John Henderson and Peter Wright win the World Cup of Darts (Picture: Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

World Cup of Darts 2021: Draw, schedule, teams, results, odds & live Sky Sports TV coverage details

By Sporting Life

Darts

Sun September 12, 2021 · 3y ago

The full results and round-ups from the 2021 World Cup of Darts, which took place at the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena, Germany from September 9-12.

There were 32 nations bidding for glory at the annual pairs event, where Wales were be favourites to defend their title ahead of the likes of Netherlands, Scotland, England and Belgium.

Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton teamed up once again for the Welsh but in the end they fell to Peter Wright and John Henderson of Scotland, who went on to lift the trophy.

You can look back on how the event unfolded with the team line-ups, draw, schedule, results, highlights and daily reviews plus there's details of the format, prize money and past winners.

World Cup of Darts draw & tournament bracket

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

FINAL

Austria 1-3 Scotland
Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 4-1 John Henderson
Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 1-4 Peter Wright
Doubles: Austria 3-4 Scotland
Singles Three: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Peter Wright
Singles Four (not required): Rowby-John Rodriguez v John Henderson

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SEMI-FINALS

England 0-2 Austria
Singles One: James Wade 1-4 Mensur Suljovic
Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 1-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Doubles (not required): England v Austria
Wales 1-2 Scotland
Singles One: Gerwyn Price 2-4 John Henderson
Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-2 Peter Wright
Doubles: Wales 3-4 Scotland

QUARTER-FINALS

(1) England 2-0 Germany (8)
Singles One: James Wade 4-1 Gabriel Clemens
Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 4-0 Max Hopp
Doubles (not required):
Austria 2-1 Northern Ireland (5)
Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Brendan Dolan
Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-2 Daryl Gurney
Doubles: Austria 4-3 Northern Ireland
(2) Wales 2-0 Australia (7)
Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-1 Simon Whitlock
Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-3 Damon Heta
Doubles (not required):
(3) Netherlands 1-2 Scotland (6)
Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-1 John Henderson
Singles Two: Dirk van Duijvenbode 1-4 Peter Wright
Doubles: Netherlands 3-4 Scotland

ROUND TWO

(1) England 2-0 South Africa
Singles One: Wade 4-1 Gabriel
Singles Two: Chisnall 4-3 Petersen
(8) Germany 2-1 Japan
Singles One: Clemens 4-2 Jun
Singles One: Hopp 0-4 Baba
Doubles: Germany 4-2 Japan
(4) Belgium 0-2 Austria
Singles One: Huybrechts 1-4 Suljovic
Singles One: Van den Bergh 2-4 Rodriguez
(5) Northern Ireland 2-0 Portugal
Singles One: Dolan 4-0 Marques
Singles One: Gurney 4-0 De Sousa
(2) Wales 2-1 Lithuania
Singles One: Price 4-2 Barauskas
Singles Two: Clayton 2-4 Labanauskas
Doubles: Wales 4-3 Lithuania
(7) Australia 2-0 USA
Singles One: Simon Whitlock 4-3 Dan Lauby
Singles Two: Damon Heta 4-2 Chuck Puleo
(3) Netherlands 2-0 Singapore
Singles One: Van Gerwen 4-0 Paul Lim
Singles Two: Van Duijvenbode 4-3 Harith Lam
(6) Scotland 2-0 Poland
Singles One: Wright 4-3 Kciuk
Singles One: Henderson 4-2 Ratajski

ROUND ONE

(1) England 5-2 Brazil
Spain 4-5 South Africa
(8) Germany 5-3 Canada
Russia 1-5 Japan
(4) Belgium 5-2 Greece
Austria 5-1 Philippines
(5) Northern Ireland 5-4 Hong Kong
Republic of Ireland 4-5 Portugal
(2) Wales 5-2 Finland
Hungary 3-5 Lithuania
(7) Australia 5-0 Italy
USA 5-1 Sweden
(3) Netherlands 5-1 Denmark
Gibraltar 4-5 Singapore
(6) Scotland 5-0 China
Czech Republic 2-5 Poland

* Greece replaced Croatia due to Boris Krcmar's withdrawal through illness.

World Cup of Darts: Daily Schedule & Results

Thursday September 9
Evening Session
(7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

Hungary 3-5 Lithuania
Czech Republic 2-5 Poland
Gibraltar 4-5 Singapore
USA 5-1 Sweden
Scotland 5-0 China
Netherlands 5-1 Denmark
Wales 5-2 Finland
Australia 5-0 Italy

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Friday September 10
Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of nine legs - doubles)

Russia 1-5 Japan
Spain 4-5 South Africa
Republic of Ireland 4-5 Portugal
Austria 5-1 Philippines
Northern Ireland 5-4 Hong Kong
Germany 5-3 Canada
England 5-2 Brazil
Belgium 5-2 Greece

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Saturday September 10
Afternoon Session (2pm local time, 1pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of 3 points)
(Two best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best of 7 doubles decider if required)

Northern Ireland 2-0 Portugal
Singles One: Dolan 4-0 Marques
Singles One: Gurney 4-0 De Sousa
England 2-0 South Africa
Singles One: Wade 4-1 Gabriel
Singles Two: Chisnall 4-3 Petersen
Australia 2-0 USA
Singles One: Simon Whitlock 4-3 Dan Lauby
Singles Two: Damon Heta 4-2 Chuck Puleo
(4) Belgium 0-2 Austria
Singles One: Huybrechts 1-4 Suljovic
Singles One: Van den Bergh 2-4 Rodriguez

Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of 3 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best-of-7-leg doubles decider if required)

Scotland 2-0 Poland
Singles One: Wright 4-3 Kciuk
Singles One: Henderson 4-2 Ratajski
Germany 2-1 Japan
Singles One: Clemens 4-2 Jun
Singles One: Hopp 0-4 Baba
Doubles: Germany 4-2 Japan
(3) Netherlands 2-0 Singapore
Singles One: Van Gerwen 4-0 Paul Lim
Singles Two: Van Duijvenbode 4-3 Harith Lam
(2) Wales 2-1 Lithuania
Singles One: Price 4-2 Barauskas
Singles Two: Clayton 2-4 Labanauskas
Doubles: Wales 4-3 Lithuania

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Sunday September 11
Afternoon Session (1pm local time, 12pm BST)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of 3 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best-of-7-leg doubles decider if required)

Austria 2-1 Northern Ireland
Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Brendan Dolan
Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-2 Daryl Gurney
Doubles: Austria 4-3 Northern Ireland
England 2-0 Germany
Singles One: James Wade 4-1 Gabriel Clemens
Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 4-0 Max Hopp
Doubles (not required):
Wales 2-0 Australia
Singles One: Gerwyn Price 4-1 Simon Whitlock
Singles Two: Jonny Clayton 4-3 Damon Heta
Doubles (not required):
Netherlands 1-2 Scotland
Singles One: Michael van Gerwen 4-1 John Henderson
Singles Two: Dirk van Duijvenbode 1-4 Peter Wright
Doubles: Netherlands 3-4 Scotland

Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 3 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches & one best-of-7-leg doubles decider if required)

England 0-2 Austria
Singles One: James Wade 1-4 Mensur Suljovic
Singles Two: Dave Chisnall 1-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Doubles (not required): England v Austria
Wales v Scotland
Singles One: Gerwyn Price v John Henderson
Singles Two: Jonny Clayton v Peter Wright
Doubles (if required): Wales v Scotland

Final (Best of 5 points)
(2x best-of-7-leg singles matches, one best-of-7-leg doubles, then reverse singles)

Austria 1-3 Scotland
Singles One: Mensur Suljovic 4-1 John Henderson
Singles Two: Rowby-John Rodriguez 1-4 Peter Wright
Doubles: Austria 3-4 Scotland
Singles Three: Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Peter Wright
Singles Four (not required): Rowby-John Rodriguez v John Henderson

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World Cup of Darts: Team line-ups

With nations represented by two-player teams, competitors are initially selected based on the PDC Order of Merit, where two or more players are ranked. If players do not wish to enter, then their fellow countrymen next on the Order of Merit will get called up.

With seedings based on the cumulative PDC ranking of the two players, England are the top seeds going into this year's event.

Seeded Teams (provisional):

(1) England - James Wade & Dave Chisnall
(2) Wales - Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton
(3) Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen & Dirk van Duijvenbode
(4) Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh & Kim Huybrechts
(5) Northern Ireland - Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan
(6) Scotland - Peter Wright & John Henderson
(7) Australia - Simon Whitlock & Damon Heta
(8) Germany - Gabriel Clemens & Max Hopp

Unseeded:

Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez
Brazil - Diogo Portela & Artur Valle
Canada - Jeff Smith & Matt Campbell
China - Jianfeng Lu & Wenqing Liu
Czech Republic - Karel Sedlacek & Adam Gawlas
Denmark - Andreas Toft Jørgensen & Niels Heinsøe
Finland - Marko Kantele & Veijo Viinikka
Gibraltar - Sean Negrette & Justin Hewitt
Greece - John Michael & Veniamin Symeonidis
Hong Kong - Kai Fan Leung & Man Lok Leung
Hungary - János Végső & Patrik Kovács
Italy - Danilo Vigato & Michele Turetta
Japan - Matsuda Jun & Yoshihisa Baba
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Christian Perez
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Krzysztof Kciuk
Portugal - Jose de Sousa & Jose Marques
Republic of Ireland - William O’Connor & Steve Lennon
Russia - Boris Koltsov & Evgenii Izotov
Singapore - Paul Lim & Harith Lim
South Africa - Devon Petersen & Carl Gabriel
Spain - Jesus Noguera & Jose Justicia
Sweden - Daniel Larsson & Johan Engström
USA - Danny Lauby & Chuck Puleo

* Greece replaced Croatia due to Boris Krcmar's withdrawal through illness.

World Cup of Darts Format

First Round

Best of nine legs - doubles. All players take part in every leg of the match, in an alternative visit format.

Second Round, Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals

These matches will be played as two best of seven leg 501 singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play.

In the event of both nations winning one singles match apiece, a best of seven leg 501 doubles match will be played to decide the tie.

Final

This will be two best-of-seven-legs 501 singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play the first two matches, followed by a best of seven leg 501 doubles match and then reverse Singles matches. The first team to win three games is declared the winner.

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

The World Cup of Darts will be televised on Sky Sports, through the PDC's international broadcast partners including RTL7 and DAZN, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and on matchroom.live.

Are tickets available for the World Cup of Darts?

Tickets had initially been limited to 500 per session, however PDC Europe have been able to increase this to allow more fans the chance to see the unique pairs event live next month.

For further ticket information or to purchase tickets, please visit the PDC Europe website.