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11–14 June 2026·Eissporthalle, Frankfurt

World Cup of Darts 2026

England enter Frankfurt as top seeds with the world's number one and two — Littler and Humphries. Northern Ireland defend the title they won on a deciding leg against Wales in 2025. Forty nations, four days, one title.

Dates11–14 June 2026
VenueEissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
FormatDoubles — both players alternate throughout every leg
Field40 nations, 80 players · Seeds 1–4 bypass the group stage
Prize fund£500,000 total · Winners £100,000
BroadcastPDC TV (international) · DAZN (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Tournament phases

Group stage

Thu–Fri

12 groups of 3 Best of 7 legs

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Round of 16

Saturday

4 seeded + 12 group winners

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Quarter-finals

Sunday

Best of 15 legs

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Semi-finals

Sunday

Best of 15 legs

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Final

Sunday

Best of 19 legs

All legs double-out. R16 and QF: Best of 15. SF and Final sessions: Sunday evening.

Nations to watch

Seeds 1–4 enter Saturday's Round of 16 directly. Wales lost their seeding when Price withdrew.

#1
England—Luke Littler+Luke Humphries

2024 champions — world #1 and #2, both averaging above 99 individually

#2
Netherlands—Michael van Gerwen+Gian van Veen

MvG has won this three times — Van Veen averaging 95.88 makes them the deepest pair outside England

#3
N. Ireland—Josh Rock+Daryl Gurney

Defending champions — beat Wales on a deciding leg in the 2025 final

#4
Scotland—Gary Anderson+Cameron Menzies

Two-time winners — Anderson at 98.74 is dangerous in any format

#7
Wales—Jonny Clayton+Nick Kenny

Price withdrew — dropped to Seed 7 and Group C. Two-time World Cup winners without their best player

#11
Australia—Damon Heta+Adam Leek

2022 champions — Whitlock not in the 2026 squad. Heta averaging 95.22 gives them a credible R16 run

Groups A–L

Group winners advance to Saturday's Round of 16. Each group plays Best of 7 legs.

Group A

Germany(5)PhilippinesNew Zealand

Group B

Belgium(6)Hong KongSlovenia

Group C

Wales(7)LithuaniaThailand

Group D

Ireland(8)SingaporeUganda

Group E

Poland(9)PortugalSwitzerland

Group F

Sweden(10)South AfricaMongolia

Group G

Australia(11)United StatesCanada

Group H

Czech Republic(12)IndiaDenmark

Group I

Austria(13)ChinaFrance

Group J

Latvia(14)ItalyTrinidad & Tobago

Group K

Croatia(15)JapanSpain

Group L

Finland(16)NorwayHungary

Schedule

Thu 11 JunEveningGroup Stage — Day 1 (12 ties · Best of 7)
Fri 12 JunAfternoonGroup Stage — Day 2 (12 ties · Best of 7)
Fri 12 JunEveningGroup Stage — Day 2 (12 ties · Best of 7)
Sat 13 JunAfternoonRound of 16 — 4 ties · Best of 15
Sat 13 JunEveningRound of 16 — 4 ties · Best of 15
Sun 14 JunAfternoonQuarter-finals — 4 ties · Best of 15
Sun 14 JunEveningSemi-finals + Final · Final: Best of 19

Prize money

Winners£100,000
Runners-up£48,000
Semi-finalists£30,000
Quarter-finalists£20,000
Last 16£10,000
Group 2nd place£6,000
Group 3rd place£5,000

Prizes paid per team. Total prize fund: £500,000. Source: PDC Europe tournament page.

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