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


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
Click here for Sky Bet odds
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

CLICK HERE FOR FINAL DAY REVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS

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.

World Cup of Darts: Sky Bet Odds

Wales are the 9/4 favourites to defend their title while the Netherlands are available at 3/1 closely followed by England at 9/2 and Belgium at 15/2.

Click here for Sky Bet's darts page

Prize Fund (Per two-player team)

  • Winners - £70,000
  • Runners-Up - £40,000
  • Semi-Finalists - £24,000
  • Quarter-Finalists - £16,000
  • Second Round Losers - £8,000
  • First Round Losers - £4,000
    Total - £350,000

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