June is the start of the Summer, but it also means it's time for the annual World Cup of Darts.
It's one of the more unique events that darts has to offer, and is an action-packed four days of drama and big moments.
There's a lot to know about the event before watching, so let's go over some of the things you have to know to prepare for the tournament.
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2025 World Cup of Darts draw
Here is the official draw for the tournament that was done on Wednesday.
THE GROUPS 🔢
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) June 4, 2025
Here's how the groups shape up ahead at the 2025 @BetVictor World Cup of Darts...
Reminder that the top four seeded nations enter in the second round.
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2025 World Cup of Darts format
40 countries qualify for the tournament, with the top 16 best countries being seeded.
Each country has its top two players representing them, and they take turns throwing whenever their country is up in a match.
The top four seeds get byes into the round of 16 that takes place after a round-robin.
The 36 countries without a bye are divided into 12 groups, with each group having one seeded country along with two random non-seeded countries.
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In each group, countries will all play each other once (two games per country).
Only one country can advance out of the group.
Group stage matches are best-of-seven legs (first to four).
The country with the most wins in their group advances, or if there's a tie, the tiebreaker is best overall leg difference from the matches played.
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After the group stages end, and 12 countries join the four ones with a bye, they will compete in best-of-fifteen (first to eight) leg matches in the knockout stage, for a spot in the quarterfinals.
The best-of-fifteen-match format will also be in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The final will be a best-of-nineteen (first to 10) leg match to determine which country wins the World Cup of Darts.
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2025 World Cup of Darts schedule
*From the PDC website
Thursday, June 12 (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
First Group Matches (Seeded Nation v Nation 2)
Sweden v Lithuania (G)
Czechia v Chinese Taipei (J)
Croatia v Japan (K)
Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar (D)
Canada v Malaysia (F)
USA v Hong Kong (I)
Poland v South Africa (E)
Belgium v Latvia (B)
Netherlands v Italy (A)
Germany v Portugal (C)
Austria v Spain (H)
Finland v New Zealand (L)
Friday, June 13
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)
Second Group Matches
(Thursday's Losing Team v Nation 3)
Schedule in same group order as Thursday's evening session
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Third Group Matches
(Thursday's Winning Team v Nation 3)
Schedule in same group order as Thursday's evening session
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Saturday, June 14
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Second Round x4
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Second Round x4
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Sunday, June 15
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Semi-Finals
Final
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2025 World Cup of Darts country pairs
(1) England - Luke Humphries (1) & Luke Littler (2)
(2) Wales - Jonny Clayton (5) & Gerwyn Price (11)
(3) Scotland - Gary Anderson (12) & Peter Wright (16)
(4) Northern Ireland - Josh Rock (17) & Daryl Gurney (25)
Argentina - Jesus Salate & Victor Guillin
Australia - Damon Heta (8) & Simon Whitlock
Austria - Mensur Suljovic (62) & Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (123)
Bahrain - Sadeq Mohamed & Hasan Bucheeri
Belgium - Mike De Decker (21) & Dimitri Van den Bergh (22)
Canada - Matt Campbell (53) & Jim Long (108)
China - Xiaochen Zong & Lihao Wen
Chinese Taipei - Pupo Teng-Lieh & An-Sheng Lu
Croatia - Pero Ljubic (156) & Boris Krcmar (113)
Czechia - Karel Sedlacek (86) & Petr Krivka (147)
Denmark - Benjamin Reus (92) & Andreas Hyllgaardhus
Finland - Teemu Harju (147) & Marko Kantele (157)
France - Thibault Tricole (65) & Jacques Labre
Germany - Martin Schindler (18) & Ricardo Pietreczko (29)
Gibraltar - Craig Galliano & Justin Hewitt
Hong Kong - Man Lok Leung & Lok Yin Lee
Hungary - György Jehirszki (157) & Gergely Lakatos
India - Nitin Kumar & Mohan Goel
Italy - Michele Turetta (106) & Massimo Dalla Rosa
Japan - Ryusei Azemoto & Tomoya Goto
Latvia - Madars Razma (45) & Valters Melderis
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas (97) & Mindaugas Barauskas
Malaysia - Tengku Shah & Tan Jenn Ming
Netherlands - Danny Noppert (15) & Gian van Veen (23)
New Zealand - Haupai Puha (89) & Mark Cleaver
Norway - Cor Dekker (133) & Kent Joran Sivertsen
Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Paolo Nebrida
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski (33) & Radek Szaganski (80)
Portugal - Jose de Sousa (51) & Bruno Nascimento
Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor (47) & Keane Barry (54)
Singapore - Paul Lim & Phuay Wei Tan
South Africa - Cameron Carolissen & Devon Petersen
Spain - Daniel Zapata & Ricardo Fernandez
Sweden - Jeffrey de Graaf (59) & Oskar Lukasiak (124)
Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont (111) & Alex Fehlmann
USA - Danny Lauby (85) & Jules van Dongen (139)
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2025 World Cup of Darts prize money
*via Wikipedia
| Position (no. of teams) | Prize Money (Total: £450,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | (1) | £80,000 |
| Runners-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £20,000 |
| Last 16 (Second round) | (8) | £9,000 |
| Second in group | (12) | £5,000 |
| Third in group | (12) | £4,000 |
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