2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts: Full Teams, Confirmed Pairings
The field for the 2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts has been confirmed following the conclusion of the Elten Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open.The 40-nation pairs event will take place at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt from June 11-14, with a boosted £500,000 prize fund on offer.England, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, and Scotland — the top four nations on the PDC Order of Merit — receive a bye directly into the second round.
Top Seeds (Exempt to Round Two)
1. England – Luke Littler & Luke Humphries
(Eyeing a record-extending sixth title)
2. Netherlands – Gian van Veen & Michael van Gerwen
(Four-time champions aiming to reclaim the title for the first time since 2018)
3. Northern Ireland – Josh Rock & Daryl Gurney
(Reigning World Cup champions)
4. Scotland – Gary Anderson & Cameron Menzies
(Cameron Menzies makes his World Cup debut alongside the Scottish legend)
Seeded Nations (5-16 – Group Stage)
5. Germany – Martin Schindler & Ricardo Pietreczko (Hosts)
6. Belgium – Mike De Decker & Dimitri Van den Bergh
7. Wales – Jonny Clayton & Nick Kenny
(Nick Kenny makes his debut; Gerwyn Price unavailable)
8. Republic of Ireland – William O’Connor & Mickey Mansell
9. Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski & Sebastian Bialecki
10. Sweden – Jeffrey de Graaf & Oskar Lukasiak
11. Australia – Damon Heta & Adam Leek
12. Czechia – Karel Sedlacek & Adam Gawlas
13. Austria – Mensur Suljovic & Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
14. Latvia – Madars Razma & Valters Melderis
15. Croatia – Boris Krcmar & Pero Ljubic
16. Finland – Jani Haavisto & Jonas Masalin
Unseeded Nations
Canada – Jim Long, David Cameron
China – Qingyu Zhan, Xiaochen Zong
Denmark – Andreas Toft Jorgensen, Jonas Graversen
France – Thibault Tricole, Nicolas Thuillier
Hong Kong – Man Lok Leung, Lok Yin Lee
Hungary – Patrik Kovacs, Pal Szekely
India – Nitin Kumar, Ankit Goenka
Italy – Michele Turetta, Riccardo Castelli
Japan – Motomu Sakai, Haruki Muramatsu
Lithuania – Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas
Mongolia – Altantulkhuur Myagmarsuren, Ganzorig Lkhagvasuren (First appearance)
New Zealand – Jonny Tata, Ben Robb
Norway – Cor Dekker, Kent Sivertsen
Philippines – Alexis Toylo, Paolo Nebrida
Portugal – Luis Camacho, Jose de Sousa
Singapore – Paul Lim, Phuay Wey Tan
Slovenia – Benjamin Pratnemer, Stefano Bozicek (Return)
South Africa – Graham Filby, Devon Petersen
Spain – Cristo Reyes, Jose Justicia
Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont, Marcel Walpen
Thailand – Sarayut Ouamumpa, Sowaris Rodman (Return)
Trinidad & Tobago – Joshua Balfour, James Walklin (First appearance)
Uganda – Patrick Ocheng, Juma Said
USA – Adam Sevada, Stowe Buntz
This will be the first World Cup featuring Mongolia and Trinidad & Tobago.
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