Huybrechts passed fit as pairings confirmed for 2024 World Cup of Darts
All 40 nations competing in the 2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts have announced their pairings, ahead of the annual global darts tournament later this month.
England, the top seeds and four-time champions, will be represented by World Champion Luke Humphries, who is making his World Cup debut, and World Number Three Michael Smith.
Welsh duo Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton will be the second seeds when they return to defend their championship for the second time in 2023.
Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert will represent four-time winners and third-seeded Netherlands, while Peter Wright and Gary Anderson will represent two-time champions and fourth seed Scotland.
Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock will continue the friendship that helped Australia win the title in 2022, while former runners-up Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, and Austria are also ranked 5-16.
With all pairings determined, the Group Stage draw will be made on Wednesday, June 19.
The well implemented redesigned structure from last year will return in 2024, with group and knockout stages for all Doubles matches spread across four days of activity.
The top four nations, based on the lowest cumulative PDC Order of Merit rating of the two competing players, will be seeded and advance to the second round.
The remaining 36 teams will be divided into 12 groups of three for the round-robin first round, including 12 seeded nations, with the group winner advancing.
The second round, featuring the last 16 nations, will be split into two sessions on Saturday, June 29, before the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon, and the tournament will conclude with the semi-finals and final on Sunday evening, with the eventual champions earning a total of £80,000 in prize money.
Competing Nations & Pairings
Seeds 1-4 – Through to Round Two
(1) England – Luke Humphries, Michael Smith
(2) Wales – Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton
(3) Netherlands – Michael van Gerwen, Danny Noppert
(4) Scotland – Peter Wright, Gary Anderson
Seeds 5-16 – Seeded for Group Stage
(5) Belgium – Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts
(6) Northern Ireland – Josh Rock, Brendan Dolan
(7) Germany – Martin Schindler, Gabriel Clemens
(8) Australia – Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock
(9) Republic of Ireland – William O’Connor, Keane Barry
(10) Austria – Rowby-John Rodriguez, Mensur Suljovic
(11) Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski, Radek Szaganski
(12) Czechia – Adam Gawlas, Karel Sedlacek
(13) Croatia – Boris Krcmar, Romeo Grvabac
(14) France – Jacques Labre, Thibault Tricole
(15) Sweden – Jeffrey de Graaf, Oskar Lukasiak
(16) USA – Danny Lauby, Jules van Dongen
Non-Seeded Nations
Bahrain – Basem Mahmood, Duda Durra
Canada – Matt Campbell, David Cameron
China – Xiaochen Zong, Chengan Liu
Chinese Taipei – Teng-Lieh Pupo, An-Sheng Lu
Denmark – Benjamin Reus, Claus Bendix Nielsen
Finland – Marko Kantele, Teemu Harju
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 Gudmundsson
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, Mohamad Nasir
New Zealand – Haupai Puha, Ben Robb
Norway – Cor Dekker, Hakon Bjorge Helling
Philippines – Christian Perez, Alexis Toylo
Portugal – Jose de Sousa, David Gomes
Singapore – Paul Lim, Harith Lim
South Africa – Johan Geldenhuys, Cameron Carolissen
Spain – Jose Justicia, Jesus Noguera
Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont, Bruno Stockli
Thursday June 27 (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Group Stage – Opening Matches
Friday June 28
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)
Group Stage – Second Matches
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Group Stage – Final Matches
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.
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
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