2015 PDC World Cup of Darts

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The **2015 bwin World Cup of Darts** was the fifth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 11–14 June 2015 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Netherlands pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Scotland's Gary Anderson and Peter Wright.

England with Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won their third title in the event by defeating Scotland's Anderson and Wright 3–2 in the final.

## Format

The tournament remained at 32 teams this year. 16 teams were seeded and drawn to face the remaining 16 teams in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2015 with the tournament being a straight knockout.

**First round:** Best of nine legs doubles.

**Second round, quarter and semi-finals:** Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

**Final:** Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.

## Prize money

Prize money was raised to £250,000 from last year's £200,000 prize fund. The prize money was per team:

 **Last 32  (first round)** | (16) | £3,000

## Teams and seeding

There were only two changes from the 2014 tournament. France and Malaysia were replaced with the Philippines and the Czech Republic, who made their long-awaited debut, after having to withdraw from the 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts, owing to adverse weather conditions.

## Results

### Draw

The draw was made on 27 May by Rod Harrington and Mark Paul.

### Second round

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–1

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

### Quarter-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–1

 **Result** | **2**–0

### Semi-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 **Result** | 2–0

 **Result** | **2**–1

### Final

Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs reverse singles matches are played to determine the champion.

 **Result** | **3**–2

## References

1. ↑ Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis clinch record third PDC World Cup win for England. ESPN (UK). Retrieved on June 14, 2015.
2. ↑ Bwin World Cup of Darts Draw Made. PDC. Retrieved on May 30, 2015.
3. ↑ Bwin World Cup of Darts Draw Made. PDC. Retrieved on May 30, 2015.
4. ↑ Bwin World Cup of Darts Draw Made. PDC. Retrieved on May 30, 2015.
5. ↑ Bwin World Cup of Darts Draw Made. PDC. Retrieved on May 30, 2015.
6. ↑ bwin World Cup of Darts Day One. PDC. Retrieved on June 11, 2015.
7. ↑ bwin World Cup of Darts Day Two. PDC. Retrieved on June 12, 2015.
8. ↑ bwin World Cup of Darts Second Round. PDC. Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
9. ↑ bwin World Cup of Darts Quarter-finals. PDC. Retrieved on June 14, 2015.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 bwin World Cup of Darts Final Session. PDC. Retrieved on June 14, 2015.