World Cup of Darts 2021: Draw, schedule, teams, results, odds & live Sky Sports TV coverage details

There were 32 nations bidding for glory at the annual pairs event, where Wales were be favourites to defend their title ahead of the likes of Netherlands, Scotland, England and Belgium.

Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton teamed up once again for the Welsh but in the end they fell to Peter Wright and John Henderson of Scotland, who went on to lift the trophy.

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

World Cup of Darts draw & tournament bracket

Seedings in brackets
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Scroll down for schedule, results & team line-ups

FINAL

• Austria 1-3 Scotland
  Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 4-1 John Henderson
  Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 1-4 Peter Wright
  Doubles: Austria 3-4 Scotland
  Singles Three: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Peter Wright
  Singles Four (not required): Rowby-John Rodriguez v John Henderson

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SEMI-FINALS

• England 0-2 Austria
  Singles One: James Wade 1-4 Mensur Suljovic
  Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 1-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
  Doubles (not required): England v Austria
• Wales 1-2 Scotland
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 2-4 John Henderson
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-2 Peter Wright
  Doubles: Wales 3-4 Scotland

QUARTER-FINALS

• (1) England 2-0 Germany (8)
  Singles One: James Wade 4-1 Gabriel Clemens
  Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 4-0 Max Hopp
  Doubles (not required): 
• Austria 2-1 Northern Ireland (5)
  Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Brendan Dolan 
  Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-2 Daryl Gurney 
  Doubles: Austria 4-3 Northern Ireland 
• (2) Wales 2-0 Australia (7)
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-1 Simon Whitlock
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-3 Damon Heta 
  Doubles (not required): 
• (3) Netherlands 1-2 Scotland (6)
  Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-1 John Henderson
  Singles Two: Dirk van Duijvenbode 1-4 Peter Wright
  Doubles: Netherlands 3-4 Scotland

ROUND TWO

• (1) England 2-0 South Africa
  Singles One: Wade 4-1 Gabriel
  Singles Two: Chisnall 4-3 Petersen
• (8) Germany 2-1 Japan
  Singles One: Clemens 4-2 Jun
  Singles One: Hopp 0-4 Baba
  Doubles: Germany 4-2 Japan
• (4) Belgium 0-2 Austria
  Singles One: Huybrechts 1-4 Suljovic
  Singles One: Van den Bergh 2-4 Rodriguez
• (5) Northern Ireland 2-0 Portugal
  Singles One: Dolan 4-0 Marques
  Singles One: Gurney 4-0 De Sousa
• (2) Wales 2-1 Lithuania
  Singles One: Price 4-2 Barauskas
  Singles Two: Clayton 2-4 Labanauskas
  Doubles: Wales 4-3 Lithuania
• (7) Australia 2-0 USA
  Singles One: Simon Whitlock 4-3 Dan Lauby
  Singles Two: Damon Heta 4-2 Chuck Puleo
• (3) Netherlands 2-0 Singapore
  Singles One: Van Gerwen 4-0 Paul Lim
  Singles Two: Van Duijvenbode 4-3 Harith Lam
• (6) Scotland 2-0 Poland
  Singles One: Wright 4-3 Kciuk
  Singles One: Henderson 4-2 Ratajski

ROUND ONE

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

* Greece replaced Croatia due to Boris Krcmar's withdrawal through illness.

World Cup of Darts: Daily Schedule & Results

Thursday September 9
Evening Session
(7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

• Hungary 3-5 Lithuania
• Czech Republic 2-5 Poland
• Gibraltar 4-5 Singapore
• USA 5-1 Sweden
• Scotland 5-0 China
• Netherlands 5-1 Denmark
• Wales 5-2 Finland
• Australia 5-0 Italy

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Friday September 10
Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

• Russia 1-5 Japan
• Spain 4-5 South Africa
• Republic of Ireland 4-5 Portugal
• Austria 5-1 Philippines
• Northern Ireland 5-4 Hong Kong
• Germany 5-3 Canada
• England 5-2 Brazil
• Belgium 5-2 Greece

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Saturday September 10
Afternoon Session (2pm local time, 1pm 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)

• Northern Ireland 2-0 Portugal
  Singles One: Dolan 4-0 Marques
  Singles One: Gurney 4-0 De Sousa
• England 2-0 South Africa
  Singles One: Wade 4-1 Gabriel
  Singles Two: Chisnall 4-3 Petersen
• Australia 2-0 USA
  Singles One: Simon Whitlock 4-3 Dan Lauby
  Singles Two: Damon Heta 4-2 Chuck Puleo
• (4) Belgium 0-2 Austria
  Singles One: Huybrechts 1-4 Suljovic
  Singles One: Van den Bergh 2-4 Rodriguez

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)

• Scotland 2-0 Poland
  Singles One: Wright 4-3 Kciuk
  Singles One: Henderson 4-2 Ratajski
• Germany 2-1 Japan
  Singles One: Clemens 4-2 Jun
  Singles One: Hopp 0-4 Baba
  Doubles: Germany 4-2 Japan
• (3) Netherlands 2-0 Singapore
  Singles One: Van Gerwen 4-0 Paul Lim
  Singles Two: Van Duijvenbode 4-3 Harith Lam
• (2) Wales 2-1 Lithuania
  Singles One: Price 4-2 Barauskas
  Singles Two: Clayton 2-4 Labanauskas
  Doubles: Wales 4-3 Lithuania

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Sunday September 11
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)

• Austria 2-1 Northern Ireland
  Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Brendan Dolan 
  Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-2 Daryl Gurney 
  Doubles: Austria 4-3 Northern Ireland 
• England 2-0 Germany
  Singles One: James Wade 4-1 Gabriel Clemens
  Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 4-0 Max Hopp
  Doubles (not required): 
• Wales 2-0 Australia
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-1 Simon Whitlock
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-3 Damon Heta 
  Doubles (not required): 
• Netherlands 1-2 Scotland
  Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-1 John Henderson
  Singles Two: Dirk van Duijvenbode 1-4 Peter Wright
  Doubles: Netherlands 3-4 Scotland

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 0-2 Austria
  Singles One: James Wade 1-4 Mensur Suljovic
  Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 1-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
  Doubles (not required): England v Austria
• Wales v Scotland
  Singles One: Gerwyn Price v John Henderson
  Singles Two: Jonny Clayton v Peter Wright
  Doubles (if required): Wales v Scotland

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

• Austria 1-3 Scotland
  Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 4-1 John Henderson
  Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 1-4 Peter Wright
  Doubles: Austria 3-4 Scotland
  Singles Three: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Peter Wright
  Singles Four (not required): Rowby-John Rodriguez v John Henderson

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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.

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

Seeded Teams (provisional):

• (1) England - James Wade & Dave Chisnall
• (2) Wales - Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton
• (3) Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen & Dirk van Duijvenbode
• (4) Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh & Kim Huybrechts
• (5) Northern Ireland - Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan
• (6) Scotland - Peter Wright & John Henderson
• (7) Australia - Simon Whitlock & Damon Heta
• (8) Germany - Gabriel Clemens & Max Hopp

Unseeded:

• Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez
• Brazil - Diogo Portela & Artur Valle
• Canada - Jeff Smith & Matt Campbell
• China - Jianfeng Lu & Wenqing Liu
• Czech Republic - Karel Sedlacek & Adam Gawlas
• Denmark - Andreas Toft Jørgensen & Niels Heinsøe
• Finland - Marko Kantele & Veijo Viinikka
• Gibraltar - Sean Negrette & Justin Hewitt
• Greece - John Michael & Veniamin Symeonidis
• Hong Kong - Kai Fan Leung & Man Lok Leung
• Hungary - János Végső & Patrik Kovács
• Italy - Danilo Vigato & Michele Turetta
• Japan - Matsuda Jun & Yoshihisa Baba
• Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
• Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Christian Perez
• Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Krzysztof Kciuk
• Portugal - Jose de Sousa & Jose Marques
• Republic of Ireland - William O’Connor & Steve Lennon
• Russia - Boris Koltsov & Evgenii Izotov
• Singapore - Paul Lim & Harith Lim
• South Africa - Devon Petersen & Carl Gabriel
• Spain - Jesus Noguera & Jose Justicia
• Sweden - Daniel Larsson & Johan Engström
• USA - Danny Lauby & Chuck Puleo

* Greece replaced Croatia due to Boris Krcmar's withdrawal through illness.

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 World Cup of Darts will be televised on Sky Sports, through the PDC's international broadcast partners including RTL7 and DAZN, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and on matchroom.live.

Are tickets available for the World Cup of Darts?

Tickets had initially been limited to 500 per session, however PDC Europe have been able to increase this to allow more fans the chance to see the unique pairs event live next month.

For further ticket information or to purchase tickets, please visit the PDC Europe website.

World Cup of Darts: Sky Bet Odds

Wales are the 9/4 favourites to defend their title while the Netherlands are available at 3/1 closely followed by England at 9/2 and Belgium at 15/2.

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Prize Fund (Per two-player team)

• Winners - £70,000
• Runners-Up - £40,000
• Semi-Finalists - £24,000
• Quarter-Finalists - £16,000
• Second Round Losers - £8,000
• First Round Losers - £4,000
  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)
• 2020 - Wales (Price/Clayton) 3-0 England (Cross/Smith)

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