# 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts

The 2024 BetVictor World Cup of Darts was the fourteenth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 27 to 30 June 2024 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
Wales were the defending champions, after Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price defeated the Scotland team, consisting of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, 10–2 in the 2023 final. They were represented by Clayton and Jim Williams, and were eliminated in the second round, losing 6–8 to Croatia.
England (represented by Luke Humphries and Michael Smith) won their record-breaking fifth World Cup, defeating Austria 10–6 in the final.

## Format

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.
In this format, all rounds were a single match played in doubles format:
* Group stage: Best of seven legs
* Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Best of fifteen legs
* Final: Best of nineteen legs

## Prize money

The total prize money remained at £450,000.
The prize money per team was:
| Position (no. of teams) | 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 |

## Teams and seedings

The 40 nations taking part in the tournament were confirmed on 22 May, with three changes to the 2023 tournament.
As in 2023, a qualifier was held to determine the Latin American representative, which was won again by Guyana. 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. Chinese Taipei made their World Cup debut, while Malaysia returned for the first time since 2014. Of the 2023 participants, India and Thailand failed to qualify and did not return.
Ukraine did not return after debuting in 2023, while Norway returned for the first time since 2016.
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, and the top players from the Nordic & Baltic regions were confirmed on 2 June.
The players for the tournament were finalised on 18 June.
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. Gerwyn Price withdrew after the draw and was replaced with Jim Williams – as this was after the draw Wales's seeding was maintained.
The teams and players were as follows:
| Rank | Country | Players |
| 1 | England | Luke Humphries and Michael Smith |
| 2 | Wales | Jonny Clayton and Jim Williams |
| 3 | Netherlands | Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert |
| 4 | Scotland | Peter Wright and Gary Anderson |
| 5 | Belgium | Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan |
| 7 | Germany | Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens |
| 8 | Australia | Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock |
| 9 | Ireland | William O'Connor and Keane Barry |
| 10 | Austria | Rowby-John Rodriguez and Mensur Suljović |
| 11 | Poland | Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szagański |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Adam Gawlas and Karel Sedláček |
| 13 | Croatia | Boris Krčmar and Romeo Grbavac |
| 14 | France | Thibault Tricole and Jacques Labre |
| 15 | Sweden | Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak |
| 16 | United States | Danny Lauby and Jules van Dongen |
| Country | Players |
| Bahrain | Duda Durra and Basem Mahmood |
| Canada | David Cameron and Matt Campbell |
| China | Chengan Liu and Zong Xiao Chen |
| Chinese Taipei | Teng Lieh Pupo and An-Sheng Lu |
| Denmark | Benjamin Reus and Claus Bendix Nielsen |
| Finland | Teemu Harju and Marko Kantele |
| Gibraltar | Craig Galliano and Justin Hewitt |
| Guyana | Sudesh Fitzgerald and Norman Madhoo |
| Hong Kong | Lok Yin Lee and Man Lok Leung |
| Hungary | Gábor Jagicza and Nándor Major |
| Iceland | Pétur Rúðrik Guðmundsson and Arngrímur Ólafsson |
| Italy | Massimo Dalla Rosa and Michele Turetta |
| Japan | Ryusei Azemoto and Tomoya Goto |
| Latvia | Valters Melderis and Madars Razma |
| Lithuania | Mindaugas Barauskas and Darius Labanauskas |
| Malaysia | Mohd-Nasr Bin Jantan and Siik Hwang Wong |
| New Zealand | Haupai Puha and Ben Robb |
| Norway | Cor Dekker and Håkon Bjørge Helling |
| Philippines | Christian Perez and Alexis Toylo |
| Portugal | José de Sousa and David Gomes |
| Singapore | Harith Lim and Paul Lim |
| South Africa | Cameron Carolissen and Johan Geldenhuys |
| Spain | José Justicia and Jesús Noguera |
| Switzerland | Stefan Bellmont and Bruno Stöckli |

## Stages

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

### Knockout stage

| Second round (best of 15 legs) 29 June | Second round (best of 15 legs) 29 June | Second round (best of 15 legs) 29 June | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 30 June | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 30 June | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 30 June | | Final (best of 19 legs) 30 June | Final (best of 19 legs) 30 June | Final (best of 19 legs) 30 June |
| 1 | England 86.23 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | France 78.36 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | France 78.36 | 3 | 1 | England 98.73 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Northern Ireland 90.61 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Northern Ireland 84.93 | 8 | 6 | Northern Ireland 90.61 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Germany 85.88 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Germany 85.88 | 7 | | | | 1 | England 96.39 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Scotland 94.07 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Scotland 88.86 | 8 | | | | | | | 4 | Scotland 94.07 | 4 | | | | |
| 11 | Poland 83.40 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Poland 83.40 | 2 | 4 | Scotland 86.40 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Sweden 88.26 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Czech Republic 80.44 | 6 | 15 | Sweden 88.26 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Sweden 84.06 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Sweden 84.06 | 8 | | | | | | | | 1 | England 100.62 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Austria 87.96 | 6 |
| 2 | Wales 91.69 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Austria 87.96 | 6 |
| 13 | Croatia 89.21 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Croatia 89.21 | 8 | 13 | Croatia 95.61 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Austria 89.39 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Austria 87.43 | 8 | 10 | Austria 89.39 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Chinese Taipei 85.53 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chinese Taipei 85.53 | 4 | | | | 10 | Austria 89.27 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Belgium 85.20 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Netherlands 100.96 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Belgium 85.20 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Belgium 97.31 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Belgium 97.31 | 8 | 5 | Belgium 86.21 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Italy 85.06 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Italy 82.48 | 8 | | Italy 85.06 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Australia 85.26 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |