2024 World Cup of Darts Draw and Schedule

Germany will begin their pursuit for the 2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts against New Zealand on Thursday night in Frankfurt, while former champions Australia will face Japan.

The 2024 World Cup of Darts will take place at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 27 to 30, with 40 teams competing for the coveted title and a share of the £450,000 prize fund.

The revised format, which was successfully debuted last year, will return in 2024, with group and knockout stages including Doubles matches spread across four days of action.

The top four nations, based on the lowest cumulative PDC Order of Merit rating of the two participating players, are seeded and will advance to the second round stage.

Reigning champions. Wales’ championship defence will begin in the last 16, facing four-time champions England and the Netherlands, as well as two-time winners Scotland.

The remaining 36 nations have been divided into 12 groups of three for the round-robin phase, including 12 seeded nations, with the group winner advancing.

Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens will spearhead Germany’s title challenge at home, where they will meet 2019 quarterfinalists New Zealand and 2013 semifinalists Finland in Group C.

Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock led Australia to World Cup triumph in 2022, and their relationship will continue in 2024, when they top Group D against 2019 semi-finalists Japan and Hong Kong.

Dimitri Van den Bergh, the UK Open champion, and Kim Huybrechts, the 2013 World Cup finalist, will return to represent Belgium, which is seeded fifth and will face Singapore and Philippines in Group A.

Josh Rock will make his World Cup of Darts debut alongside Brendan Dolan for sixth-seeded Northern Ireland, which will face South Africa and Switzerland in Group B.

Former finalists. In Group E, the Republic of Ireland will face Lithuania and Chinese Taipei, while Rowby-John Rodriguez and Mensur Suljovic will represent 2021 runners-up Austria against China and Guyana.

Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski will represent Poland in Group G, where they will face Norway and Hungary for a place in the knockout stages.

Group H consists of the Czech Republic, Bahrain, and Iceland, while Croatia leads Group I, which includes Malaysia and three-time quarter-finalists Canada, led by freshly crowned North American champion Matt Campbell.

Jacques Labre and Thibault Tricole led France to the quarterfinals a year ago, and they will continue their alliance in Group J, which also includes Latvia and tournament favourites Denmark.

Sweden, Spain, and Gibraltar will compete in Group K, while the United States, Portugal, and Italy round out Group L.

The losing nations from Thursday’s initial matches will face the third team from each group in Friday’s afternoon session, before the decisive group games on Friday evening.

Group H consists of the Czech Republic, Bahrain, and Iceland, while Croatia leads Group I, which includes Malaysia and three-time quarter-finalists Canada, led by freshly crowned North American champion Matt Campbell.

Jacques Labre and Thibault Tricole led France to the quarterfinals a year ago, and they will continue their alliance in Group J, which also includes Latvia and tournament favourites Denmark.

Sweden, Spain, and Gibraltar will compete in Group K, while the United States, Portugal, and Italy round out Group L.

The losing nations from Thursday’s initial matches will face the third team from each group in Friday’s afternoon session, before the decisive group games on Friday evening.

2024 World Cup of Darts Draw and Schedule 

Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany

June 27-30 2024

Seeded through to Second Round

(1) England

(2) Wales

(3) Netherlands

(4) Scotland

Group Stage Draw

Group A

(5) Belgium

Singapore

Philippines

Group B

(6) Northern Ireland

South Africa

Switzerland

Group C

(7) Germany

New Zealand

Finland

Group D

(8) Australia

Japan

Hong Kong

Group E

(9) Republic of Ireland

Lithuania

Chinese Taipei

Group F

(10) Austria

China

Guyana

Group G

(11) Poland

Norway

Hungary

Group H

(12) Czech Republic

Bahrain

Iceland

Group I

(13) Croatia

Malaysia

Canada

Group J

(14) France

Latvia

Denmark

Group K

(15) Sweden

Spain

Gibraltar

Group L

(16) USA

Portugal

Italy

Draw Bracket – Second Round onwards

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Session Schedule

Thursday June 27 (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Group Stage – First Matches x12

Team 1 v Team 2 from each group – match order TBC

Belgium v Singapore (A)

Northern Ireland v South Africa (B)

Germany v New Zealand (C)

Australia v Japan (D)

Republic of Ireland v Lithuania (E)

Austria v China (F)

Poland v Norway (G)

Czech Republic v Bahrain (H)

Croatia v Malaysia (I)

France v Latvia (J)

Sweden v Spain (K)

USA v Portugal (L)

Friday June 28

Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)

Group Stage – Second Matches x12

Loser First Match v Team 3

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Group Stage – Final Matches x12

Winner First Match v Team 3

Saturday June 29

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Second Round x4

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Second Round x4

Sunday June 30

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Semi-Finals

Final

Format

Group Stage – Best of seven legs

Second Round – Best of 15 legs

Quarter-Finals – Best of 15 legs

Semi-Finals – Best of 15 legs

Final – Best of 19 legs

All games will be played in a Doubles format.

Competing Nations & Pairings

Australia – Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock

Austria – Rowby-John Rodriguez, Mensur Suljovic

Bahrain – Basem Mahmood, Duda Durra

Belgium – Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts

Canada – Matt Campbell, David Cameron

China – Xiaochen Zong, Chengan Liu

Croatia – Boris Krcmar, Romeo Grvabac

Czech Republic – Adam Gawlas, Karel Sedlacek

Denmark – Benjamin Reus, Claus Bendix Nielsen

England – Luke Humphries, Michael Smith

Finland – Teemu Harju, Marko Kantele

France – Thibault Tricole, Jacques Labre

Germany – Martin Schindler, Gabriel Clemens

Gibraltar – Justin Hewitt, Craig Galliano

Guyana – Norman Madhoo, Sudesh Fitzgerald

Hong Kong – Lok Yin Lee, Man Lok Leung

Hungary – Gabor Jagica, Nandor Major

Iceland – Arngrimur Olafsson, Petur Rudrik Gudmundsson

Ireland – William O’Connor, Keane Barry

Italy – Michele Turetta, Massimo Dalla Rosa

Japan – Tomoya Goto, Ryusei Azemoto

Latvia – Madars Razma, Valters Melderis

Lithuania – Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas

Malaysia – Siik Hwang Wong, Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan

Netherlands – Michael van Gerwen, Danny Noppert

New Zealand – Haupai Puha, Ben Robb

Northern Ireland – Josh Rock, Brendan Dolan

Norway – Cor Dekker, Håkon Bjørge Helling

Philippines – Christian Perez, Alexis Toylo

Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski, Radek Szaganski

Portugal – Jose de Sousa, David Gomes

Scotland – Peter Wright, Gary Anderson

Singapore – Paul Lim, Harith Lim

South Africa – Johan Geldenhuys, Cameron Carolissen

Spain – Jose Justicia, Jesus Noguera

Sweden – Jeffrey de Graaf, Oskar Lukasiak

Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont, Bruno Stöckli

Chinese Taipei – Teng-Lieh Pupo, An-Sheng Lu

USA – Danny Lauby, Jules van Dongen

Wales – Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton

Prize Fund (Per Team)

Winners – £80,000

Runners-Up – £50,000

Semi-Final Losers – £30,000

Quarter-Final Losers – £20,000

Last 16 Losers – £9,000

Second in Group – £5,000

Third in Group – £4,000

Total – £450,000