18 nations which have participated in every edition
22 current nations which have not participated in all editions
8 former participant nations
In the fifteen editions of theWorld Cup of Darts tournament organized by theProfessional Darts Corporation, 49 nations have competed. This is a list of all teams that have participated, organized by country.
An ever present at the World Cup, Australia reached the final in 2012 againstEngland. The match went all the way, being decided by a sudden death leg where all four players had darts at double beforeAdrian Lewis secured victory for England.[4] But in 2022, their 10-year agony came to an end whenDamon Heta andSimon Whitlock beatWales in the final to become the 5th different nation to win the trophy.
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 alongsideRowby-John Rodriguez, in 2021 and 2024. Both fairytale runs saw them lose in the final toScotland andEngland. Austria also temporarily hosted the event in 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Amongst teams that have never won the World Cup, Belgium has the best record, reaching the final 4 eight times, including a loss toEngland in the2013 final. The seven semi-finals statistic is third only to the four-time champions of England and theNetherlands. The Belgian team is also unique in being the only team to be composed of brothers, being represented byKim andRonny Huybrechts from 2013 to 2017. Kim represented Belgium from 2012 until 2024, but got replaced byMike De Decker after he won the2024 World Grand Prix and took his place in the top 32 on the Order of Merit, surpassing Kim.
Brazil was one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup and did so with a first round victory over other debutantSwitzerland.Diogo Portela has been an ever-present for the team.
Triple World championJohn Part was an ever-present in this tournament until 2018, with the team reaching the quarter-finals on four separate occasions.
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.[11] They notably became the second team to have a female representative at the World Cup when Momo Zhou teamed withZong Xiao Chen in 2018.[19] Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, they had to withdraw from the 2020 tournament, and miss the 2022 tournament altogether.[37]
Croatia didn't play in the inaugural World Cup, but were one of the 5 new teams to debut in the 2012 edition. Despite beatingNew Zealand andNorthern 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 toBoris Krčmar.
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. Czechia reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 2025.
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.
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 ofPhil Taylor andAdrian 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 ofLuke Humphries andMichael Smith.
Another ever-present team, Finland's record is unspectacular with the exception of a surprise semi-final run in 2013, including an upset victory overthe Dutch team ofMichael van Gerwen andRaymond van Barneveld.
France were one of seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[11] They lost 5–4 toWales 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 byScotland.
Despite having home advantage for most of the tournaments, the Germans' best runs came in 2020, 2023, and 2025 when they reached the semi-finals in Austria and Germany respectively, which included wins over their rivals,The Netherlands and former winners,England.
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 beatItaly,Guyana andSpain.
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 toScotland. They reached the quarter-finals for the second time in 2025.
After a relatively unspectacular record in the competition, the Republic of Ireland reached the final in 2019 after impressive wins overEngland and theNetherlands, beforeScotland claimed the title.
Michele Turetta (107)[1] Massimo Dalla Rosa (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 withdrawnPhilippines. 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.
Latvia were set to debut at the 2017 World Cup led by tour card holderMadars Razma along with Nauris Gleglu, but withdrew late on and were replaced bySwitzerland.[43][17] Following China's withdrawal from the 2020 tournament due to flight issues, Latvia finally made their long-awaited debut with a last leg victory overHong Kong.[38]
Lithuania were the only team to debut in the 2019 World Cup, taking the place ofSwitzerland after formerWDF number oneDarius Labanauskas secured a Tour Card at Q-School.[21]
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.
^abAs world number three, Michael van Gerwen was eligible to play in the World Cup, but declined to participate due to having a holiday booked. Gian van Veen replaced him on the team.[44]
The New Zealand team's only run of note came when they reached the quarter-finals in 2019. Due toCOVID-19 travel restrictions, they couldn't participate in the 2021 tournament, ending their ever-present record.
A team who have always been a top 8 seed, the Northern Irish team became the 6th different nation to win the tournament in2025, after the pairing ofDaryl Gurney andJosh Rock beat Wales in a sudden death deciding leg.
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.
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.[45]
After includingAnastasia Dobromyslova in the inaugural tournament, Russia would miss the next 2 tournaments, before reaching the quarter-finals in 2017, where they beatAustralia on the way.
After succumbing toSpain (twice) andSouth Africa in the first three tournaments, Scotland reached the final in 2015 and 2018, before winning the title in 2019 and again in 2021.
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.[11] Up until the 2025 tournament, the team have consistently been represented byPaul Lim andHarith Lim (no relation). Singapore notably knocked out the number one seededScotland in the first round to kick off a run to the quarter-finals in 2017.
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.
Daniel Zapata Castillo (NR)[1] Ricardo Fernández Carballo (NR)[1]
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Spain debuted in the inaugural World Cup with a second round upset of the top seedEngland in 2010, and progressing through the group stage eventually being swept byNetherlands in the semi-finals.[6] Since then, they only progressed further than the last 16 only once in 10 years.
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 were one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup as a last minute addition due to the withdrawal ofLatvia.[17] After only playing two editions of the tournament, they were replaced byLithuania in 2019,[21] but they returned to the tournament in 2022.
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.[11] 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.
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.[6][8]
^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 withvertigo.[48]