2024 PDC World Cup of Darts
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The 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the BetVictor World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons,[1] will be the fourteenth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It will take place from 27 to 30 June 2024 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
Wales (Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton) are the defending champions, after defeating Scotland (Peter Wright and Gary Anderson) 10–2 in the 2023 final.
Format[edit]
There will be 40 teams. The top four teams are seeded to the second round, with the other 36 competing in a group stage of twelve groups of three, with one qualifying from each group.[2]
In the new format all rounds consist of a doubles match, removing singles matches, which had been a part of World Cups in previous years, entirely.
Group stage: Best of seven legs.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Best of fifteen legs.
Final: Best of nineteen legs
Prize money[edit]
Total prize money is £450,000, with the winners getting £80,000.[2]
The prize money per team is:
| 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 |
Teams and seedings[edit]
The top four nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings are seeded to the second round,[3] while the next twelve nations are seeded in the group stage.
Taiwan will make their World Cup debut, while Malaysia return for the first time since 2014.[4]
The teams and players are as follows:
Group stage[edit]
All group matches are best of 7 legs
After three games, the team that finishes top in each group qualify for the knock-out stage
If teams were tied on points after all the matches were completed, the ties were broken based on leg difference
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; LD = Leg difference; Pts = Points
References[edit]
- ^ "BetVictor confirmed as World Cup of Darts title sponsor". PDC. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b Allen, Dave (9 March 2023). "World Cup of Darts expanded as radical new format announced". PDC. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (18 May 2024). "Netherlands and Wales still vying for better seeding at World Cup of Darts". DartsNews. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (19 May 2024). "Taiwan debuts at World Cup of Darts; Malaysia back at tournament after a decade". DartsNews. Retrieved 19 May 2024.