2017 PDC World Cup of Darts

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The **2017 Betway World Cup of Darts** was the seventh edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 1–4 June 2017 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

The England pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the reigning champions, after beating the Netherlands' Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld 3–2 in the 2016 final. England were represented by Lewis and Dave Chisnall in this tournament, and they eventually lost 2–0 to the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

The Netherlands went on to win their third title after beating Wales, represented by Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster, in the final 3–1.

## Format

The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams are seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2017 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

Total prize money was increased by £50,000 from last year's tournament, to a total of £300,000.

The prize money will be per team:

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

## Teams and seeding

The list of teams was announced on 19 April 2017, with the seeds announced on 22 May. Brazil and Latvia were due to make their debuts, with Norway and the Philippines missing from last year's tournament, but on the day of the announcement of all the teams, Latvia (who were to be represented by Madars Razma and Nauris Gleglu) withdrew and were replaced with another debutant in Switzerland. Final confirmation of all teams came on 22 May 2017.

## Results

### 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**–1

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–0

 **Result** | **2**–1

### 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**–1

### 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.

### 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.

## References

1. ↑ World Cup of Darts: Netherlands duo Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld beat Wales in final. *Sporting Life* (5 June 2017).
2. ↑ Record Prize Money On Offer In 2017. PDC (19 December 2016).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Betway World Cup Nations Confirmed. PDC (19 April 2017).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Betway World Cup of Darts Teams. PDC (22 May 2017).
5. ↑ Li & Liu Secure Chinese World Cup Spots. PDC (16 May 2017).
6. ↑ Krnovský talent František Humpula jede na mistrovství světa týmů (cs) (3 May 2017).
7. ↑ Végső János és Mester Zoltán utazik a vb-re (hu) (16 April 2017).
8. ↑ PDC Qualifier Tournament 2017 World Cup of darts. A.s.d. Freccette Italia Dart.
9. ↑ Koltsov & Oreshkin Seal World Cup Spots. PDC (2 May 2017).
10. ↑ Betway World Cup of Darts Day One. PDC (1 June 2017).
11. ↑ Betway World Cup of Darts Day Two. PDC (2 June 2017).
12. ↑ Betway World Cup of Darts Second Round. PDC (3 June 2017).
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Dutch Delight In Betway World Cup of Darts. PDC (4 June 2017).