World Cup of Darts 2020: Draw, schedule, teams, results, odds & live Sky Sports TV coverage details

There were 32 nations bidding for glory at the annual pairs event, but in the end it was Wales who lifted it for the first time in their history thanks to Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton.

They defeated England's Rob Cross and Michael Smith in the final while Michael van Gerwen's Netherlands failed to get past the quarter-finals.

You can look back on how the event unfolded with the team line-ups, results, highlights and daily reviews plus there's details of the format, prize money and past winners.

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• (1) England 5-3 Philippines
• Lithuania 5-3 Gibraltar
• (8) Austria 5-2 USA
• Portugal* 5-0 Hungary
• (4) Northern Ireland 2-5 Canada
• New Zealand 5-2 Denmark
• (5) Belgium 5-4 Czech Republic
• Hong Kong 4-5 Latvia *
• (2) Wales 5-0 Russia
• Japan 3-5 Scotland
• (7) Republic of Ireland 2-5 Australia
• Poland 5-0 South Africa
• (3) Netherlands 5-1 Brazil
• Italy 4-5 Spain
• (6) Germany 5-0 Finland
• Sweden 0-5 Greece

* Portugal replaced Singapore due to Covid-19 restrictions preventing their travel to Austria

* Latvia replaced China due to complications with their travel to Austria

World Cup of Darts: Daily Schedule & Results

Friday November 6
Afternoon Session
(1pm local time, 12pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

• Lithuania 5-3 Gibraltar
• Portugal 5-0 Hungary
• New Zealand 5-2 Denmark
• Northern Ireland 2-5 Canada
• Belgium 5-4 Czech Republic
• Austria 5-2 USA
• England 5-3 Philippines
• Italy 4-5 Spain

Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

• Sweden 0-5 Greece
• Japan 3-5 Scotland
• Poland 5-0 South Africa
• Republic of Ireland 2-5 Australia
• Wales 5-0 Russia
• Germany 5-0 Finland
• Netherlands 5-1 Brazil
• Hong Kong 4-5 Latvia

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Saturday November 7
Afternoon Session (1.30pm local time, 12.30pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of 3 points)
(Two best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best of 7 doubles decider if required)

• Canada 2-0 New Zealand
  Singles One: Jeff Smith 4-1 Haupai Puha
  Singles Two: Matt Campbell 4-2 Cody Harris
  Doubles (not required)
• Austria 2-0 Portugal
  Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 4-2 Jose De Sousa
  Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-1 Jose Marques
  Doubles (not required):
• Belgium 2-0 Latvia
  Singles One: Kim Huybrechts 4-0 Janis Mustafejevs
  Singles Two: Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-3 Madars Razma
  Doubles (not required):
• England 2-0 Lithuania
  Singles One: Michael Smith 4-0 Darius Labanauskas
  Singles Two: Rob Cross 4-2 Mindaugas Barauskas
  Doubles (not required):

Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of 3 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best-of-7-leg doubles decider if required)

• Germany 2-0 Greece
  Singles One: Gabriel Clemens 4-1 John Michael
  Singles Two: Max Hopp 4-0 Veniamin Symeonidis
  Doubles (not required):
• Australia 2-0 Poland
  Singles One: Simon Whitlock 4-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
  Singles Two: Damon Heta 4-1 Krzysztof Kciuk
  Doubles (not required):
• Netherlands 2-0 Spain
  Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-0 Toni Alcinas
  Singles Two: Danny Noppert 4-3 Jesus Noguera
  Doubles (not required):
• Wales 2-1 Scotland
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-2 John Henderson
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 2-4 Robert Thornton
  Doubles: Wales 4-0 Scotland

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Sunday November 8
Afternoon Session (1pm local time, 12pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of 3 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best-of-7-leg doubles decider if required)

• England 2-1 Austria
  Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 4-3 Michael Smith
  Singles Two: Rob Cross 4-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
  Doubles: England 4-3 Australia
• Canada 1-2 Belgium
  Singles One: Kim Huybrechts 4-1 Jeff Smith
  Singles Two: Matt Campbell 4-1 Dimitri Van den Bergh
  Doubles: Belgium 4-2 Canada
• Wales 2-1 Australia
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-3 Simon Whitlock
  Singles Two: Damon Heta 4-2 Jonny Clayton
  Doubles: Wales 4-2 Australia
• Netherlands 2-1 Germany
  Singles One: Gabriel Clemens 4-3 Danny Noppert
  Singles Two: Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Max Hopp
  Doubles: Germany 4-3 Netherlands

Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 3 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best-of-7-leg doubles decider if required)

• England 2-0 Belgium
  Singles One: Michael Smith 4-3 Kim Huybrechts
  Singles Two: Rob Cross 4-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
  Doubles: Not required
• Wales 2-0 Germany
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-2 Gabriel Clemens
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-2 Max Hopp
  Doubles: Not required

Final (Best of 5 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches, one best-of-7-leg doubles, then reverse singles)

• Wales 3-0 England
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-1 Michael Smith
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-2 Rob Cross
  Doubles: Wales 4-3 England
  Singles Three: Not required
  Singles Four: Not required

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World Cup of Darts: Team line-ups

With nations represented by two-player teams, competitors are initially selected based on the PDC Order of Merit, where two or more players are ranked. If players do not wish to enter, then their fellow countrymen next on the Order of Merit will get called up - as is the case with John Henderson and Robert Thornton representing Scotland rather than Peter Wright and Gary Anderson.

With seedings based on the cumulative PDC ranking of the two players, England will be the top seeds going into this year's event.

Seeded Teams:

• (1) England - Michael Smith & Rob Cross
• (2) Wales - Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton
• (3) Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen & Danny Noppert
• (4) Northern Ireland - Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan
• (5) Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh & Kim Huybrechts
• (6) Germany - Max Hopp & Gabriel Clemens
• (7) Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor & Steve Lennon
• (8) Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez

Unseeded:

• Australia - Simon Whitlock & Damon Heta
• Brazil - Diogo Portela & Bruno Rangel
• Canada - Jeff Smith & Matt Campbell
• Czech Republic - Karel Sedlacek & Adam Gawlas
• Denmark - Neils Heinsøe & Per Laursen
• Finland - Marko Kantele & Kim Viljanen
• Gibraltar - Craig Galliano & Justin Hewitt
• Greece - John Michael & Veniamin Symeonidis
• Hong Kong - Kai Fan Leung & Royden Lam
• Hungary - Patrik Kovacs & Janos Vegsö
• Italy - Andrea Micheletti & Daniele Petri
• Japan - Seigo Asada & Yuki Yamada
• Latvia - Madars Razma & Janis Mustafejev
• Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
• New Zealand - Cody Harris & Haupai Puha
• Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Noel Malicdem
• Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Krzysztof Kciuk
• Portugal - Jose De Sousa & Jose Marques
• Russia - Boris Koltsov & Aleksei Kadochnikov
• Scotland - John Henderson & Robert Thornton
• South Africa - Devon Petersen & Carl Gabriel
• Spain - Jesus Noguera* & Toni Alcinas
• Sweden - Daniel Larsson & Dennis Nilsson
• USA - Chuck Puleo & Danny Lauby

* Jesus Noguera replaced Cristo Reyes for Spain

World Cup of Darts Format

• First Round

Best of nine legs - doubles. All players take part in every leg of the match, in an alternative visit format.

• Second Round, Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals

These matches will be played as two best of seven leg 501 singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play.

In the event of both nations winning one singles match apiece, a best of seven leg 501 doubles match will be played to decide the tie.

• Final

This will be two best-of-seven-legs 501 singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play the first two matches, followed by a best of seven leg 501 doubles match and then reverse Singles matches. The first team to win three games is declared the winner.

Where can I watch the World Cup of Darts on TV?

The BetVictor World Cup of Darts will be televised on Sky Sports as well as through the PDC's international broadcast partners including RTL7 and DAZN, as well as for PDCTV Rest of the World Subscribers and at matchroom.live while you can also find all the results and daily round-ups right here on Sporting Life.

World Cup of Darts: Sky Bet Odds

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Prize Fund

• Winners (Per Player) £35,000
• Runner-Up (Per Player) £20,000
• Semi-Finalists (Per Player) £12,000
• Quarter-Finalists (Per Player) £8,000
• Second Round Losers (Per Player) £4,000
• First Round Losers (Per Player) £2,000
• Total £350,000

World Cup of Darts: Past Finals

• 2010 - Netherlands (Stompe & van Barneveld) 4-2 Wales (Webster & Bates)
• 2012 - England (Taylor & Lewis) 4-3 Australia (Whitlock & Nicholson)
• 2013 - England (Taylor & Lewis) 3-1 Belgium (Huybrechts & Huybrechts)
• 2014 - Netherlands (van Gerwen & van Barneveld) 3-0 England (Taylor & Lewis)
• 2015 - England (Taylor & Lewis) 3-2 Scotland (Anderson & Wright)
• 2016 - England (Taylor & Lewis) 3-2 Netherlands (MVG & Barney)
• 2017 - Netherlands (MVG & Barney) 3-1 Wales (Price/Webster)
• 2018 - Netherlands (MVG & Barney) 3-1 Scotland (Anderson/Wright)
• 2019 - Scotland (Anderson/Wright) 3-1 Republic of Ireland (O'Connor/Lennon)

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