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2025 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the 2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was a professional darts tournament, held from 12 to 15 June 2025 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the fifteenth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts to be staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament featured 40 national teams; the top four nations based on lowest combined PDC Order of Merit ranking entered in the second round, while the remaining 36 teams started in the group stage. The total prize fund was £450,000, with the winning team receiving £80,000.
2013 finalists Belgium were eliminated in the group stage, marking the nation's earliest exit at the tournament. Argentina were the only nation to make their first appearance, qualifying from their group on debut.
England, represented by Luke Humphries and Luke Littler, were the defending champions after Humphries and Michael Smith defeated Austria 10–6 in the 2024 final. However, they lost to Germany 8–4 in the second round.
Northern Ireland, represented by Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney, won their first ever World Cup title by defeating Wales 10–9 in the final.
The 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts was the fifteenth edition of the tournament to be staged by the Professional Darts Corporation since the first edition in 2010. It was introduced as part of PDC chairman Barry Hearn's plans to expand professional darts, which he initiated after his offer to acquire the British Darts Organisation was rejected. The first edition was held at the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England, and was won by the Netherlands (Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé). The tournament has since been exclusively held in Germany, with the exception of 2020 which was held in Austria.
The 2025 edition was held from 12 to 15 June 2025 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt for the fourth consecutive year. Gibraltar-based online gambling company BetVictor continued its sponsorship of the event after becoming title sponsor the previous year.
England were the defending champions after Luke Humphries and Michael Smith defeated the Austrian pair of Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez 10–6 in the 2024 final, marking England's first triumph since 2016. For the 2025 edition, Humphries teamed with reigning world champion and World Cup debutant Luke Littler. Tournament sponsor BetVictor unveiled England as pre-tournament favourites at odds of 4/11.
The 40-team format remained. The top four seeded teams received a bye to the second round, while the other 36 competed in a group stage of twelve groups of three, with one qualifying from each group.
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2025 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the 2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was a professional darts tournament, held from 12 to 15 June 2025 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the fifteenth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts to be staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament featured 40 national teams; the top four nations based on lowest combined PDC Order of Merit ranking entered in the second round, while the remaining 36 teams started in the group stage. The total prize fund was £450,000, with the winning team receiving £80,000.
2013 finalists Belgium were eliminated in the group stage, marking the nation's earliest exit at the tournament. Argentina were the only nation to make their first appearance, qualifying from their group on debut.
England, represented by Luke Humphries and Luke Littler, were the defending champions after Humphries and Michael Smith defeated Austria 10–6 in the 2024 final. However, they lost to Germany 8–4 in the second round.
Northern Ireland, represented by Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney, won their first ever World Cup title by defeating Wales 10–9 in the final.
The 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts was the fifteenth edition of the tournament to be staged by the Professional Darts Corporation since the first edition in 2010. It was introduced as part of PDC chairman Barry Hearn's plans to expand professional darts, which he initiated after his offer to acquire the British Darts Organisation was rejected. The first edition was held at the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England, and was won by the Netherlands (Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé). The tournament has since been exclusively held in Germany, with the exception of 2020 which was held in Austria.
The 2025 edition was held from 12 to 15 June 2025 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt for the fourth consecutive year. Gibraltar-based online gambling company BetVictor continued its sponsorship of the event after becoming title sponsor the previous year.
England were the defending champions after Luke Humphries and Michael Smith defeated the Austrian pair of Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez 10–6 in the 2024 final, marking England's first triumph since 2016. For the 2025 edition, Humphries teamed with reigning world champion and World Cup debutant Luke Littler. Tournament sponsor BetVictor unveiled England as pre-tournament favourites at odds of 4/11.
The 40-team format remained. The top four seeded teams received a bye to the second round, while the other 36 competed in a group stage of twelve groups of three, with one qualifying from each group.