2022 PDC World Cup of Darts pairings confirmed

The 32 two-player pairings for the Cazoo World Cup of Darts in 2022 have been revealed ahead of the tournament in June in Germany.

The 12th World Cup, which will be held at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt from June 16 to 19, will feature two-player teams representing their country in a combination of Doubles and Singles events over four days.

Many nations had already confirmed their two-player lineups through various qualification events and criteria, however nations whose players qualified through the PDC Order of Merit had their lineups confirmed on Monday, May 30.

Peter Wright and John Henderson won the World Cup title for Scotland in 2021, and they will defend their title this summer.

England and the Netherlands, both four-time winners, will be represented by new-look pairings.

England will be represented by Michael Smith and James Wade, while the Netherlands will be represented by Danny Noppert and Dirk van Duijvenbode, with Michael van Gerwen missing the tournament due to arm surgery.

For the seventh year in a row, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton will return to recreate the partnership that brought the trophy to Wales in 2020.

Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez, last year’s runners-up, will team up again, while Belgium’s Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts will bring their enthusiasm to the stage.

Runners-up in 2019 William O’Connor and Steve Lennon will represent the Republic of Ireland once more.

Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock, as well as Daryl Gurney and Brendan Dolan for Northern Ireland, will try to bring the trophy back to Australia for the first time.

The German-dominated crowd in Frankfurt will undoubtedly support Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler.

Daniel Larsson’s performance in the Jack’s Dutch Darts Championship in Zwolle last weekend earned him a spot in the Sweden team to partner Johan Engstrom, with Dennis Nilsson missing out.

 

2022 Cazoo World Cup of Darts

Competing Nations & Pairings

Australia – Damon Heta & Simon Whitlock

Austria – Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez

Belgium – Dimitri Van den Bergh & Kim Huybrechts

Brazil – Diogo Portela & Artur Valle

Canada – Jeff Smith & Matt Campbell

Czech Republic – Adam Gawlas & Karel Sedlacek

Denmark – Vladimir Andersen & Andreas Toft Jörgensen

England – Michael Smith & James Wade

Finland – Marko Kantele & Aki Paavilainen

Germany – Gabriel Clemens & Martin Schindler

Gibraltar – Justin Hewitt & Craig Galliano

Hong Kong – Lok Yin Lee & Ho Tung Ching

Hungary – Nándor Prés & Gergely Lakatos

Italy – Guiseppe Di Rocco & Gabriel Rollo

Japan – Tomoyo Goto & Toru Suzuki

Latvia – Madars Razma & Nauris Gleglu 

Lithiuania – Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas

Netherlands – Danny Noppert & Dirk van Duijvenbode

New Zealand – Ben Robb & Warren Parry

Northern Ireland – Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan

Philippines – Lourence Ilagan & RJ Escaros

Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski & Sebastian Bialecki

Portugal – Jose de Sousa & Vítor Jerónimo

Republic of Ireland – William O’Connor & Steve Lennon

Scotland – Peter Wright & John Henderson

Singapore – Paul Lim & Harith Lim

South Africa – Devon Petersen & Stefan Vermaak

Spain – Jose Justicia & Tony Martinez

Sweden – Daniel Larsson & Johan Engstrom

Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont & Thomas Junghans

USA – Danny Baggish & Jules van Dongen

Wales – Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton