2022 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2022 Cazoo World Cup of Darts is the upcoming twelfth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It will take place from 16–19 June 2022 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. Scotland (represented by Peter Wright and John Henderson) are the defending champions after beating Austria (represented by Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez) 3–1 in the 2021 final. Format. The tournament is expected to remain at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. If the tournament  is to continue as with recent years, the tournament would be 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. But there are unconfirmed rumours , that a new format shakeup, like with the 2022 Premier League Darts might be in the offing, even with the possibility of all pairs matches, although that has yet to be confirmed. Prize money. Total prize money remained at £350,000. The prize money per team was: Teams and seedings. All players named on the seeded nations are the top 2 of each nation on the PDC Order of Merit, although team selection is subject to change. Players on the unseeded nations list are players chosen by qualification tournaments specifically for this event. The Top 8 nations based on combined  Order of Merit rankings will be seeded. As of German Darts Grand Prix (18 April), they are as follows: Seeded nations Presumed nations (Only nations with 2 players who hold PDC Tour Cards (or with 2 players on the Order of Merit) will be listed here) Unseeded nations (Only nations confirmed to have entered will be listed here) Results. Second round. Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match. Quarter-finals. Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of  seven legs doubles match settled the match. 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 were played to determine the champion.