Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton won the World Cup of Darts (Picture: Jonas Hunold/PDC)

Darts results: Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton win World Cup of Darts for Wales after beating Scotland in the final

By Sporting Life

Darts

Mon June 19, 2023 · 2y ago

Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton brought the My Diesel Claim World Cup of Darts back to Wales for the second time after they defeated Scotland in Sunday's final in Frankfurt.

The two great friends, who teamed up to lift this trophy behind closed doors back in 2020, stormed to glory with a thumping 10-2 victory over Gary Anderson and Peter Wright in front of an enthusiastic German crowd at the Eissporthalle.

Price and Clayton were, however, given a real scare in the semi-finals of the all-pairs tournament when Belgium took them to a deciding leg but the Ferret held his nerve brilliantly with a two-dart finish from 100 when their opponents waited with real hope on 120.

Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts had previously followed up Saturday's epic 8-7 win over the Netherlands by ending Australia's title defence in another deciding leg at the quarter-final stage - but they couldn't make it three in a row.

Wales, who kicked off their campaign with an 8-2 triumph over Denmark on Saturday, had earlier fought back from 5-3 down to overcome Sweden's Dennis Nilsson and Oskar Lukasiak 8-5 but they were always in control of the final.

Price and Clayton share an £80,000 prize after reclaiming the title, having opened up leads of 3-0 and 8-1 early in the final before holding on to their advantage.

Price landed a 177 score in the final's opening leg and then posted a 180 in a 14-darter as Wales broke, before double ten gave them a three-leg cushion.

Wright hit back with a 93 checkout to get Scotland off the mark, but a missed double 18 for a 147 finish in the next allowed Clayton in to finish 67 in two darts to restore Wales' lead.

Price took out 105, and then the Welsh duo both finished 116 - either side of a 96 checkout from Anderson - to move Wales 9-2 before double eight from Clayton secured glory for his nation.

"It's absolutely fantastic - what a feeling," said an elated Clayton. "We got off to a quick start and kept the lead. I don't think Gary and Peter played their best but we did our job and kept the lead.

"The belief in each other, the confidence in each other, works and when they go, they go pretty - tonight was a good night.

"Gerwyn is my best buddy on tour and he's an amazing skipper."

Price, who also reached the 2017 final alongside Mark Webster and was a runner-up with Clayton last year, said: "It's a brilliant win.

"It's a little bit flattering to win by that margin but we're thrilled to win. I think I struggled a little bit in that game and Jonny won it for us tonight - he was fantastic, he was clinical.

"Gary hates him but I love him! I've carried him a few years, but he carried me tonight - what a player."

Wright and Anderson, who lifted this trophy in 2019, whitewashed France in their quarter-final on Sunday afternoon, before coming 2-0 and 3-2 down to defeat Germany's Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler 8-5 in the semis.

The German duo missed five darts at doubles to level in leg 12, allowing Wright in to finish a key 109 checkout as Scotland edged into their fifth World Cup final.

"The Welsh were the favourites for the tournament and they played fantastic in the final," reflected Wright. "It's been a really good tournament with Pairs all the way through.

"It's amazing playing with Gary, maybe old age caught up with us."

Anderson added: "The Welsh have got a cracking team, they were spot on.

"You've got Gerwyn and what he's done in darts over the last few years - it's bad enough playing against Gezzy, but then you've got Jonny banging them in.

"We aren't getting any younger but we're still trying. We got to the final and any more's a bonus."

Germany won through to the semi-finals for the second time as Clemens and Schindler overcame England's Michael Smith and Rob Cross 8-3 in their last eight clash.

Sweden and France had enjoyed their best-ever runs in the World Cup as they came through the group stage and then enjoyed second round wins in Frankfurt.

World Cup of Darts: Knockout stage results

Final

(4) Scotland 2-10 Wales (2)

Semi-finals

Germany 5-8 (4) Scotland
(2) Wales 8-7 Belgium

Quarter-finals

(1) England 3-8 Germany
(4) Scotland 8-0 France
(2) Wales 8-5 Sweden
Belgium 8-7 Australia

Round two

(1) England 8-4 Latvia
Poland 6-8 Germany
(4) Scotland 8-5 Philippines
France 8-4 South Africa
(2) Wales 8-2 Denmark
Sweden 8-5 Canada
(3) Netherlands 7-8 Belgium
Australia 8-6 Croatia

World Cup of Darts group results & standings

Seedings in brackets
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Scroll down for schedule, results & team line-ups

Top four seeded nations went straight to the knockout stages

(1) England
(2) Wales
(3) Netherlands
(4) Scotland

Group stage

Top team in each group progress to the second round

GROUP A

(5) Belgium P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +5 PTS 4
Finland P 2 W 1 L 1 LD 0 PTS 2
China P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -5 PTS 0

Results

Huybrechts/Van den Bergh (BEL) 4-0 Kantele/Myller (FIN)
Huybrechts/Van den Bergh (BEL) 4-3 Wen/Zong (CHN)
Kantele/Myller (FIN) 4-0 Wen/Zong (CHN

GROUP B

(6) Germany P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +8 PTS 4
Japan P 2 W 1 L 1 LD -3 PTS 2
Hong Kong P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -5 PTS 0

Results

Clemens/Schindler (GER) 4-0 Lee/Leung (HKG)
Clemens/Schindler (GER) 4-0 Goto/Matsuda (JPN)
Goto/Matsuda (JPN) 4-3 Lee/Leung (HKG)

GROUP C

(7) Australia P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +8 PTS 4
Gibraltar P 2 W 1 L 1 LD -1 PTS 2
Guyana P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -7 PTS 0

Results

Heta/Whitlock (AUS) 4-0 Fitzgerald/Madhoo (GUY)
Heta/Whitlock (AUS) 4-0 Galliano/Hewitt (GIB)
Galliano/Hewitt (GIB) 4-1 Fitzgerald/Madhoo (GUY)

GROUP D

France P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +7 PTS 4
(8) Northern Ireland P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +1 PTS 2
Ukraine P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -8 PTS 0

Results

Labre/Tricole (FRA) 4-1 Dolan/Gurney (NIR)
Labre/Tricole (FRA) 4-0 Omelchenko/Pekaruk (UKR)
Dolan/Gurney (NIR) 4-0 Omelchenko/Pekaruk (UKR)

GROUP E

Croatia P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +4 PTS 4
(9) Republic of Ireland P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +0 PTS 2
Thailand P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -4 PTS 0

Results

Barry/O'Connor (IRL) 4-1 Eupakaree/Gaweenuntavong (THA)
Barry/O'Connor (IRL) 1-4 Grbavac/Krcmar (CRO)
Grbavac/Krcmar (CRO) 4-3 Eupakaree/Gaweenuntavong (THA)

GROUP F

Denmark P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +1 PTS 2
(10) Austria P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +0 PTS 2
USA P 2 W 1 L 1 LD -1 PTS 2

Results

Andersen/Drue Reus (DEN) 4-2 Rodriguez/Suljovic (AUT)
Andersen/Drue Reus (DEN) 3-4 Gates/van Dongen (USA)
Rodriguez/Suljovic (AUT) 4-2 Gates/van Dongen (USA)

GROUP G

(11) Poland P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +4 PTS 4
Lithuania P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +0 PTS 2
Portugal P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -4 PTS 2

Results

Kciuk/Ratajski (POL) 4-3 Ameixa/De Sousa (POR)
Kciuk/Ratajski (POL) 4-1 Barauskas/Labanauskas (LTU)
Barauskas/Labanauskas (LTU) 4-1 Ameixa/De Sousa (POR)

GROUP H

(12) Canada P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +5 PTS 4
Hungary P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +1 PTS 2
India P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -6 PTS 0

Results

Campbell/Smith (CAN) 4-2 Gilitwala/Jiwa (IND)
Campbell/Smith (CAN) 4-1 Kovacs/Sarai (HUN)
Kovacs/Sarai (HUN) 4-0 Gilitwala/Jiwa (IND)

GROUP I

Philippines P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +6 PTS 4
(13) Czech Republic P 2 W 1 L 1 LD -1 PTS 2
Singapore P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -5 PTS 0

Results

Gawlas/Sedlacek (CZE) 4-2 Lim/Lim (SGP)
Gawlas/Sedlacek (CZE) 1-4 Ilagan/Perez (PHL)
Ilagan/Perez (PHL) 4-1 Lim/Lim (SGP)

GROUP J

South Africa P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +4 PTS 4
(14) Spain P 2 W 1 L 1 LD 0 PTS 2
Iceland P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -4 PTS 0

Results

Bouwers/Petersen (RSA) 4-2 Justicia/Martinez (ESP)
Bouwers/Petersen (RSA) 4-2 Charrua/Egilsson (ISL)
Justicia/Martinez (ESP) 4-2 Charrua/Egilsson (ISL)

GROUP K

(15) Latvia P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +4 PTS 4
New Zealand P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +1 PTS 2
Bahrain P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -5 PTS 0

Results

Razma/Zhukov (LVA) 4-2 Parry/Robb (NZL)
Razma/Zhukov (LVA) 4-2 Mahmood/Yusuf (BHR)
Parry/Robb (NZL) 4-1 Mahmood/Yusuf (BHR)

GROUP L

Sweden P 2 W 2 L 0 LD +4 PTS 4
Italy P 2 W 1 L 1 LD +0 PTS 2
(16) Switzerland P 2 W 0 L 2 LD -4 PTS 0

Results

Dante/Turetta (ITA) 4-3 Bellmont/Walpen (SUI)
Dante/Turetta (ITA) 3-4 Lukasiak/Nilsson (SWE)
Lukasiak/Nilsson (SWE) 4-1 Bellmont/Walpen (SUI)

World Cup of Darts: Daily Schedule & Results

Thursday June 15 (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Group Stage – First Matches (Best of seven legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports

Italy 4-3 Switzerland (L)
Poland 4-3 Portugal (G)
Czech Republic 4-2 Singapore (I)
South Africa 4-2 Spain (J)
Republic of Ireland 4-1 Thailand (E)
France 4-1 Northern Ireland (D)
Belgium 4-0 Finland (A)
Canada 4-2 India (H)
Denmark 4-2 Austria (F)
Germany 4-0 Hong Kong (B)
Australia 4-0 Guyana (C)
Latvia 4-2 New Zealand (K)

Friday June 16
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)
Group Stage – Second Matches (Best of seven legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports

Finland 4-0 China (A)
Philippines 4-1 Singapore (I)
Sweden 4-1 Switzerland (L)
Lithuania 4-1 Portugal (G)
New Zealand 4-1 Bahrain (K)
Spain 4-2 Iceland (J)
Croatia 4-3 Thailand (E)
Northern Ireland 4-0 Ukraine (D)
Hungary 4-0 India (H)
Japan 4-3 Hong Kong (B)
Gibraltar 4-1 Guyana (C)
Austria 4-2 USA (F)

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Group Stage – Final Matches (Best of seven legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports

Belgium 4-3 China (A)
Philippines 4-1 Czech Republic (I)
Sweden 4-3 Italy (L)
Poland 4-1 Lithuania (G)
Latvia 4-2 Bahrain (K)
South Africa 4-2 Iceland (J)
Croatia 4-1 Republic of Ireland (E)
France 4-0 Ukraine (D)
Canada 4-1 Hungary (H)
Germany 4-0 Japan (B)
Australia 4-0 Gibraltar (C)
Denmark 3-4 USA (F)

Saturday June 17
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Second Round (Best of 15 legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports

France 8-4 South Africa
Sweden 8-5 Canada
Australia 8-6 Croatia
Scotland 8-5 Philippines

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Second Round (Best of 15 legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports

Wales 8-2 Denmark
England 8-4 Latvia
Netherlands 7-8 Belgium
Poland 6-8 Germany

Sunday June 18
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 15 legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports

Wales 8-5 Sweden
Belgium 8-7 Australia
Scotland 8-0 France
England 3-8 Germany

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 15 legs)
TV Coverage: Sky Sport

Wales 8-7 Belgium
Scotland 8-5 Germany

Final (Best of 19 legs)

Scotland 2-10 Wales

World Cup of Darts: Competing nations and team line-ups

Australia - Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock
Austria - Mensur Suljovic, Rowby-John Rodriguez
Bahrain - Basem Mahmood, Abdulnasser Yusuf
Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts
Canada - Matt Campbell, Jeff Smith
China - Xiaochen Zong, Lihao Wen
Croatia - Boris Krcmar, Romeo Grbavac
Czech Republic - Adam Gawlas, Karel Sedlacek
Denmark - Vladimir Andersen, Benjamin Reus
England - Michael Smith, Rob Cross
Finland - Marko Kantele, Paavo Myller
France - Thibault Tricole, Jacques Labre
Germany - Gabriel Clemens, Martin Schindler
Gibraltar - Craig Galliano, Justin Hewitt
Guyana - Norman Madhoo, Sudesh Fitzgerald
Hong Kong - Man Lok Leung, Lok Yin Lee
Hungary - Patrik Kovács, Levente Sárai
Iceland - Hallgrimur Egilsson, Vitor Charrua
India - Prakash Jiwa, Amit Gilitwala
Italy - Michele Turetta, Massimo Dante
Japan - Jun Matsuda, Tomoya Goto
Latvia - Madars Razma, Dmitriy Zhukov
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas
Netherlands - Dirk van Duuivenbode*, Danny Noppert (* Replaced Michael van Gerwen who was injured)
New Zealand - Ben Robb, Warren Parry
Northern Ireland - Brendan Dolan, Daryl Gurney
Philippines - Christian Perez, Lourence Ilagan
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski, Krzysztof Kciuk
Portugal - Jose de Sousa, Luis Ameixa
Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor, Keane Barry
Scotland - Peter Wright, Gary Anderson
Singapore - Paul Lim, Harith Lim
South Africa - Devon Petersen, Vernon Bouwers
Spain - Jose Justicia, Tony Martinez
Sweden - Dennis Nilsson, Oskar Lukasiak
Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont, Marcel Walpen
Thailand - Attapol Eupakaree, Yong Gaweenuntavong
Ukraine - Vladyslav Omelchenko, Illia Pekaruk
USA - Jules van Dongen, Leonard Gates
Wales - Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton

Where can I watch the World Cup of Darts on TV?

The My Diesel Claim World Cup of Darts will be broadcast on Sky Sports for viewers in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC's international broadcast partners, including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.

World Cup of Darts: Sky Bet Odds

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Prize Fund (Per two-player team)

Winners - £80,000
Runners-Up - £50,000
Semi-Final Losers - £30,000
Quarter-Final Losers - £20,000
Last 16 Losers - £9,000
Second in Group - £5,000
Third in Group - £4,000
Total - £450,000