Michele Turetta

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Riccardo Castelli

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Joshua Balfour

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James Walklin

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ITALY

EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE

Italy bring European circuit regularity to Group J. Turetta and Castelli have competed at this level before — their experience advantage over Trinidad & Tobago makes them the likely runners-up.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

CARIBBEAN TRADITION

Trinidad & Tobago have a long history of World Cup participation, representing the Caribbean darts culture that predates the PDC era. Their presence in Frankfurt continues a proud tradition.

Italy are the slight favourites for second place in Group J. While no pipeline averages are documented for either side, Italy's European circuit regularity and greater PDC tournament exposure gives them a marginal edge over Trinidad and Tobago in a statistical vacuum.

T&T's participation at the World Cup is a tradition stretching back across multiple editions. Italy have consistently improved their World Cup standing. A second-place finish would be a positive result for Italian darts development.