18 nations which have participated in every edition
14 current nations which have not participated in all editions
11 former participant nations
In the thirteen editions of the
World Cup of Darts tournament organized by the
Professional Darts Corporation, 47 nations have competed. This is a list of all teams that have participated, organised by country.
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.[2] 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.
Mensur Suljović has led the Austrian team at every World Cup since its inception. The team's best performance was reaching the last eight, which "The Gentle" has achieved five times with three different partners, but in 2021, a fairytale run saw them reach the final before eventually losing to
Scotland. Austria were also temporarily host of the event in 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Amongst teams that have never won the World Cup, Belgium has the best record, reaching the semi-finals seven times, including a loss to
England in the
2013 final. The six 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.
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.
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.
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.[9] 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.[17] Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, they had to withdraw from the 2020 tournament, and miss the 2022 tournament altogether.[35]
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 Krčmar.
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 win a match. 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.
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, they only reached one final, in which they were whitewashed 3–0 by Wales.
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.
France were one of seven teams to debut in the 2014 World Cup when the tournament field was increased from 24 to 32 teams.[9] They lost 5–4 to
Wales in the first round, and would not make a return to the tournament until 2023.
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.
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.
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.
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.[9] After averaging under 70 and failing to win a leg in 2014 and 2015, the latter would be their final year in the tournament.
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.
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.
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.[41][15] 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.[36]
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.[19]
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 twice.
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.
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.
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.[42]
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.
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.
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abcReigning champions Peter Wright and Gary Anderson would have returned as the number two seeds in 2020, but withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[44]
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.[9] 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.
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.
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.[4] Since then, they only progressed further than the last 16 only once in 10 years.
Switzerland were one of two teams to debut in the 2017 World Cup as a last minute addition due to the withdrawal of
Latvia.[15] After only playing two editions of the tournament, they were replaced by
Lithuania in 2019,[19] but they returned to the tournament in 2022.
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.[9] 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.
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.[4][6]
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abDarin 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.[45]