World Cup of Darts: Luke Littler and Luke Humphries to steer Workforce England at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 12-15 | Darts Information

The dream group of Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will purpose to steer Workforce England to World Cup of Darts glory at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 12-15.

Reigning champions England are seeded as one of many high 4 nations – based mostly on the bottom cumulative PDC Order of Benefit rating of the 2 competing gamers – and can enter on the second-round stage together with two-time champions Wales and Scotland, and fourth seeds Northern Eire, who reached the semi-finals in 2014 and 2016.

The remaining 36 nations have been cut up into 12 teams of three for the round-robin section – together with 12 seeded nations – from which every group winner will progress.

Danny Noppert will group up with World Cup debutant Gian van Veen for the Netherlands, because the Dutch duo headline Group A alongside 2024 quarter-finalists Italy and Hungary.

There will even be a new-look Belgian pairing on present this yr, as World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker companions the returning Dimitri Van den Bergh.

The 2013 runners-up have since featured in seven semi-finals with out lifting the title, and shall be aiming to rectify that once they play Latvia and Philippines in Group B.

Ricardo Pietreczko will make his World Cup bow for hosts Germany as he and Martin Schindler face Portugal and Singapore – led by 71-year-old icon Paul Lim – in Group C.

Republic of Eire, the 2019 finalists, meet Gibraltar and China in Group D, whereas Poland head up Group E, which options Norway and two-time quarter-finalists South Africa.

Three-time quarter-finalists Canada take centre stage in Group F – which additionally incorporates Malaysia and Denmark – as former quarter-finalists Sweden and France are joined by Lithuania in Group G.

Mensur Suljovic will preserve his ever-present World Cup document for 2024 runners-up Austria, with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez poised to symbolize his nation for the primary time – changing brother Rowby-John within the pairing.

They may go head-to-head with Spain and 2022 champions Australia in a blockbuster Group H, as Simon Whitlock makes his huge stage return alongside world No 8 Damon Heta.

USA, Hong Kong and Bahrain battle it out in Group I, with Group J comprising Czechia, Chinese language Taipei and India, who return to the World Cup stage after lacking out final yr.

Croatia, the 2024 quarter-finalists, headline Group Ok together with Japan and Switzerland, whereas Finland, New Zealand and World Cup debutants Argentina full Group L.

The shedding nations from Thursday’s opening round-robin matches will play the third group drawn in every group in Friday’s afternoon session, earlier than the decisive group video games are performed on Friday night.

England’s dream group

Following the completion of the group stage, the draw for the final 16 will happen on Friday night, as England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Eire open their title bids in Saturday’s second spherical.

Newly-crowned Premier League champion Humphries and World Champion Littler will type a dream partnership for five-time winners England, as Littler makes his highly-anticipated World Cup debut.

Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Worth will purpose to steer Wales to a 3rd triumph within the pairs occasion, whereas Gary Anderson and Peter Wright group up as soon as once more for third seeds Scotland.

Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney type a new-look partnership for Northern Eire, which brings Brendan Dolan’s ever-present document at this occasion to an finish.

The highest 4 seeded nations shall be pre-allocated into the draw bracket within the final 16, with the 12 group winners to be drawn at random.

The second spherical will happen throughout two periods on Saturday, adopted by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and ultimate on a bumper Finals Day in Frankfurt on Sunday June 15.

2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
June 12-15 2025, Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Seeded by means of to Second Spherical
(1) England
(2) Wales
(3) Scotland
(4) Northern Eire

Group Stage Draw
Group A
(5) Netherlands
Italy
Hungary

Group B
(6) Belgium
Latvia
Philippines

Group C
(7) Germany
Portugal
Singapore

Group D
(8) Republic of Eire
Gibraltar
China

Group E
(9) Poland
South Africa
Norway

Group F
(10) Canada
Malaysia
Denmark

Group G
(11) Sweden
Lithuania
France

Group H
(12) Austria
Spain
Australia

Group I
(13) USA
Hong Kong
Bahrain

Group J
(14) Czechia
Chinese language Taipei
India

Group Ok
(15) Croatia
Japan
Switzerland

Group L
(16) Finland
New Zealand
Argentina

Draw Bracket – Second Spherical onwards
(1) England vs
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(4) Northern Eire vs
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(2) Wales vs
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(3) Scotland vs
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Session Schedule
Thursday June 12 (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
First Group Matches (Seeded Nation v Nation 2)
Sweden vs Lithuania (G)
Czechia vs Chinese language Taipei (J)
Croatia vs Japan (Ok)
Republic of Eire vs Gibraltar (D)
Canada vs Malaysia (F)
USA vs Hong Kong (I)
Poland vs South Africa (E)
Belgium vs Latvia (B)
Netherlands vs Italy (A)
Germany vs Portugal (C)
Austria vs Spain (H)
Finland vs New Zealand (L)

Friday June 13
Afternoon Session (1200 native time, 1100 BST)
Second Group Matches
(Thursday’s Dropping Workforce v Nation 3)

Schedule in similar group order as Thursday’s night session

Night Session (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
Third Group Matches
(Thursday’s Successful Workforce v Nation 3)

Schedule in similar group order as Thursday’s night session

Saturday June 14
Afternoon Session (1300 native time, 1200 BST)
Second Spherical x4

Night Session (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
Second Spherical x4

Sunday June 15
Afternoon Session (1300 native time, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals

Night Session (1900 native time, 1800 BST)
Semi-Finals
Ultimate

Match Format
First Spherical (Group Stage) – Better of seven legs
Second Spherical – Better of 15 legs
Quarter-Finals – Better of 15 legs
Semi-Finals – Better of 15 legs
Ultimate – Better of 19 legs

All video games shall be performed in a Doubles format, 501 with straight begin and double end.

Competing Nations & Pairings
(1) England – Luke Humphries & Luke Littler
(2) Wales – Jonny Clayton & Gerwyn Worth
(3) Scotland – Gary Anderson & Peter Wright
(4) Northern Eire – Josh Rock & Daryl Gurney
Argentina – Jesus Salate & Victor Guillin
Australia – Damon Heta & Simon Whitlock
Austria – Mensur Suljovic & Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Bahrain – Sadeq Mohamed & Hasan Bucheeri
Belgium – Mike De Decker & Dimitri Van den Bergh
Canada – Matt Campbell & Jim Lengthy
China – Xiaochen Zong & Lihao Wen
Chinese language Taipei – Pupo Teng-Lieh & An-Sheng Lu
Croatia – Pero Ljubic & Boris Krcmar
Czechia – Karel Sedlacek & Petr Krivka
Denmark – Benjamin Reus & Andreas Hyllgaardhus
Finland – Teemu Harju & Marko Kantele
France – Thibault Tricole & Jacques Labre
Germany – Martin Schindler & Ricardo Pietreczko
Gibraltar – Craig Galliano & Justin Hewitt
Hong Kong – Man Lok Leung & Lok Yin Lee
Hungary – György Jehirszki & Gergely Lakatos
India – Nitin Kumar & Mohan Goel
Italy – Michele Turetta & Massimo Dalla Rosa
Japan – Ryusei Azemoto & Tomoya Goto
Latvia – Madars Razma & Valters Melderis
Lithuania – Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
Malaysia – Tengku Shah & Tan Jenn Ming
Netherlands – Danny Noppert & Gian van Veen
New Zealand – Haupai Puha & Mark Cleaver
Norway – Cor Dekker & Kent Joran Sivertsen
Philippines – Lourence Ilagan & Paolo Nebrida
Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski & Radek Szaganski
Portugal – Jose de Sousa & Bruno Nascimento
Republic of Eire – William O’Connor & Keane Barry
Singapore – Paul Lim & Phuay Wei Tan
South Africa – Cameron Carolissen & Devon Petersen
Spain – Daniel Zapata & Ricardo Fernandez
Sweden – Jeffrey de Graaf & Oskar Lukasiak
Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont & Alex Fehlmann
USA – Danny Lauby & Jules van Dongen

Prize Fund (Per Workforce)
Winners – £80,000
Runners-Up – £50,000
Semi-Finalists – £30,000
Quarter-Finalists – £20,000
Final 16 Losers – £9,000
Second in Group – £5,000
Third in Group – £4,000
Complete £450,000

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