| 2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 27–30 June 2024 | ||
| Venue | Eissporthalle | ||
| Location | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £80,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Bruno Stöckli | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 England(Luke Humphries andMichael Smith) | |||
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The2024BetVictor World Cup of Darts was the fourteenth edition of thePDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 27 to 30 June 2024 at theEissporthalle inFrankfurt,Germany.
Wales were the defending champions, afterJonny Clayton andGerwyn Price defeated theScotland team, consisting ofPeter Wright andGary Anderson, 10–2 inthe 2023 final.[1] They were represented by Clayton andJim Williams, and were eliminated in the second round, losing 6–8 toCroatia.
England (represented byLuke Humphries andMichael Smith) won their record-breaking fifth World Cup, defeatingAustria 10–6 in the final.[2]
The new format introduced in the 2023 tournament remained, with forty teams taking part. The top four teams were seeded to the second round, with the other 36 competing in a group stage of 12 groups of three, with one qualifying from each group.[3]
In this format, all rounds were a single match played in doubles format:
The total prize money remained at £450,000.[3]
The prize money per team was:
| Position(no. of teams) | Prize money (Total: £450,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | (1) | £80,000 |
| Runners-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £20,000 |
| Last 16(Second round) | (8) | £9,000 |
| Second in group | (12) | £5,000 |
| Third in group | (12) | £4,000 |
The 40 nations taking part in the tournament were confirmed on 22 May, with three changes to the 2023 tournament.[4]
As in2023, a qualifier was held to determine the Latin American representative, which was won again by Guyana.[5] For the first time, an Asian qualifier was held. However, five Asian teams were given automatic spots, with three more spots available in the qualifier. Singapore, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia came through the qualifier.[6] Chinese Taipei made their World Cup debut, while Malaysia returned for the first time since2014.[7] Of the2023 participants, India and Thailand failed to qualify and did not return.
Ukraine did not return after debuting in2023, while Norway returned for the first time since2016.[4]
The top two players from nations represented by the PDC Order of Merit were confirmed on 27 May; the top players from nations on the PDC Asian Tour were confirmed on 19 May,[8] and the top players from the Nordic & Baltic regions were confirmed on 2 June.[9]
The players for the tournament were finalised on 18 June.[10]
The top four nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings were seeded to the second round, while the next twelve nations will be seeded in the group stage.[3]Gerwyn Price withdrew after the draw and was replaced withJim Williams – as this was after the draw Wales's seeding was maintained.[11]
The teams and players were as follows:
All group matches were best of 7 legs
After three games, the team that finished top in each group qualified for the knock-out stage
If teams were tied on points after all the matches were completed, the ties were broken based on leg difference
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; LD = Leg difference; Pts = Points
Group A[edit]
27 June
28 June
| Group B[edit]
27 June
28 June
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Group C[edit]
27 June
28 June
| Group D[edit]
27 June
28 June
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Group E[edit]
27 June
28 June
| Group F[edit]
27 June
28 June
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Group G[edit]
27 June
28 June
| Group H[edit]
27 June
28 June
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Group I[edit]
27 June
28 June
| Group J[edit]
27 June
28 June
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Group K[edit]
27 June
28 June
| Group L[edit]
27 June
28 June
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| Second round(best of 15 legs) 29 June | Quarter-finals(best of 15 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals(best of 15 legs) 30 June | Final(best of 19 legs) 30 June | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England 86.23 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  France 78.36 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England 98.73 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Northern Ireland 90.61 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Ireland 84.93 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Germany 85.88 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England 96.39 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Scotland 94.07 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Scotland 88.86 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Poland 83.40 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Scotland 86.40 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Sweden 88.26 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Czech Republic 80.44 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Sweden 84.06 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England 100.62 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Austria 87.96 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Wales 91.69 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Croatia 89.21 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Croatia 95.61 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Austria 89.39 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Austria 87.43 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei 85.53 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Austria 89.27 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Belgium 85.20 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Netherlands 100.96 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium 97.31 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium 86.21 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Italy 85.06 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 82.48 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Australia 85.26 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
