A unique event on the PDC calendar gets underway on Thursday night as the World Cup of Darts kicks off in Frankfurt.
Teams of two from 40 nations will be battling it out over four days, with the champions crowned on Sunday night.
The pair representing England are the runaway favourites as the team consists of world number one Luke Humphries and world champion Luke Littler.
‘We believe we can win it, and if we perform at our best, it’s going to take something special to stop us!’ Humphries declared confidently and accurately.
Other countries in with a chance of upsetting the favourites include Scotland, Netherlands and Wales, with Jonny Clayton liking his chances alongside Gerwyn Price.
‘We’re there to try and win the trophy. We’ve done it twice before and we believe we can do it again,’ said the Ferret.
‘I don’t care that Luke and Luke are world number one and the world number two. Us Welsh boys are going to stop them!’
When and where is the World Cup of Darts?
The World Cup of is played from June 12-15 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
What channel is the World Cup of Darts on?
Sky Sports will be showing all the action from Frankfurt across Sky Sports Action and Main Event.
World Cup of Darts format
The format of this event has changed over the years but now every match is just one doubles contest.
The group stages are best-of-seven legs, the second round, quarters and semis are best-of-15 and the final is best-of-19.
2025 World Cup of Darts Teams and Draw
Seeded through to Second Round
(1) England: Luke Humphries and Luke Littler
(2) Wales: Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price
(3) Scotland: Gary Anderson and Peter Wright
(4) Northern Ireland: Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney
Group Stage Draw
Group A
(5) Netherlands: Danny Nopport and Gian van Veen
Italy: Michele Turetta and Massimo Dalla Rosa
Hungary: Gyorgy Jehirszki and Gergely Lakatos
Group B
(6) Belgium: Mike De Decker and Dimitri van den Bergh
Latvia: Madars Razma and Valters Melderis
Philippines: Lourence Ilagan and Paolo Nebrida
Group C
(7) Germany: Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko
Portugal: Jose de Sousa and Bruno Nascimento
Singapore: Paul Lim and Phuay Wei Tan
Group D
(8) Republic of Ireland: William O’Connor and Keane Barry
Gibraltar: Craig Galliano and Justin Hewitt
China: Xiaochen Zong and Lihao Wen
Group E
(9) Poland: Krzysztof Patajski and Radek Szaganski
South Africa: Cameron Carolissen and Devon Petersen
Norway: Cor Dekker and Kent Joran Sivertsen
Group F
(10) Canada: Matt Campbell and Jim Long
Malaysia: Tengku Shah and Tan Jenn Ming
Denmark: Benjamin Reus and Andreas Hyllgaardhus
Group G
(11) Sweden: Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak
Lithuania: Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas
France: Thibault Tricole and Jacques Labre
Group H
(12) Austria: Mensur Suljovic and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Spain: Daniel Zapata and Ricardo Fernandez
Australia: Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock
Group I
(13) USA: Danny Lauby and Jules van Dongen
Hong Kong: Man Lok Leung and Lok Yin Lee
Bahrain: Sadeq Mohamed and Hasan Bucheeri
Group J
(14) Czechia: Karel Sedlacek and Petr Krivka
Chinese Taipei: Pupo Teng-Lieh and An-Sheng Lu
India: Nitin Kumar and Mohan Goel
Group K
(15) Croatia: Pero Ljubic and Boris Krcmar
Japan: Ryusei Azemoto and Tomoya Goto
Switzerland: Stefan Bellmont and Alex Fehlmann
Group L
(16) Finland: Teemu Harju and Marko Kantele
New Zealand: Haupai Puha and Mark Cleaver
Argentina: Jesus Salate and Victor Guillin
World Cup of Darts fixtures
Thursday June 12
6pm UK time
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
Schedule to be confirmed
11am & 6pm
Saturday June 14
Second round: Midday and 6pm
Sunday June 15
Quarter-finals: Midday
Semi-finals and Final: 6pm
World Cup of Darts odds
England 2/5
Wales 5/1
Netherlands 11/1
Scotland 12/1
Belgium 16/1
Northern Ireland 20/1
Germany 28/1
Australia 40/1
Poland 66/1
Republic of Ireland 66/1
Austria 66/1
Croatia 80/1
Canada 80/1
Czechia 80/1
Odds courtesy of BetVictor
World Cup of Darts prize money
Prize Fund (Per Team)
Winners – £80,000
Runners-Up – £50,000
Semi-Finalists – £30,000
Quarter-Finalists – £20,000
Last 16 Losers – £9,000
Second in Group – £5,000
Third in Group – £4,000