 2023
Members (CR)Gabriel Clemens (27)[1]
Martin Schindler (22)[1]
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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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 Gibraltar
Overall record3–15
Best performanceLast 16: 2015
Members (CR)Justin Hewitt (NR)[1]
Craig Galliano (NR)[1]
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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.

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2010 Dyson Parody Dylan Duo 17 1R Russia [3][4]
2012 16 1R Denmark [5][6]
2013 G24 Netherlands
Poland
[7][8]
2014 1R Sweden [9][10]
2015 Manuel Vilerio 13 2R Australia [11][12]
2016 1R Norway [13][14]
2017 Dylan Duo 1R England [15][16]
2018 Justin Broton 1R Netherlands [17][18]
2019 Antony Lopez 1R Japan [19][20]
2020 Craig Galliano Justin Hewitt 1R Lithuania [21][31]
2021 Sean Negrette 1R Singapore [23][36]
2022 Craig Galliano 1R N. Ireland [25][33]
2023 G40 Australia [27]
2024 G40 Sweden [28]
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Greece

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 Greece
Overall record2–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2017, 2020
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Greece were the only team to debut in the 2016 World Cup after John Michael secured a Tour Card at Q-School.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2016 John Michael Ioannis Selachoglou 1R Canada [13][14]
2017 2R Belgium [15][16]
2018 Veniamin Symeonidis 1R Finland [17][18]
2019 1R Ireland [19][20]
2020 2R Germany [21][39]
2021 1R Belgium [23][37]
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Guyana

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 Guyana
Overall record0 - 4
Members (CR)Sudesh Fitzgerald (NR)[1]
Norman Madhoo (NR)[1]
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Guyana is one of the newer participants in the World Cup, making their debut in 2023.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2023 Sudesh Fitzgerald Norman Madhoo G40 Australia
Gibraltar
[27]
2024 G40 Austria
China
[28]
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Hong Kong

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 Hong Kong
Overall record4–12
Best performanceLast 8: 2015
Members (CR)Lee Lok Yin (NR)[1]
Man Lok Leung (NR)[1]
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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.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Royden Lam Scott MacKenzie 13 2R Australia [9][10]
2015 QF Scotland [11][12]
2016 1R Ireland [13][14]
2017 Kai Fan Leung 1R Russia [15][16]
2018 Ho-Yin Shek 1R Australia [17][18]
2019 Kai Fan Leung 1R Belgium [19][20]
2020 1R Latvia [21][31]
2021 Man Lok Leung 1R N. Ireland [23][32]
2022 Lee Lok Yin Ching Ho Tung 1R Scotland [25][38]
2023 Man Lok Leung G40 Germany
Japan
[27]
2024 G40 Australia [28]
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Hungary

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 Hungary
Overall record3–15
Best performanceLast 16: 2015, 2016
Members (CR)Nándor Major (NR)[1]
Gábor Jagicza (NR)[1]
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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.

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2012 Nándor Bezzeg Krisztián Kaufmann 24 1R Canada [5][6]
2013 Zsolt Mészáros G24 N. Ireland
Belgium
[7][8]
2014 1R United States [9][10]
2015 Gábor Takács 2R Scotland [11][12]
2016 Patrik Kovács 2R Belgium [13][14]
2017 János Végső Zoltán Mester 1R Canada [15][16]
2018 Nándor Bezzeg Tamás Alexits 1R South Africa [17][18]
2019 János Végső Pál Székely 1R Germany [19][20]
2020 Patrik Kovács 1R Portugal [21][31]
2021 1R Lithuania [23][36]
2022 Gergely Lakatos Nándor Prés 1R Latvia [25][38]
2023 Patrik Kovács Levente Sárai G40 Canada [27]
2024 Gábor Jagicza Nándor Major G40 Norway
Poland
[28]
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Iceland

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 Iceland
Overall record1–3
Members (CR)Pétur Rúðrik Guðmondsson (NR)[1]
Arngrímur Ólafsson (NR)[1]
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Iceland made their debut in 2023 and won their first match in 2024.

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2023 Vitor Charrua Hallgrímur Egilsson G40 South Africa
Spain
[27]
2024 Pétur Rúðrik Guðmundsson Arngrímur Ólafsson G40 Czech Republic [28]
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India

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 India
Overall record0–4
Best performanceLast 32: 2014, 2015
Members (CR)Prakash Jiwa (NR)[1]
Amit Gilitwala (NR)[1]
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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.[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.

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Ireland

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 Ireland
Overall record13–14
Best performanceRunners-up: 2019
Members (CR)William O'Connor (48)[1]
Keane Barry (52)[1]
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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
Overall record4–13
Best performanceLast 8: 2024
Members (CR)Massimo Dalla-Rossa (NR)[1]
Michele Turetta (142)[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. 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.

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2013 Daniele Petri Matteo Dal Monte G24 Wales
Spain
[7][8]
2014 Marco Brentegani 1R Netherlands [9][10]
2015 1R Gibraltar [11][12]
2016 Michel Furlani 1R Austria [13][14]
2017 Gabriel Rollo 1R United States [15][16]
2018 Alessio Medaina Michel Furlani 1R Canada [17][18]
2019 Stefano Tomassetti Andrea Micheletti 1R Canada [19][20]
2020 Daniele Petri 1R Spain [21][31]
2021 Michele Turetta Danilo Vigato 1R Australia [23][36]
2022 Giuseppe di Rocco Gabriel Rollo 1R Portugal [25][38]
2023 Michele Turetta Massimo Dante G40 Sweden [27]
2024 Massimo Dalla Rosa QF Belgium [28]
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Japan

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 Japan
Overall record11–16
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2019
Members (CR)Jun Matsuda (NR)[1]
Tomoya Goto (NR)[1]
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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.

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Latvia

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 Latvia
Overall record5–4
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2022
Members (CR)Madars Razma (44)[1]
Valters Melderis (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.[40][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.[35]

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Madars Razma Nauris Gleglu Withdrew [15][16]
2018 Did not play [17][18]
2019 [19][20]
2020 Madars Razma Janis Mustafejevs 2R Belgium [35][39]
2021 Did not play [23]
2022 Madars Razma Nauris Gleglu 2R England [25][29]
2023 Dmitrijs Žukovs 15 2R Wales [27]
2024 Valters Melderis G40 France [28]
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Lithuania

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 Lithuania
Overall record3–7
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2021
Members (CR)Darius Labanauskas (159)[1]
Mindaugas Barauskas (NR)[1]
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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]

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2019 Darius Labanauskas Mindaugas Barauskas 1R New Zealand [19][20]
2020 2R England [21][39]
2021 2R Wales [23][30]
2022 1R Australia [25][38]
2023 G40 Poland [27]
2024 G40 Chinese Taipei
Ireland
[28]
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Malaysia

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 Malaysia
Overall record0–4
Best performanceLast 24: 2012
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After an absence of ten years, Malaysia returned in 2024.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Lee Choon Peng Amin Abdul-Ghani 23 1R Ireland [5][6]
2013 Did not play [7][8]
2014 Kesava Roa Thomat Darus 1R N. Ireland [9][10]
2015 Did not play [11][12]
2016 [13][14]
2017 [15][16]
2018 [17][18]
2019 [19][20]
2020 [21][22]
2021 [23][37]
2022 [25]
2023 [27]
2024 Mohd-Nasr Bin Jantan Siik Hwang Wong G40 Canada
Croatia
[28]
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Netherlands

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 Netherlands
Overall record42–10
Best performanceWinners: 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018
Members (CR)Michael van Gerwen (3)[1]
Danny Noppert (13)[1]
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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.

New Zealand

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 New Zealand
Overall record8–14
Best performanceLast 8: 2019
Members (CR)Ben Robb (NR)[1]
Haupai Puha (124)[1]
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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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 Northern Ireland
Overall record21–14
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2014, 2016
Members (CR)Brendan Dolan (30)[1]
Josh Rock (18)[1]
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A team who have always been a top 8 seed, the Northern Irish team have only reached the semi-finals on two occasions.

Norway

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 Norway
Overall record2–4
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
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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]

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2014 Robert Wagner Vegar Elvevoll 1R Hong Kong [9][10]
2015 1R Spain [11][12]
2016 Cor Dekker 2R Scotland [13][14]
2017 Did not play [15][16]
2018 [17][18]
2019 [19][20]
2020 [21][22]
2021 [23][37]
2022 [25]
2023 [27]
2024 Cor Dekker Håkon Bjørge Helling G40 Poland [28]
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Philippines

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 Philippines
Overall record4–9
Best performanceLast 16: 2016, 2023
Members (CR)Christian Perez (116)[1]
Alexis Toylo (NR)[1]
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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.

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Poland

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 Poland
Overall record10–14
Best performanceLast 16: 2013, 2014, 2019–2022, 2024
Members (CR)Krzysztof Ratajski (31)[1]
Radek Szagański (NR)[1]
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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.[41]

Portugal

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 Portugal
Overall record4–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2021, 2022
Members (CR)José de Sousa (40)[1]
David Gomes (NR)[1]
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Portugal were invited to play at their first World Cup of Darts in 2020, following the late withdrawal of Singapore.[42]

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2020 José de Sousa José Marquês 2R Austria [42][39]
2021 2R N. Ireland [23][30]
2022 Vítor Jerónimo 2R Scotland [25][29]
2023 Luis Almeixa G40 Poland
Lithuania
[27]
2024 David Gomes G40 Italy [28]
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Russia

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 Russia
Overall record3–9
Best performanceLast 8: 2017
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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.

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Scotland

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 Scotland
Overall record32–12
Best performanceWinners: 2019, 2021
Members (CR)Peter Wright (17)[1]
Gary Anderson (14)[1]
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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.

  1. 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.[iv]
  2. John Henderson replaced Gary Anderson, who did not enter for personal reasons.
  3. Reigning champion John Henderson was invited to defend his title, despite being the sixth-ranked Scottish player on the PDC Order of Merit.
  4. Allen, Dave. "Henderson & Thornton to team up in BetVictor World Cup". PDC. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

Singapore

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 Singapore
Overall record7–12
Best performanceLast 8: 2017
Members (CR)Paul Lim (NR)[1]
Harith Lim (NR)[1]
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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.[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.

Slovakia

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 Slovakia
Overall record0–1
Best performanceLast 24: 2010
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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.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Peter Martin Oto Zmelik 24 1R Ireland [3][4]
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Slovenia

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 Slovenia
Overall record0–1
Best performanceLast 24: 2010
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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.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Osmann Kijamet Sebastijan Pečjak 18 1R Sweden [3][4]
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South Africa

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 South Africa
Overall record13–14
Best performanceLast 8: 2012, 2014
Members (CR)Cameron Carolissen (NR)[1]
Johan Geldenhuys (NR)[1]
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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.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Devon Petersen Shawn Hogan 19 QF Wales [5][6]
2013 Charl Pietersen 2R England [7][8]
2014 Devon Petersen Graham Filby QF England [9][10]
2015 14 2R Netherlands [11][12]
2016 1R Singapore [13][14]
2017 Deon Oliver 2R England [15][16]
2018 Liam O'Brien 2R Netherlands [17][18]
2019 Vernon Bouwers 2R New Zealand [19][20]
2020 Carl Gabriel 1R Poland [21][31]
2021 2R England [23][30]
2022 Stefan Vermaak 1R Sweden [25][38]
2023 Vernon Bouwers 2R France [27]
2024 Cameron Carolissen Johan Geldenhuys G40 Northern Ireland [27]
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Spain

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 Spain
Overall record12–17
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2010
Members (CR)José Justicia (NR)[1]
Tony Martinez (NR)[1]
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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.[4] Since then, they only progressed further than the last 16 only once in 10 years.

  1. Top-ranked Spaniard Cristo Reyes was replaced by third-ranked Spaniard Noguera for undisclosed reasons in the 2020 World Cup.[ii]

Sweden

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 Sweden
Overall record11–15
Best performanceLast 8: 2023, 2024
Members (CR)Jeffrey de Graaf (81)[1]
Oskar Lukasiak (150)[1]
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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.

Switzerland

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 Switzerland
Overall record1–7
Best performanceLast 16: 2018
Members (CR)Stefan Bellmont (124)[1]
Marcel Walpen (182)[1]
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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.[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.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Patrick Rey Philipp Ruckstuhl 1R Brazil [15][16]
2018 Alex Fehlmann Andy Bless 2R Wales [17][18]
2019 Did not play [19][20]
2020 [21][22]
2021 [23][37]
2022 Stefan Bellmont Thomas Junghans 1R New Zealand [25][33]
2023 Marcel Walpen 16 G40 Sweden
Italy
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2024 Bruno Stöckli G40 Northern Ireland
South Africa
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Thailand

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 Thailand
Overall record0–7
Best performanceLast 32: 2014–2018
Members (CR)Thanawat Gaweenuntawong (NR)[1]
Attapol Eupakaree (NR)[1]
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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.[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.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Watanyu Charoonroj 1R England [9][10]
2015 Attapol Eupakaree 1R N. Ireland [11][12]
2016 1R  Hungary [13][14]
2017 1R Greece [15][16]
2018 1R Wales [17][18]
2019 Did not play [19][20]
2020 [21][22]
2021 [23][37]
2022 [25]
2023 Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Attapol Eupakaree G40 Croatia
Ireland
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Ukraine

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 Ukraine
Overall record0–2
Members (CR)Vladyslav Omelchenko (NR)[1]
Ilya Pekaruk (NR)[1]
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Ukraine became one of three new nations participating in the World Cup, when they made their debut in 2023.

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Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2023 Vladyslav Omelchenko Ilya Pekaruk G40 France
N. Ireland
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United States

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 United States
Overall record9–17
Best performanceLast 8: 2010, 2012
Members (CR)Jules van Dongen (152)[1]
Danny Lauby (112)[1]
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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]

  1. 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.[ii]
  2. "2020 BetVictor World Cup of Darts teams confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 8 November 2020. Although also qualified for the 2021 edition, he was again forced to withdraw for personal reasons.

Wales

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 Wales
Overall record34–13
Best performanceWinners (2): 2020, 2023
Members (CR)Jonny Clayton (7)[1]
Jim Williams (46)[1]
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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.[43]

  1. Gerwyn Price withdrew for medical reasons and was replaced with Jim Williams. As this was after the draw Wales's second seeding was maintained.[ii]
  2. Gorton, Josh. "Price ruled out of BetVictor World Cup of Darts". pdc.tv. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

Legend

Key
W RU SF QF #R G#
(W) winners; (RU) runners-up; (SF) semifinalists; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 2, 1; (G#) round-robin stage

References

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