World Cup of Darts 2018: Draw, schedule, teams, results, odds & live Sky Sports TV coverage details

There were 32 nations who started out in the annual pairs event at the Eissporthalle, with Netherlands duo Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld bidding to defend their crown.

And they did just that by defeating the Scottish top seeds of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson in the final, which saw them become the joint most successful nation in the competition's eight-staging history alongside England with four victories.

Look back at how the tournament unfolded with all the results and links to each day's review.

World Cup of Darts draw & tournament bracket

Seedings in brackets
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Scroll down for schedule & results

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

World Cup of Darts: Daily Schedule & Results

Thursday May 31
(7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

• Italy 1-5 Canada
• Russia 4-5 Spain
• Switzerland 5-2 China
• Denmark 1-5 Brazil
• Wales 5-3 Thailand
• Australia 5-1 Hong Kong
• Scotland 5-1 United States of America
• Austria 4-5 Japan

CLICK HERE FOR DAY ONE REVIEW

Friday June 1 (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

• New Zealand 3-5 Singapore
• Greece 1-5 Finland
• Northern Ireland 5-4 Poland
• Hungary 3-5 South Africa
• Belgium 5-4 Republic of Ireland
• England 5-2 Czech Republic
• Sweden 3-5 Germany
• Netherlands 5-0 Gibraltar

CLICK HERE FOR DAY TWO REVIEW

Saturday June 2
Afternoon Session (1.30pm local time, 12.30pm 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)

• Wales 2-1 Switzerland
• Australia 2-1 Spain
• Japan 2-0 Canada
• Scotland 2-0 Brazil

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)

• Belgium 2-0 Finland
• England 2-1 Singapore
• Northern Ireland 1-2 Germany
• Netherlands 2-0 South Africa

CLICK HERE FOR DAY THREE REVIEW

Sunday June 3
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)

• Wales 1-2 Australia
• Japan 0-2 Scotland
• Belgium 2-1 England
• Germany 0-2 Netherlands

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)

• Scotland 2-1 Australia
• Netherlands 2-0 Belgium

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

• Scotland 1-3 Netherlands

CLICK HERE FOR DAY FOUR REVIEW

World Cup of Darts: Team line-ups

Seeded Teams:

• Scotland - Peter Wright & Gary Anderson
• England - Rob Cross & Dave Chisnall
• Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld
• Australia - Simon Whitlock & Kyle Anderson
• Wales - Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton
• Northern Ireland - Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan
• Belgium - Kim Huybrechts & Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Zoran Lerchbacher

Unseeded:

• Brazil - Diogo Portela & Bruno Rangel
• Canada - John Part & Dawson Murschell
• China - Momo Zhou & Xiaochen Zong
• Czech Republic - Roman Benecky & Karel Sedlacek
• Denmark - Per Laursen & Henrik Primdal
• Finland - Kim Viljanen & Marko Kantele
• Germany - Max Hopp & Martin Schindler
• Gibraltar - Dyson Parody & Justin Broton
• Greece - John Michael & Veniamin Symeonidis
• Hong Kong - Royden Lam & Ho Yin Shek
• Hungary - Tamas Alexits & Nandor Bezzeg
• Italy - Michel Furlani & Alessio Medaina
• Japan - Seigo Asada & Haruki Muramatsu
• New Zealand - Cody Harris & Warren Parry
• Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Tytus Kanik
• Republic of Ireland - Steve Lennon & William O'Connor
• Russia - Boris Koltsov & Aleksandr Oreshkin
• Singapore - Paul Lim & Harith Lim
• South Africa - Devon Petersen & Liam O'Brien
• Spain - Cristo Reyes & Antonio Alcinas
• Sweden - Daniel Larsson & Dennis Nilsson
• Switzerland – Alexander Fehlmann & Andreas Bless
• Thailand - Thanawat Gaweenuntavong & Attapol Eupakaree
• United States of America - Larry Butler & Darin Young

World Cup of Darts Format

First Round
Best of nine legs - doubles

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?

You can follow the World Cup live on Sky Sports across all four days while you can also find all the results and daily round-ups right here on Sporting Life.

World Cup of Darts: Sky Bet Odds

Click here for Sky Bet's darts page

Prize Fund

Winners (Per Player) £30,000
Runner-Up (Per Player) £16,000
Semi-Finalists (Per Player) £10,000
Quarter-Finalists (Per Player) £7,000
Second Round Losers (Per Player) £4,000
First Round Losers (Per Player) £1,500
Total £300,000 

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)

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