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Everything you need to know about the BetVictor World of Darts 2026, as No. 1 Luke Little joins No. 2 Luke Humphries to represent Team England.
Wales will open their challenge for a third title, as hosts Germany and former champions Australia also headline the 40-nation event.
Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament, which runs from June 11-14 at the Eisporthalle in Frankfurt – Live on Sky Sports.
Can Littler and Humphries win the crown?
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries join forces again for the World Cup of Darts
Littler and Humphries will renew their partnership for five-time winners England, as the world’s top two sides aim to reclaim the coveted crown.
The world’s top two ranked players, who lost to Germany in the second round last year, will enter the tournament as the No. 1 seeds, meaning they will enter the second round alongside the Netherlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
talking The latest edition of the Love the Darts Podcast, Paul Nicholson said: “I don’t think they’ll go out as early as last year, but I don’t think they’ll win at the canter either.
“It’s true, it’s a different discipline and I like the fact that Litter didn’t win it because it reinforces his hunger to have something he doesn’t have.
“Humphries has already got it so he knows how to get it and until these two win this World Cup people will be on their backs saying, ‘You haven’t won it, have you?’ And it can be part of the banter in the practice room with Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney. ‘We won it and you didn’t!’
“It will be an interesting backroom chat that pits them against each other.
“The narrative coming into this tournament is not about them. It’s about Wales not being at full strength and it’s about other teams possibly going all the way.
“Twelve months in there are people who aren’t sure Luke and Luke are going to be the team that’s going to dominate this thing.”
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Speaking on Love the Darts, Paul Nicholson discusses England’s chances at the World Cup of Darts
Who can challenge favorites England?
Michael van Gerwen teams up with Gian van Veen for the Dutch
The Dutch side boast a strong line-up of Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen, while Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney enter the tournament as defending champions after winning the World Cup for Northern Ireland last year.
The No. 5 seeded pair of Martin Schindler and Riccardo Pitreco are back in Germany and will be hoping to go one better than last year’s semi-final in front of their home crowd, while Belgian duo Mike de Decker and Dimitri van den Bergh will look to redeem themselves in 2025 after a disappointing group stage exit.
Northern Ireland duo Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney Won the tournament for the first time in 2025 with an epic victory over Wales in the final-leg decider And they are back to defend their title.
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Highlights as Germany stun England at World Cup of Darts
Where is Gerwyn Price?
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Speaking on Love the Darts, Devon Pietersen and Polly James discuss Garwyn Price’s decision to withdraw from the World Cup of Darts
Perhaps the biggest surprise comes from the Welsh line-up, where Price has not made himself available for selection for the second time in three years, leaving Nick Kenny to join an in-form Jonny Clayton as the No.7 seed.
Price, 41, told Premier League Darts: “That’s where my focus is, but health-wise I’m not in a great place at the moment.
“But I’m fighting, looking for some results. Hopefully, in the next few weeks, they’ll come and give me some relief.”
However, Price released a message on his Instagram, which read, “Just to clarify. I have not withdrawn from the World Cup due to health reasons.”
Speaking on the Love the Darts podcast, Devon Pietersen said: “Price is approaching it very differently and it’s something I didn’t expect from him. He’s proud of his country, Wales.”
Polly James added: “I think he wants to have a week off to work on his farm.”
What was the best match of the World Cup?
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A look back at one of the competition’s most dramatic finals since England beat Australia in sudden-death in 2012
There is only one winner in this category!
England and Australia met in the second World Cup final in 2012 and it turned into a clash that went to the sudden-death stage.
All four players get a chance to throw a double to win the match.
In a nail-biting final, Paul Nicholson, Phil Taylor and Simon Whitlock each missed two match darts and back-to-back world champions Adrian Lewis pinned a double five to secure England’s first World Cup success.
What are groups, teams and schedules?
2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts
Seed in the second round
(1) England (Luke Littler, Luke Humphries)
(2) Netherlands (Jian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen)
(3) Northern Ireland (Josh Rock, Daryl Gurney)
(4) Scotland (Gary Anderson, Cameron Menzies)
Group stage draw
Group A
(5) Germany (Martin Schindler, Riccardo Pietreco)
Philippines (Alexis Toilo, Paulo Nebrida)
New Zealand (Johnny Tata, Ben Robb)
Group B
(6) Belgium (Mike de Decker, Dimitri van den Bergh)
Hong Kong (Man Lok Leung, Lok Yin Lee)
Slovenia (Benjamin Pratnemar, Stefano Bozicek)
Group C
(7) Wales (Johnny Clayton, Nick Kenny)
Lithuania (Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas)
Thailand (Sarut Ouamumpa, Sowarys Rodman)
Group D
(8) Ireland (William O’Connor, Mickey Mansell)
Singapore (Paul Lim, Phoe Wee Tan)
Patrick Ocheng – Uganda
Group E
(9) Poland (Krzysztof Ratajski, Sebastian Bialek)
Portugal (Luis Camacho, Jose de Sousa)
Switzerland (Stefan Belmont, Marcel Walpen)
Group F
(10) Sweden (Jeffrey de Graaf, Oskar Lukasiak)
South Africa (Graham Philby, Devon Pietersen)
Mongolian (Altantulkhur Myagmarsuren, Gonzorig Tsagavsuren)
Group G
(11) Australia (Damon Hetta, Adam Leake)
United States (Adam Sebada, Sto Buntz)
Canada (Jim Long, David Cameron)
Group H
(12) Czechia (Karel Sedlacek, Adam Gawlas)
India (Nitin Kumar, Ankit Goenka)
Denmark (Andreas Toft Jorgensen, Jonas Graversen)
Group I
(13) Austria (Mensur Sulzovic, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez)
China (Qingyu Zhan, Xiaochen Zhong)
France (Thibault Tricole, Nicolas Thuillier)
Group J
(14) Latvia (Mothers Rajma, Valters Melderis)
Italy (Michel Touretta, Riccardo Castelli)
Trinidad and Tobago (Joshua Balfour, James Walkin)
Who is the group?
(15) Croatia (Boris Kramer, Pero Lubic)
Japan (Motomu Sakai, Haruki Muramatsu)
Spain (Cristo Reyes, Jose Justicia)
The group arrived
(16) Finland (Jani Havisto, Jonas Masalin)
Norway (Cor Decker, Kent Sivertsen)
Hungary (Patrick Kovacs, Paul Székely)
Group Stage Schedule
Thursday 11 June (6pm)
Seeded Nation vs Team 2
Czechia vs India (H)
Croatia vs Japan (K)
Finland vs Norway (L)
Ireland vs Singapore (D)
Poland x Portugal (E)
Sweden vs South Africa (F)
Latvia vs Italy (J)
Belgium vs Hong Kong (B)
Germany vs Philippines (A)
Wales v Lithuania (C)
Austria vs China (I)
Australia vs USA (G)
Friday 12 June
Afternoon Session (11 am)
Thursday Losing Country vs Team 3
Same group order
Evening Session (6 pm)
THURSDAY WINNING COUNTRY VS TEAM 3
Same group order
Saturday 13 June
Afternoon Session (12 noon)
Round two x4
Evening Session (6 pm)
Round two x4
Sunday 14 June
Afternoon Session (12 noon)
Quarter-final
Evening Session (6 pm)
Semi-Finals and Finals
What’s happening next for Sky Sports?
The 2026 World Cup of Darts will take place at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, as 40 countries compete for the coveted title in a unique pairs event.
The top four ranked nations are selected based on the lowest cumulative PDC ranking of the two competing players and will enter the last 16.
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Speaking on Love the Darts, Chris Murphy explains why the World Cup of Darts is so important to the game
They include top seed England, four-time winners the Netherlands, reigning champions Northern Ireland and two-time champions Scotland.
The remaining 36 nations have been divided into 12 groups of three for a round-robin stage – including the 12 qualifying nations – from which each group winner will advance.
Who will win this year’s World Cup of Darts? Northern Ireland will be defending their title and you can catch all the action on Sky Sports from June 11-14. Stream darts and more great games now.
