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List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams

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PDC World Cup participants
  18 nations which have participated in every edition
  22 current nations which have not participated in all editions
  8 former participant nations

In the fourteen editions of the World Cup of Darts tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation, 48 nations have competed. This is a list of all teams that have participated, organized by country.

Contents

Overview

As of 2024, of the 48 nations to have competed, 18 of them have played in all fourteen tournaments to date.

Team Appearances
Total First Last Best result Finals
 Australia 14 2010 2024 Winners 2
 Austria 14 2010 2024 Runners-up 2
 Bahrain 2 2023 2024 Last 40 0
 Belgium 14 2010 2024 Runners-up 1
 Brazil 6 2017 2022 Last 16 0
 Canada 14 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 China 9 2014 2024 Last 16 0
 Chinese Taipei 1 2024 2024 Last 16 0
 Croatia 4 2012 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Czech Republic 10 2015 2024 Last 16 0
 Denmark 14 2010 2024 Last 16 0
 England 14 2010 2024 Winners 7
 Finland 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 France 3 2014 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Germany 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Gibraltar 14 2010 2024 Last 16 0
 Greece 6 2016 2021 Last 16 0
 Guyana 2 2023 2024 Last 40 0
 Hong Kong 11 2014 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Hungary 13 2012 2024 Last 16 0
 Iceland 2 2023 2024 Last 40 0
 India 3 2014 2023 Last 32 0
 Ireland 14 2010 2024 Runners-up 1
 Italy 12 2013 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Japan 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Latvia 4 2020 2024 Last 16 0
 Lithuania 6 2019 2024 Last 16 0
 Malaysia 3 2012 2024 Last 24 0
 Netherlands 14 2010 2024 Winners 5
 New Zealand 13 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Northern Ireland 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Norway 4 2014 2024 Last 16 0
 Philippines 9 2012 2024 Last 16 0
 Poland 13 2010 2024 Last 16 0
 Portugal 5 2020 2024 Last 16 0
 Russia 9 2010 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Scotland 14 2010 2024 Winners 4
 Singapore 10 2014 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Slovakia 1 2010 2010 Last 32 0
 Slovenia 1 2010 2010 Last 32 0
 South Africa 13 2012 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Spain 14 2010 2024 Semi-finalists 0
 Sweden 14 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Switzerland 5 2017 2024 Last 16 0
 Thailand 6 2014 2023 Last 32 0
 Ukraine 1 2023 2023 Last 40 0
 United States 14 2010 2024 Quarter-finalists 0
 Wales 14 2010 2024 Winners 4

Australia

 Australia
Overall record34–14
Best performanceWinners: 2022
Members (CR)Damon Heta (9)
Simon Whitlock (52)
Jerseys

An ever present at the World Cup, Australia had their best performance in 2012 when they reached the final against England. The match went all the way, being decided by a sudden death leg where all four players had darts at double before Adrian Lewis reigned in victory for England. But in 2022, their 10-year agony came to an end when Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock beat Wales in the final to become the 5th different nation to win the trophy.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson 3 SF Netherlands (group)
Wales (semifinal)
2012 2 RU England
2013 3 2R Belgium
2014 4 SF England
2015 4 QF Belgium
2016 Kyle Anderson 6 QF Netherlands
2017 5 2R Russia
2018 4 SF Scotland
2019 5 2R Canada
2020 Damon Heta — QF Wales
2021 7 QF Wales
2022 5 W —
2023 7 QF Belgium
2024 8 2R Italy
  1. Kyle Anderson was ranked above Damon Heta at the time of the 2020 tournament, but remained in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Austria

 Austria
Overall record24–17
Best performanceRunners-up: 2021, 2024
Members (CR)Mensur Suljović (56)
Rowby-John Rodriguez (65)
Jerseys

Mensur Suljović has led the Austrian team at every World Cup since its inception. The team's best performance was reaching the final, which "The Gentle" has achieved twice alongside Rowby-John Rodriguez, in 2021 and 2024. Both fairytale runs saw them lose in the final to Scotland and England. Austria also temporarily hosted the event in 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Mensur Suljović Maik Langendorf 14 G8 Netherlands
Canada
Australia
2012 Dietmar Burger 12 2R Netherlands
2013 Maik Langendorf — G24 England
Japan
2014 Rowby-John Rodriguez 10 2R Belgium
2015 8 2R Germany
2016 8 QF England
2017 7 QF England
2018 Zoran Lerchbacher 8 1R Japan
2019 8 QF Ireland
2020 Rowby-John Rodriguez 8 QF England
2021 — RU Scotland
2022 2R Wales
2023 10 G40 Denmark
2024 10 RU England

Bahrain

 Bahrain
Overall record0–4
Members (CR)Basem Mahmood (NR)
Duda Durra (NR)
Jerseys

Bahrain became one of three new nations participating in the World Cup, when they made their debut in 2023.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2023 Bassim Mahmood Abdulnaser Yusuf — G40 Latvia
New Zealand
2024 Duda Durra G40 Czech Republic
Iceland

Belgium

 Belgium
Overall record36–15
Best performanceRunners-up: 2013
Members (CR)Dimitri Van den Bergh (12)
Kim Huybrechts (37)
Jerseys

Amongst teams that have never won the World Cup, Belgium has the best record, reaching the final 4 eight times, including a loss to England in the 2013 final. The seven semi-finals statistic is third only to the four-time champions of England and the Netherlands. The Belgian team is also unique in being the only team to be composed of brothers, being represented by Kim and Ronny Huybrechts from 2013 to 2017.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Patrick Bulen Rocco Maes 21 2R Canada
2012 Kim Huybrechts Kurt van de Rijck 7 QF Australia
2013 Ronny Huybrechts — RU Northern Ireland (group)
England (final)
2014 7 QF Netherlands
2015 5 SF England
2016 7 SF Netherlands
2017 8 SF Wales
2018 Dimitri Van den Bergh 7 SF Netherlands
2019 7 QF Scotland
2020 5 SF England
2021 4 2R Austria
2022 4 QF Australia
2023 5 SF Wales
2024 5 SF Austria

Brazil

 Brazil
Overall record2–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2017, 2018
Members (CR)Diogo Portela (NR)
Artur Valle (NR)
Jerseys

Brazil was one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup and did so with a first round victory over other debutant Switzerland. Diogo Portela has been an ever-present for the team.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Diogo Portela Alexandre Sattin — 2R Germany
2018 Bruno Rangel 2R Scotland
2019 Artur Valle 1R Sweden
2020 Bruno Rangel 1R Netherlands
2021 Artur Valle 1R England
2022 1R Netherlands

Canada

 Canada
Overall record15–16
Best performanceLast 8: 2010, 2016, 2019, 2020
Members (CR)David Cameron (NR)
Matt Campbell (50)
Jerseys

Triple World champion John Part was an ever-present in this tournament until 2018, with the team reaching the quarter-finals on four separate occasions.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 John Part Ken MacNeil 7 G8 Netherlands
Australia
2012 9 2R England
2013 Jeff Smith — 2R Scotland (group)
Wales (second round)
2014 Shaun Narain 11 1R Japan
2015 Ken MacNeil 11 1R New Zealand
2016 — QF N. Ireland
2017 John Norman Jnr 2R Austria
2018 Dawson Murschell 2R Japan
2019 Jim Long QF Netherlands
2020 Jeff Smith Matt Campbell QF Belgium
2021 1R Germany
2022 1R Ireland
2023 12 2R Sweden
2024 David Cameron — G40 Croatia

China

 China
Overall record2–10
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
Members (CR)Zong Xiao Chen (NR)
Chengan Liu (NR)
Jerseys

China was one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup, when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. They notably became the second team to have a female representative at the World Cup when Momo Zhou teamed with Zong Xiao Chen in 2018. Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, they had to withdraw from the 2020 tournament, and miss the 2022 tournament altogether.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Yin Deng Jun Cai — 1R Austria
2015 Jun Chen Xuejie Huang 1R Japan
2016 Yuanjun Liu Wenge Xie 2R England
2017 Weihong Li 1R Austria
2018 Zong Xiao Chen Momo Zhou 1R Switzerland
2019 Yuanjun Liu 1R United States
2020 Zizhao Zheng Di Zhuang Withdrew
2021 Wenqing Liu Jianfeng Lu 1R Scotland
2022 Did not play
2023 Zong Xiao Chen Lihao Wen — G40 Belgium
Finland
2024 Chengan Liu G40 Austria

Chinese Taipei

 Chinese Taipei
Overall record2–1
Best performanceLast 16: 2024
Members (CR)Teng Lieh Pupo (NR)
An-Sheng Lu (NR)
Jerseys

Chinese Taipei made their debut in 2024. Highlights in their debut included a win over 2019 runners-up, Ireland.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2024 Teng Lieh Pupo An-Sheng Lu — 2R Austria

Croatia

 Croatia
Overall record8–5
Best performanceLast 8: 2013, 2024
Members (CR)Boris KrÄŤmar (57)
Romeo Grbavac (139)
Jerseys

Croatia didn't play in the inaugural World Cup, but were one of the 5 new teams to debut in the 2012 edition. Despite beating New Zealand and Northern Ireland to reach the quarter-finals in 2013, they hadn't been invited back to another World Cup, until a surprise recall in 2021, but they then had to withdraw owing to an illness to Boris KrÄŤmar.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Tonči Restović Boris Krčmar 18 2R Wales
2013 Robert Marijanović — QF Australia (group)
Belgium (QF)
2014 Did not play
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 Boris Krčmar Pero Ljubić — Withdrew
2022 Did not play
2023 Boris Krčmar Romeo Grbavac — 2R Australia
2024 13 QF Austria

Czech Republic

 Czech Republic
Overall record3–10
Best performanceLast 16: 2024
Members (CR)Adam Gawlas (64)
Karel Sedláček (69)
Jerseys

After being forced to withdraw from the inaugural World Cup in 2010 due to inclement weather, the Czech Republic had to wait until 2015 to make its debut. They have been active in the tournament ever since, but had to wait until 2024 to reach the second round. Their average of 103.47 in their 2021 loss to Poland was the highest losing average in a first-round match at the World Cup of Darts.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Martin Kapucian Pavel DrtĂ­l 23 Withdrew
2012 Did not play
2013
2014
2015 Michal Kočík Pavel Jirkal — 1R Austria
2016 Pavel DrtĂ­l 1R China
2017 Karel Sedláček František Humpula 1R Netherlands
2018 Roman BeneckĂ˝ 1R England
2019 Pavel Jirkal 1R Poland
2020 Adam Gawlas 1R Belgium
2021 1R Poland
2022 1R England
2023 13 G40 Philippines
2024 12 2R Sweden

Denmark

 Denmark
Overall record5–16
Best performanceLast 16: 2012, 2016, 2022
Members (CR)Vladimir Andersen (NR)
Benjamin Drue Reus (NR)
Jerseys

An ever-present in the competition, the Danes have never gone beyond the last 16 stage.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Per Laursen Vladimir Andersen 19 1R Austria
2012 Jann Hoffmann 17 2R N. Ireland
2013 — G24 Ireland
2014 Dennis Lindskjold 1R Australia
2015 Per Skau 1R England
2016 Daniel Jensen 2R Australia
2017 Alex Jensen 1R Australia
2018 Henrik Primdal 1R Brazil
2019 Niels Heinsøe 1R Scotland
2020 1R New Zealand
2021 Andreas Toft Jørgensen 1R Netherlands
2022 Vladimir Andersen 2R Germany
2023 Benjamin Drue Reus 2R Wales
2024 Claus Bendix Nielsen G40 France
Latvia

England

 England
Overall record45–9
Best performanceWinner (5): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2024
Members (CR)Michael Smith (2)
Luke Humphries (1)
Jerseys

After the loss to Spain in the inaugural World Cup in 2010, England reached the final in the next 5 editions, winning 4 of them, thanks to the combination of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Since then, the team won their 5th World Cup in 2024, with the pairing of Luke Humphries and Michael Smith.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Phil Taylor James Wade 1 2R Spain
2012 Adrian Lewis 1 W —
2013 1 W —
2014 1 RU Netherlands
2015 1 W —
2016 1 W —
2017 Dave Chisnall 2 SF Netherlands
2018 Rob Cross 2 QF Belgium
2019 Michael Smith 1 2R Ireland
2020 1 RU Wales
2021 James Wade Dave Chisnall 1 SF Austria
2022 Michael Smith 1 SF Australia
2023 Rob Cross 1 QF Germany
2024 Luke Humphries 1 W —

Finland

 Finland
Overall record5–16
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2013
Members (CR)Marko Kantele (149)
Teemu Harju (169)
Jerseys

Another ever-present team, Finland's record is unspectacular with the exception of a surprise semi-final run in 2013, including an upset victory over the Dutch team of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Marko Kantele Jarkko Komula 12 1R Belgium
2012 Petri Korte 15 1R Croatia
2013 Jarkko Komula Jani Haavisto — SF Belgium
2014 12 1R Poland
2015 Marko Kantele Kim Viljanen — 1R South Africa
2016 1R Wales
2017 1R Wales
2018 2R Belgium
2019 1R Australia
2020 Veijo Viinikka 1R Germany
2021 1R Wales
2022 Aki Paavilainen 1R Austria
2023 Paavo Myller G40 Belgium
2024 Teemu Harju G40 Germany
New Zealand

France

 France
Overall record5–3
Best performanceLast 8: 2023
Members (CR)Jacques Labre (131)
Thibault Tricole (86)
Jerseys

France were one of seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. They lost 5–4 to Wales in the first round, and would not make a return to the tournament until 2023. In 2023, they reached the quarter-finals before being whitewashed by Scotland.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Jacques Labre Lionel Maranhao — 1R Wales
2015 Did not play
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 Jacques Labre Thibault Tricole — QF Scotland
2024 14 2R England

Germany

 Germany
Overall record24–14
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2020, 2023
Members (CR)Gabriel Clemens (25)
Martin Schindler (24)
Jerseys

Despite having home advantage for most of the tournaments, the German's best runs came in 2020 and 2023, when they reached the semi-finals in Austria and Germany respectively, which included wins over their rivals, The Netherlands and former winners, England.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Jyhan Artut Andree Welge 10 2R Netherlands
2012 Bernd Roith 8 2R United States
2013 Andree Welge 7 QF Finland
2014 9 1R South Africa
2015 Max Hopp 9 QF England
2016 — 1R Australia
2017 Martin Schindler QF Netherlands
2018 QF Netherlands
2019 2R Belgium
2020 Gabriel Clemens 6 SF Wales
2021 8 QF England
2022 Martin Schindler 7 QF Wales
2023 6 SF Scotland
2024 7 2R Northern Ireland

Gibraltar

 Gibraltar
Overall record3–15
Best performanceLast 16: 2015
Members (CR)Justin Hewitt (NR)
Craig Galliano (NR)
Jerseys

The smallest nation in the tournaments by both size and population, Gibraltar's only wins to date came in 2015, 2023 and 2024, respectively when they beat Italy, Guyana and Spain.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Dyson Parody Dylan Duo 17 1R Russia
2012 16 1R Denmark
2013 — G24 Netherlands
Poland
2014 1R Sweden
2015 Manuel Vilerio 13 2R Australia
2016 — 1R Norway
2017 Dylan Duo 1R England
2018 Justin Broton 1R Netherlands
2019 Antony Lopez 1R Japan
2020 Craig Galliano Justin Hewitt 1R Lithuania
2021 Sean Negrette 1R Singapore
2022 Craig Galliano 1R N. Ireland
2023 G40 Australia
2024 G40 Sweden

Greece

 Greece
Overall record2–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2017, 2020
Jerseys

Greece were the only team to debut in the 2016 World Cup after John Michael secured a Tour Card at Q-School.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2016 John Michael Ioannis Selachoglou — 1R Canada
2017 2R Belgium
2018 Veniamin Symeonidis 1R Finland
2019 1R Ireland
2020 2R Germany
2021 1R Belgium

Guyana

 Guyana
Overall record0 - 4
Members (CR)Sudesh Fitzgerald (NR)
Norman Madhoo (NR)
Jerseys

Guyana is one of the newer participants in the World Cup, making their debut in 2023.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2023 Sudesh Fitzgerald Norman Madhoo — G40 Australia
Gibraltar
2024 G40 Austria
China

Hong Kong

 Hong Kong
Overall record4–12
Best performanceLast 8: 2015
Members (CR)Lee Lok Yin (NR)
Man Lok Leung (NR)
Jerseys

Hong Kong were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup (the only of which to be seeded) when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. They reached the quarter-finals on their second appearance before succumbing to Scotland.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Royden Lam Scott MacKenzie 13 2R Australia
2015 — QF Scotland
2016 1R Ireland
2017 Kai Fan Leung 1R Russia
2018 Ho-Yin Shek 1R Australia
2019 Kai Fan Leung 1R Belgium
2020 1R Latvia
2021 Man Lok Leung 1R N. Ireland
2022 Lee Lok Yin Ching Ho Tung 1R Scotland
2023 Man Lok Leung G40 Germany
Japan
2024 G40 Australia

Hungary

 Hungary
Overall record3–15
Best performanceLast 16: 2015, 2016
Members (CR)Nándor Major (NR)
Gábor Jagicza (NR)
Jerseys

Hungary did not play in the first World Cup, but have been present for every edition since 2012, although they've never gone past the last 16.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Nándor Bezzeg Krisztián Kaufmann 24 1R Canada
2013 Zsolt Mészáros — G24 N. Ireland
Belgium
2014 1R United States
2015 Gábor Takács 2R Scotland
2016 Patrik Kovács 2R Belgium
2017 János Végső Zoltán Mester 1R Canada
2018 Nándor Bezzeg Tamás Alexits 1R South Africa
2019 János Végső Pál Székely 1R Germany
2020 Patrik Kovács 1R Portugal
2021 1R Lithuania
2022 Gergely Lakatos Nándor Prés 1R Latvia
2023 Patrik Kovács Levente Sárai G40 Canada
2024 Gábor Jagicza Nándor Major G40 Norway
Poland

Iceland

 Iceland
Overall record1–3
Members (CR)Pétur Rúðrik Guðmondsson (NR)
ArngrĂ­mur Ă“lafsson (NR)
Jerseys

Iceland made their debut in 2023 and won their first match in 2024.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2023 Vitor Charrua Hallgrímur Egilsson — G40 South Africa
Spain
2024 Pétur Rúðrik Guðmundsson Arngrímur Ólafsson G40 Czech Republic

India

 India
Overall record0–4
Best performanceLast 32: 2014, 2015
Members (CR)Prakash Jiwa (NR)
Amit Gilitwala (NR)
Jerseys

India were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. After averaging under 70 and failing to win a leg in 2014 and 2015, the latter would be their final year in the tournament.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Nitin Kumar Amit Gilitwala — 1R Belgium
2015 Ashfaque Sayed 1R Germany
2016 Did not play
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 Prakash Jiwa Amit Gilitwala — G40 Canada
Hungary

Ireland

 Ireland
Overall record13–14
Best performanceRunners-up: 2019
Members (CR)William O'Connor (47)
Keane Barry (51)
Jerseys

After a relatively unspectacular record in the competition, the Irish reached the final in 2019 after impressive wins over England and the Netherlands, before Scotland claimed the title.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 William O'Connor Mick McGowan 9 2R Australia
2012 10 2R Australia
2013 Connie Finnan 8 2R Japan
2014 8 1R Singapore
2015 10 2R Hong Kong
2016 Mick McGowan — 2R N. Ireland
2017 2R Wales
2018 Steve Lennon 1R Belgium
2019 RU Scotland
2020 7 1R Australia
2021 — 1R Portugal
2022 2R Netherlands
2023 Keane Barry 9 G40 Croatia
2024 9 G40 Chinese Taipei

Italy

 Italy
Overall record4–13
Best performanceLast 8: 2024
Members (CR)Massimo Dalla-Rossa (NR)
Michele Turetta (136)
Jerseys

Italy did not participate in the first two World Cups, but joined the roster in 2013 as a replacement for the withdrawn Philippines. As of the 2022 tournament, they have the longest record of matches without ever recording a win at the World Cup, losing all eleven of their matches. In 2023, they won their first ever match at the World Cup against Switzerland. In 2024, they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Belgium 7-8.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2013 Daniele Petri Matteo Dal Monte — G24 Wales
Spain
2014 Marco Brentegani 1R Netherlands
2015 1R Gibraltar
2016 Michel Furlani 1R Austria
2017 Gabriel Rollo 1R United States
2018 Alessio Medaina Michel Furlani 1R Canada
2019 Stefano Tomassetti Andrea Micheletti 1R Canada
2020 Daniele Petri 1R Spain
2021 Michele Turetta Danilo Vigato 1R Australia
2022 Giuseppe di Rocco Gabriel Rollo 1R Portugal
2023 Michele Turetta Massimo Dante G40 Sweden
2024 Massimo Dalla Rosa QF Belgium

Japan

 Japan
Overall record11–16
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2019
Members (CR)Jun Matsuda (NR)
Tomoya Goto (NR)
Jerseys

Another ever-present, Japan's run to the semi-finals in 2019 bettered their previous best of quarter-final runs in 2013 and 2018.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Haruki Muramatsu Taro Yachi 22 1R Spain
2012 Morihiro Hashimoto 20 1R Sweden
2013 Sho Katsumi — QF England
2014 Morihiro Hashimoto 2R N. Ireland
2015 16 2R England
2016 Keita Ono — 1R N. Ireland
2017 Yuki Yamada 1R Spain
2018 Seigo Asada QF Scotland
2019 SF Scotland
2020 Yuki Yamada 1R Scotland
2021 Yoshihisa Baba Jun Matsuda 2R Germany
2022 Toru Suzuki Tomoya Goto 1R Belgium
2023 Jun Matsuda G40 Germany
2024 Ryusei Azemoto G40 Australia
Hong Kong

Latvia

 Latvia
Overall record5–4
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2022
Members (CR)Madars Razma (39)
Valters Melderis (NR)
Jerseys

Latvia were set to debut at the 2017 World Cup led by tour card holder Madars Razma along with Nauris Gleglu, but withdrew late on and were replaced by Switzerland. Following China's withdrawal from the 2020 tournament due to flight issues, Latvia finally made their long-awaited debut with a last leg victory over Hong Kong.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Madars Razma Nauris Gleglu Withdrew
2018 Did not play
2019
2020 Madars Razma Janis Mustafejevs — 2R Belgium
2021 Did not play
2022 Madars Razma Nauris Gleglu — 2R England
2023 Dmitrijs Žukovs 15 2R Wales
2024 Valters Melderis — G40 France

Lithuania

 Lithuania
Overall record3–7
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2021
Members (CR)Darius Labanauskas (149)
Mindaugas Barauskas (NR)
Jerseys

Lithuania were the only team to debut in the 2019 World Cup, taking the place of Switzerland after former WDF number one Darius Labanauskas secured a Tour Card at Q-School.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2019 Darius Labanauskas Mindaugas Barauskas — 1R New Zealand
2020 2R England
2021 2R Wales
2022 1R Australia
2023 G40 Poland
2024 G40 Chinese Taipei
Ireland

Malaysia

 Malaysia
Overall record0–4
Best performanceLast 24: 2012
Jerseys

After an absence of ten years, Malaysia returned in 2024.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Lee Choon Peng Amin Abdul-Ghani 23 1R Ireland
2013 Did not play
2014 Kesava Roa Thomat Darus — 1R N. Ireland
2015 Did not play
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Mohd-Nasr Bin Jantan Siik Hwang Wong — G40 Canada
Croatia

Netherlands

 Netherlands
Overall record42–10
Best performanceWinners: 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018
Members (CR)Michael van Gerwen (3)
Danny Noppert (15)
Jerseys

The winners of the inaugural tournament, the Netherlands have won the event on three other occasions, and have only failed to reach the quarter-finals stage three times.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé 2 W —
2012 Vincent van der Voort 3 SF Australia
2013 Michael van Gerwen 2 2R Finland
2014 2 W —
2015 3 SF Scotland
2016 3 RU England
2017 3 W —
2018 3 W —
2019 Jermaine Wattimena 4 SF Ireland
2020 Danny Noppert 3 QF Germany
2021 Dirk van Duijvenbode 3 QF Scotland
2022 Danny Noppert 3 SF Wales
2023 3 2R Belgium
2024 Michael van Gerwen 3 2R Belgium

New Zealand

 New Zealand
Overall record8–14
Best performanceLast 8: 2019
Members (CR)Ben Robb (NR)
Haupai Puha (112)
Jerseys

The New Zealand team's only run of note came when they reached the quarter-finals in 2019. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, they couldn't participate in the 2021 tournament, ending their ever-present record.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Phillip Hazel Warren Parry 13 2R Wales
2012 Warren French Preston Ridd 21 1R Austria
2013 Phillip Hazel Craig Caldwell — G24 Croatia
Australia
2014 Rob Szabo 1R Spain
2015 Warren Parry 2R N. Ireland
2016 Cody Harris 1R Scotland
2017 Rob Szabo 1R Belgium
2018 Warren Parry 1R Singapore
2019 Haupai Puha QF Japan
2020 2R Canada
2021 Ben Robb Warren Parry Withdrew
2022 2R N. Ireland
2023 G40 Latvia
2024 Haupai Puha G40 Germany

Northern Ireland

 Northern Ireland
Overall record21–14
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2014, 2016
Members (CR)Brendan Dolan (29)
Josh Rock (17)
Jerseys

A team who have always been a top 8 seed, the Northern Irish team have only reached the semi-finals on two occasions.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Brendan Dolan John MaGowan 6 2R Austria
2012 Mickey Mansell 6 QF Netherlands
2013 6 2R Croatia
2014 6 SF Netherlands
2015 6 QF Netherlands
2016 Daryl Gurney 4 SF England
2017 6 1R Germany
2018 6 2R Germany
2019 6 1R South Africa
2020 4 1R Canada
2021 5 QF Austria
2022 6 QF Netherlands
2023 8 G40 France
2024 Josh Rock 6 QF England

Norway

 Norway
Overall record2–4
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
Jerseys

Norway was one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Robert Wagner Vegar Elvevoll — 1R Hong Kong
2015 1R Spain
2016 Cor Dekker 2R Scotland
2017 Did not play
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Cor Dekker Håkon Bjørge Helling — G40 Poland

Philippines

 Philippines
Overall record4–9
Best performanceLast 16: 2016, 2023
Members (CR)Christian Perez (101)
Alexis Toylo (NR)
Jerseys

Philippines did not compete in the first World Cup, but debuted as one of the five new teams in the 2012 World Cup, and after missing the 2017 and 2018 tournaments, they returned in 2019.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Lourence Ilagan Christian Perez 22 1R United States
2013 — Withdrew
2014 Did not play
2015 Lourence Ilagan Gilbert Ulang — 1R Belgium
2016 Alex Tagarao 2R Netherlands
2017 Did not play
2018
2019 Lourence Ilagan Noel Malicdem — 1R England
2020 1R England
2021 Christian Perez 1R Austria
2022 RJ Escaros 1R Wales
2023 Christian Perez 2R Scotland
2024 Alexis Toylo G40 Belgium

Poland

 Poland
Overall record10–14
Best performanceLast 16: 2013, 2014, 2019–2022, 2024
Members (CR)Krzysztof Ratajski (27)
Radek Szagański (NR)
Jerseys

Appearing in all but the 2012 tournament, Poland have never gone beyond the last 16 stage. In 2023, Poland set the world record highest Pairs average of 118.10 against Lithuania in the group stage.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Krzysztof Ratajski Krzysztof Kciuk 20 1R New Zealand
2012 Did not play
2013 Krzysztof Ratajski Krzysztof Kciuk — 2R Germany
2014 Krzysztof Chmielewski Krzysztof Stróżyk 2R Wales
2015 Tytus Kanik Mariusz Paul 1R Ireland
2016 Krzysztof Ratajski 1R Belgium
2017 Tytus Kanik 1R Ireland
2018 1R N. Ireland
2019 2R Netherlands
2020 Krzysztof Kciuk 2R Australia
2021 2R Scotland
2022 Sebastian Białecki 2R Belgium
2023 Krzysztof Kciuk 11 2R Germany
2024 Radek Szagański 11 2R Scotland

Portugal

 Portugal
Overall record4–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2021, 2022
Members (CR)José de Sousa (32)
David Gomes (NR)
Jerseys

Portugal were invited to play at their first World Cup of Darts in 2020, following the late withdrawal of Singapore.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2020 José de Sousa José Marquês — 2R Austria
2021 2R N. Ireland
2022 VĂ­tor JerĂłnimo 2R Scotland
2023 Luis Almeixa G40 Poland
Lithuania
2024 David Gomes G40 Italy

Russia

 Russia
Overall record3–9
Best performanceLast 8: 2017
Jerseys

After including Anastasia Dobromyslova in the inaugural tournament, Russia would miss the next 2 tournaments, before reaching the quarter-finals in 2017, where they beat Australia on the way.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Anastasia Dobromyslova Roman Konchikov 16 2R Scotland
2012 Did not play
2013
2014 Evgenii Zhukov Evgenii Izotov — 1R Scotland
2015 Boris Koltsov Aleksei Kadochnikov 1R Australia
2016 Aleksandr Oreshkin 1R Netherlands
2017 QF Wales
2018 1R Spain
2019 Aleksei Kadochnikov 1R Austria
2020 1R Wales
2021 Evgenii Izotov 1R Japan

Scotland

 Scotland
Overall record32–12
Best performanceWinners: 2019, 2021
Members (CR)Peter Wright (11)
Gary Anderson (23)
Jerseys

After succumbing to Spain (twice) and South Africa in the first three tournaments, Scotland reached the final in 2015 and 2018, before winning the title in 2019 and again in 2021.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Gary Anderson Robert Thornton 4 G8 Wales
Spain
2012 Peter Wright 4 2R South Africa
2013 Robert Thornton 4 2R Spain
2014 Peter Wright 3 QF N. Ireland
2015 Gary Anderson 2 RU England
2016 Robert Thornton 2 QF Belgium
2017 Peter Wright 1 1R Singapore
2018 1 RU Netherlands
2019 2 W —
2020 Robert Thornton John Henderson — 2R Wales
2021 Peter Wright 6 W —
2022 8 QF England
2023 Gary Anderson 4 RU Wales
2024 4 SF England
  1. Reigning champions Peter Wright and Gary Anderson would have returned as the number two seeds in 2020, but withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. John Henderson replaced Gary Anderson, who did not enter for personal reasons.
  3. Reigning champion John Henderson was invited to defend his title, despite being the sixth-ranked Scottish player on the PDC Order of Merit.

Singapore

 Singapore
Overall record7–12
Best performanceLast 8: 2017
Members (CR)Paul Lim (NR)
Harith Lim (NR)
Jerseys

Singapore were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. They have consistently been represented by Paul Lim and Harith Lim (no relation). Singapore notably knocked out the number one seeded Scotland in the first round to kick off a run to the quarter-finals in 2017.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Paul Lim Harith Lim — 2R South Africa
2015 1R Scotland
2016 2R Austria
2017 QF Belgium
2018 2R England
2019 2R Japan
2020 Withdrew
2021 2R Netherlands
2022 1R Denmark
2023 G40 Philippines
Czech Republic
2024 G40 Belgium
Philippines

Slovakia

 Slovakia
Overall record0–1
Best performanceLast 24: 2010
Jerseys

Slovakia have only been invited to play at the first World Cup of Darts in 2010, where they lost to Ireland 6–3 in the first round.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Peter Martin Oto Zmelik 24 1R Ireland

Slovenia

 Slovenia
Overall record0–1
Best performanceLast 24: 2010
Jerseys

Slovenia have only been invited to play at the first World Cup of Darts in 2010, where they lost to Sweden 6–2 in the first round.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Osmann Kijamet Sebastijan PeÄŤjak 18 1R Sweden

South Africa

 South Africa
Overall record13–14
Best performanceLast 8: 2012, 2014
Members (CR)Cameron Carolissen (NR)
Johan Geldenhuys (NR)
Jerseys

South Africa did not appear in the first World Cup, but debuted the second World Cup in 2012 with a quarter-final run, and have been present for every edition since, and have still been the only African representatives in the competition. They reached the quarter-finals in both 2012 and 2014.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Devon Petersen Shawn Hogan 19 QF Wales
2013 Charl Pietersen — 2R England
2014 Devon Petersen Graham Filby QF England
2015 14 2R Netherlands
2016 — 1R Singapore
2017 Deon Oliver 2R England
2018 Liam O'Brien 2R Netherlands
2019 Vernon Bouwers 2R New Zealand
2020 Carl Gabriel 1R Poland
2021 2R England
2022 Stefan Vermaak 1R Sweden
2023 Vernon Bouwers 2R France
2024 Cameron Carolissen Johan Geldenhuys G40 Northern Ireland

Spain

 Spain
Overall record12–17
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2010
Members (CR)José Justicia (NR)
Tony Martinez (NR)
Jerseys

Spain debuted in the inaugural World Cup with a second round upset of the top seed England in 2010, and progressing through the group stage eventually being swept by Netherlands in the semi-finals. Since then, they only progressed further than the last 16 only once in 10 years.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Toni Alcinas Carlos RodrĂ­guez 11 SF Netherlands
2012 14 1R South Africa
2013 — QF Wales
2014 15 2R Netherlands
2015 Cristo Reyes 12 2R Belgium
2016 — 1R England
2017 2R Singapore
2018 2R Australia
2019 1R Netherlands
2020 JesĂşs Noguera 2R Netherlands
2021 José Justicia 1R South Africa
2022 Tony Martinez 1R Germany
2023 14 G40 South Africa
2024 Jesús Noguera — G40 Gibraltar
Sweden
  1. Top-ranked Spaniard Cristo Reyes was replaced by third-ranked Spaniard Noguera for undisclosed reasons in the 2020 World Cup.

Sweden

 Sweden
Overall record11–15
Best performanceLast 8: 2023, 2024
Members (CR)Jeffrey de Graaf (87)
Oskar Lukasiak (140)
Jerseys

The ever-present Swedes have never been beyond the last 16 stage, until 2023, when they reached quarter finals in the new format tournament.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Magnus Caris Pär Riihonen 15 2R United States
2012 Dennis Nilsson 13 2R Belgium
2013 Pär Riihonen — G24 Canada
 Scotland
2014 Peter Sajwani 14 2R Scotland
2015 Daniel Larsson — 1R  Hungary
2016 1R Denmark
2017 1R South Africa
2018 Dennis Nilsson 1R Germany
2019 Magnus Caris 2R Scotland
2020 Daniel Larsson 1R Greece
2021 Johan Engström 1R United States
2022 2R Australia
2023 Dennis Nilsson Oskar Lukasiak QF Wales
2024 Jeffrey de Graaf 15 QF Scotland

Switzerland

 Switzerland
Overall record1–7
Best performanceLast 16: 2018
Members (CR)Stefan Bellmont (119)
Marcel Walpen (NR)
Jerseys

Switzerland were one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup as a last minute addition due to the withdrawal of Latvia. After only playing two editions of the tournament, they were replaced by Lithuania in 2019, but they returned to the tournament in 2022.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Patrick Rey Philipp Ruckstuhl — 1R Brazil
2018 Alex Fehlmann Andy Bless 2R Wales
2019 Did not play
2020
2021
2022 Stefan Bellmont Thomas Junghans — 1R New Zealand
2023 Marcel Walpen 16 G40 Sweden
Italy
2024 Bruno Stöckli — G40 Northern Ireland
South Africa

Thailand

 Thailand
Overall record0–7
Best performanceLast 32: 2014–2018
Members (CR)Thanawat Gaweenuntawong (NR)
Attapol Eupakaree (NR)
Jerseys

Thailand were one of the seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams. After failing to win a match in five tournament appearances, the 2018 World Cup would be their last until the tournament expanded to 40 teams in 2023.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Watanyu Charoonroj — 1R England
2015 Attapol Eupakaree 1R N. Ireland
2016 1R  Hungary
2017 1R Greece
2018 1R Wales
2019 Did not play
2020
2021
2022
2023 Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Attapol Eupakaree — G40 Croatia
Ireland

Ukraine

 Ukraine
Overall record0–2
Members (CR)Vladyslav Omelchenko (NR)
Ilya Pekaruk (NR)
Jerseys

Ukraine became one of three new nations participating in the World Cup, when they made their debut in 2023.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2023 Vladyslav Omelchenko Ilya Pekaruk — G40 France
N. Ireland

United States

 United States
Overall record9–17
Best performanceLast 8: 2010, 2012
Members (CR)Jules van Dongen (147)
Danny Lauby (106)
Jerseys

The United States have appeared in every edition of the World Cup, reaching the last eight phase in each of the first two editions, but failing to progress further in subsequent years.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Darin Young Bill Davis 8 G8 Spain
 Scotland
2012 Gary Mawson 11 QF England
2013 Larry Butler — G24 Germany
Finland
2014 16 2R England
2015 — 1R Netherlands
2016 1R Philippines
2017 2R Netherlands
2018 1R Scotland
2019 Chuck Puleo 2R Austria
2020 Danny Lauby Jr. 1R Austria
2021 2R Australia
2022 Danny Baggish Jules van Dongen 1R Poland
2023 Leonard Gates G40 Austria
2024 Danny Lauby Jr. 16 G40 Italy
Portugal
  1. Darin Young was qualified to make his return and remain ever present at the 2020 World Cup but withdrew and was replaced by Lauby after being medically diagnosed with vertigo.

Wales

 Wales
Overall record34–13
Best performanceWinners (2): 2020, 2023
Members (CR)Jonny Clayton (8)
Jim Williams (46)
Jerseys

After three runners-up finishes in 2010, 2017, and 2022, the Welsh team have won the tournament twice in 2020, and 2023.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Mark Webster Barrie Bates 5 RU United States (group)
Netherlands (final)
2012 Richie Burnett 5 SF England
2013 5 SF England
2014 5 QF Australia
2015 Jamie Lewis 7 1R Hong Kong
2016 Gerwyn Price 5 2R Canada
2017 4 RU Netherlands
2018 Jonny Clayton 5 QF Australia
2019 3 1R Singapore
2020 2 W —
2021 2 SF Scotland
2022 2 RU Australia
2023 2 W —
2024 Jim Williams 2 2R Croatia
  1. Gerwyn Price withdrew for medical reasons and was replaced with Jim Williams. As this was after the draw Wales's second seeding was maintained.

Legend

Key
W RU SF QF #R G#
(W) winners; (RU) runners-up; (SF) semifinalists; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 2, 1; (G#) round-robin stage

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