List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams

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PDC World Cup participants
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  11 former participant nations

In the ten editions of the World Cup of Darts tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation, there have been 43 different nations to compete. This is a list of all teams that have participated, organised by country.

Overview[]

As of 2020, of the 43 nations to have competed, 19 of them have played in all ten tournaments to date, although New Zealand will lose their unblemished record when the 2021 tournament begins.

Team Appearances
Total First Last Best result Finals
 Australia 11 2010 2021 Runners-up 1
 Austria 11 2010 2021 Runners-up 1
 Belgium 11 2010 2021 Runners-up 1
 Brazil 5 2017 2021 Last 16 0
 Canada 11 2010 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 China 7 2014 2021 Last 16 0
 Croatia 2 2012 2013 Quarter-finalists 0
 Czech Republic 7 2015 2021 Last 32 0
 Denmark 11 2010 2021 Last 16 0
 England 11 2010 2021 Winners 6
 Finland 11 2010 2021 Semi-finalists 0
 France 1 2014 2014 Last 32 0
 Germany 11 2010 2021 Semi-finalists 0
 Gibraltar 11 2010 2021 Last 16 0
 Greece 6 2016 2021 Last 16 0
 Hong Kong 8 2014 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Hungary 10 2012 2021 Last 16 0
 India 2 2014 2015 Last 32 0
 Ireland 11 2010 2021 Runners-up 1
 Italy 9 2013 2021 Last 24 0
 Japan 11 2010 2021 Semi-finalists 0
 Latvia 1 2020 2020 Last 16 0
 Lithuania 3 2019 2021 Last 16 0
 Malaysia 2 2012 2014 Last 32 0
 Netherlands 11 2010 2021 Winners 5
 New Zealand 10 2010 2020 Quarter-finalists 0
 Northern Ireland 11 2010 2021 Semi-finalists 0
 Norway 3 2014 2016 Last 16 0
 Philippines 6 2012 2021 Last 16 0
 Poland 10 2010 2021 Last 16 0
 Portugal 2 2020 2021 Last 16 0
 Russia 9 2010 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Scotland 11 2010 2021 Winners 4
 Singapore 7 2014 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Slovakia 1 2010 2010 Last 32 0
 Slovenia 1 2010 2010 Last 32 0
 South Africa 10 2012 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Spain 11 2010 2021 Semi-finalists 0
 Sweden 11 2010 2021 Last 16 0
 Switzerland 2 2017 2018 Last 16 0
 Thailand 5 2014 2018 Last 32 0
 United States 11 2010 2021 Quarter-finalists 0
 Wales 11 2010 2021 Winners 3

Australia[]

 Australia
Overall record22–11
Best performanceRunners-up: 2012
Members (CR)Simon Whitlock (25)[1]
Damon Heta (29)[1]
Jerseys

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]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson 3 Semi-finalists Wales [3][4]
2012 2 Runners-up England [5][6]
2013 3 Second round Belgium [7][8]
2014 4 Semi-finalists England [9][10]
2015 4 Quarter-finalists Belgium [11][12]
2016 Kyle Anderson[i] 6 Quarter-finalists Netherlands [13][14]
2017 5 Second round Russia [15][16]
2018 4 Semi-finalists Scotland [17][18]
2019 5 Second round Canada [19][20]
2020 Damon Heta[i] N/A[i] Quarter-finalists Wales [21][22]
2021 7 Quarter-finalists Wales [23][24]
  1. ^ a b c Kyle Anderson was ranked above Damon Heta at the time, but remained in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]

Austria[]

 Austria
Overall record17–14
Best performanceRunners-up: 2021
Members (CR)Mensur Suljović (27)[1]
Rowby-John Rodriguez (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Mensur Suljović Maik Langendorf 14 Group stage (8) Netherlands
Canada
Australia 		[3][4]
2012 Dietmar Burger 12 Second round Netherlands [5][6]
2013 Maik Langendorf N/A Group stage (24) England
Japan 		[7][8]
2014 Rowby-John Rodriguez 10 Second round Belgium [9][10]
2015 8 Second round Germany [11][12]
2016 8 Quarter-finalists England [13][14]
2017 7 Quarter-finalists England [15][16]
2018 Zoran Lerchbacher 8 First round Japan [17][18]
2019 8 Quarter-finalists Ireland [19][20]
2020 Rowby-John Rodriguez 8 Quarter-finalists England [21][22]
2021 N/A Runners-up Scotland [23][24]

Belgium[]

 Belgium
Overall record25–12
Best performanceRunners-up: 2013
Members (CR)Dimitri Van den Bergh (9)[1]
Kim Huybrechts (35)[1]
Jerseys
2010–2012
2013
2014–

Amongst teams that have never won the World Cup, Belgium has the best record, reaching the semi-finals six 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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Patrick Bulen Rocco Maes 21 Second round Canada [3][4]
2012 Kim Huybrechts Kurt van de Rijck 7 Quarter-finalists Australia [5][6]
2013 Ronny Huybrechts N/A Runners-up England [7][8]
2014 7 Quarter-finalists Netherlands [9][10]
2015 5 Semi-finalists England [11][12]
2016 7 Semi-finalists Netherlands [13][14]
2017 8 Semi-finalists Wales [15][16]
2018 Dimitri Van den Bergh 7 Semi-finalists Netherlands [17][18]
2019 7 Quarter-finalists Scotland [19][20]
2020 5 Semi-finalists England [21][22]
2021 4 Second round Austria [23][26]

Brazil[]

 Brazil
Overall record2–5
Best performanceLast 16: 2017, 2018
Members (CR)Diogo Portela (NR)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Diogo Portela Alexandre Sattin N/A Second round Germany [15][16]
2018 Bruno Rangel Second round Scotland [17][18]
2019 Artur Valle First round Sweden [19][20]
2020 Bruno Rangel First round Netherlands [21][27]
2021 Artur Valle First round England [23][28]

Canada[]

 Canada
Overall record12–14
Best performanceLast 8: 2010, 2016, 2019, 2020
Members (CR)Jeff Smith (53)[1]
Matt Campbell (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 John Part Ken MacNeil 7 Group stage (8) Netherlands
Australia 		[3][4]
2012 9 Second round England [5][6]
2013 Jeff Smith N/A Second round Wales [7][8]
2014 Shaun Narain 11 First round Japan [9][10]
2015 Ken MacNeil 11 First round New Zealand [11][12]
2016 N/A Quarter-finalists N. Ireland [13][14]
2017 John Norman Jnr Second round Austria [15][16]
2018 Dawson Murschell Second round Japan [17][18]
2019 Jim Long Quarter-finalists Netherlands [19][20]
2020 Jeff Smith Matt Campbell Quarter-finalists Belgium [21][22]
2021 First round Germany [23][28]

China[]

 China
Overall record1–7
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
Members (CR) (NR)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys

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]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Yin Deng Jun Cai N/A First round Austria [9][10]
2015 Jun Chen Xuejie Huang First round Japan [11][12]
2016 Yuanjun Liu Wenge Xie Second round England [13][14]
2017 Weihong Li First round Austria [15][16]
2018 Zong Xiao Chen Momo Zhou First round Switzerland [17][18]
2019 Yuanjun Liu First round United States [19][20]
2020 Zizhao Zheng Di Zhuang Withdrew [29]
2021 Wenqing Liu Jianfeng Lu First round Scotland [23][30]

Croatia[]

 Croatia
Overall record3–3
Best performanceLast 8: 2013
Jerseys
2012
2013–

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Tonči Restović Boris Krčmar 18 Second round Wales [5][6]
2013 Robert Marijanović N/A Quarter-finalists Belgium [7][8]
2014 Did not play [5][10]
2015 [11][12]
2016 [13][14]
2017 [15][16]
2018 [17][18]
2019 [19][20]
2020 [21][22]
2021 Boris Krčmar Pero Ljubić N/A Withdrew [23][31]

Czech Republic[]

 Czech Republic
Overall record0–7
Best performanceLast 32: 2015–2021
Members (CR)Karel Sedláček (NR)[1]
Adam Gawlas (74)[1]
Jerseys
2010–2015
2016
2017–

After being forced to withdraw from the inaugural World Cup in 2010, due to snowy weather, the Czech Republic had to wait until 2015 to make their debut, but are still active in the tournament, even though thtey are yet to win a match. Although their 2021 performance against Poland saw them achieve the highest losing average in a first round match.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Martin Kapucian Pavel Drtil 23 Withdrew [3][4]
2012 Did not play [5][6]
2013 [7][8]
2014 [9][10]
2015 Michal Kocik Pavel Jirkal N/A First round Austria [11][12]
2016 Pavel Drtil First round China [13][14]
2017 Karel Sedláček František Humpula First round Netherlands [15][16]
2018 Roman Benecky First round England [17][18]
2019 Pavel Jirkal First round Poland [19][20]
2020 Adam Gawlas First round Belgium [21][27]
2021 First round Poland [23][30]

Denmark[]

 Denmark
Overall record3–11
Best performanceLast 16: 2012, 2016
Members (CR) (NR)[1]
Niels Heinsøe (NR)[1]
Jerseys

An ever-present in the competition, but the Danes have never gone beyond the last 16 stage.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Per Laursen Vladimir Andersen 19 First round Austria [3][4]
2012 Jann Hoffmann 17 Second round N. Ireland [5][6]
2013 N/A Group stage (24) Ireland [7][8]
2014 Dennis Lindskjold First round Australia [9][10]
2015 Per Skau First round England [11][12]
2016 Daniel Jensen Second round Australia [13][14]
2017 Alex Jensen First round Australia [15][16]
2018 Henrik Primdal First round Brazil [17][18]
2019 Niels Heinsøe First round Scotland [19][20]
2020 First round New Zealand [21]
2021 Andreas Toft Jørgensen First round Netherlands [23][30]

England[]

 England
Overall record36–7
Best performanceWinners: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Members (CR)James Wade (4)[1]
Dave Chisnall (13)[1]
Jerseys

After the humiliating 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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Phil Taylor James Wade 1 Second round Spain [3][4]
2012 Adrian Lewis 1 Winners N/A [5][6]
2013 1 Winners N/A [7][8]
2014 1 Runners-up Netherlands [9][10]
2015 1 Winners N/A [11][12]
2016 1 Winners N/A [13][14]
2017 Dave Chisnall 2 Semi-finalists Netherlands [15][16]
2018 Rob Cross 2 Quarter-finalists Belgium [17][18]
2019 Michael Smith 1 Second round Ireland [19][20]
2020 1 Runners-up Wales [21][22]
2021 James Wade Dave Chisnall 1 Semi-finalists Austria [23][24]

Finland[]

 Finland
Overall record4–12
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2013
Members (CR)Marko Kantele (NR)[1]
Veijo Viinikka (NR)[1]
Jerseys
2010–2012
2013–

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Marko Kantele Jarkko Komula 12 First round Belgium [3][4]
2012 Petri Korte 15 First round Croatia [5][6]
2013 Jarkko Komula Jani Haavisto N/A Semi-finalists Belgium [7][8]
2014 12 First round Poland [9][10]
2015 Marko Kantele Kim Viljanen N/A First round South Africa [11][12]
2016 First round Wales [13][14]
2017 First round Wales [15][16]
2018 Second round Belgium [17][18]
2019 First round Australia [19][20]
2020 Veijo Viinikka First round Germany [21][27]
2021 First round Wales [23][30]

France[]

 France
Overall record0–1
Jerseys

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 in subsequent years.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Jacques Labre Lionel Maranhao N/A First round Wales [9][10]

Germany[]

 Germany
Overall record15–11
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2020
Members (CR)Gabriel Clemens (21)[1]
Max Hopp (64)[1]
Jerseys

Despite having home advantage for most of the tournaments, the German's best run came in 2020, when they reached the semi-finals in Austria, which included a win over their rivals, the Netherlands.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Jyhan Artut Andree Welge 10 Second round Netherlands [3][4]
2012 Bernd Roith 8 Second round United States [5][6]
2013 Andree Welge 7 Quarter-finalists Finland [7][8]
2014 9 First round South Africa [9][10]
2015 Max Hopp 9 Quarter-finalists England [11][12]
2016 N/A First round Australia [13][14]
2017 Martin Schindler Quarter-finalists Netherlands [15][16]
2018 Quarter-finalists Netherlands [17][18]
2019 Second round Belgium [19][20]
2020 Gabriel Clemens 6 Semi-finalists Wales [21][22]
2021 8 Quarter-finalists England [23][24]

Gibraltar[]

 Gibraltar
Overall record1–12
Best performanceLast 16: 2015
Members (CR)Justin Hewitt (NR)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys
2010
2012–

The smallest nation in the tournaments by both size and population, Gibraltar's only win to date came in 2015, when they beat Italy.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Dyson Parody Dylan Duo 17 First round Russia [3][4]
2012 16 First round Denmark [5][6]
2013 N/A Group stage (24) Netherlands
Poland 		[7][8]
2014 First round Sweden [9][10]
2015 Manuel Vilerio 13 Second round Australia [11][12]
2016 N/A First round Norway [13][14]
2017 Dylan Duo First round England [15][16]
2018 Justin Broton First round Netherlands [17][18]
2019 Antony Lopez First round Japan [19][20]
2020 Craig Galliano Justin Hewitt First round Lithuania [21][27]
2021 Sean Negrette First round Singapore [23][30]

Greece[]

 Greece
Overall record2–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2017, 2020
Members (CR)John Michael (75)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys

Greece were the only team to debut in the 2016 World Cup after John Michael secured a Tour Card at Q-School.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2016 John Michael Ioannis Selachoglou N/A First round Canada [13][14]
2017 Second round Belgium [15][16]
2018 Veniamin Symeonidis First round Finland [17][18]
2019 First round Ireland [19][20]
2020 Second round Germany [21][32]
2021 First round Belgium [23][31]

Hong Kong[]

 Hong Kong
Overall record3–8
Best performanceLast 8: 2015
Members (CR)Kai Fan Leung (NR)[1]
Man Lok Leung (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Royden Lam Scott MacKenzie 13 Second round Australia [9][10]
2015 N/A Quarter-finalists Scotland [11][12]
2016 First round Ireland [13][14]
2017 Kai Fan Leung First round Russia [15][16]
2018 Ho-Yin Shek First round Australia [17][18]
2019 Kai Fan Leung First round Belgium [19][20]
2020 First round Latvia [21][27]
2021 Man Lok Leung First round N. Ireland [23][28]

Hungary[]

 Hungary
Overall record2–11
Best performanceLast 16: 2015, 2016
Members (CR)Patrik Kovács (NR)[1]
János Végső (NR)[1]
Jerseys
2012–2020
2021–

Hungary did not play in the first World Cup, but have been present for every edition since 2012, although they've never gone past the last 16.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Nándor Bezzeg Kristian Kaufmann 24 First round Canada [5][6]
2013 Zsolt Meszaros N/A Group stage (24) N. Ireland
Belgium 		[7][8]
2014 First round United States [9][10]
2015 Gábor Tákacs Second round Scotland [11][12]
2016 Patrik Kovács Second round Belgium [13][14]
2017 János Végső Zoltán Mester First round Canada [15][16]
2018 Nándor Bezzeg Tamás Alexits First round South Africa [17][18]
2019 János Végső Pál Székely First round Germany [19][20]
2020 Patrik Kovács First round Portugal [21][27]
2021 First round Lithuania [23][30]

India[]

 India
Overall record0–2
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Nitin Kumar Amit Gilitwala N/A First round Belgium [9][10]
2015 Ashfaque Sayed First round Germany [11][12]

Ireland[]

 Ireland
Overall record10–11
Best performanceRunners-up: 2019
Members (CR)William O'Connor (37)[1]
Steve Lennon (44)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 William O'Connor Mick McGowan 9 Second round Australia [3][4]
2012 10 Second round Australia [5][6]
2013 Connie Finnan 8 Second round Japan [7][8]
2014 8 First round Singapore [9][10]
2015 10 Second round Hong Kong [11][12]
2016 Mick McGowan N/A Second round N. Ireland [13][14]
2017 Second round Wales [15][16]
2018 Steve Lennon First round Belgium [17][18]
2019 Runners-up Scotland [19][20]
2020 7 First round Australia [21][27]
2021 N/A First round Portugal [23][28]

Italy[]

 Italy
Overall record0–10
Best performanceLast 24: 2013
Members (CR) (NR)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys
2013
2014–

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 2021 tournament, they have the longest record of matches without ever recording a win at the World Cup, losing all ten of their matches.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2013 Daniele Petri Matteo Dal Monte N/A Group stage (24) Wales
Spain 		[7][8]
2014 Marco Brentegani First round Netherlands [9][10]
2015 First round Gibraltar [11][12]
2016 Michel Furlani First round Austria [13][14]
2017 Gabriel Rollo First round United States [15][16]
2018 Alessio Medaina Michel Furlani First round Canada [17][18]
2019 Stefano Tomassetti Andrea Micheletti First round Canada [19][20]
2020 Daniele Petri First round Spain [21][27]
2021 Michele Turetta Danilo Vigato First round Australia [23][30]

Japan[]

 Japan
Overall record10–12
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2019
Members (CR) (NR)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys

Another ever-present, Japan's run to the semi-finals in 2019 bettered their previous best of quarter-final runs in 2013 and 2018.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Haruki Muramatsu Taro Yachi 22 First round Spain [3][4]
2012 Morihiro Hashimoto 20 First round Sweden [5][6]
2013 Sho Katsumi N/A Quarter-finalists England [7][8]
2014 Morihiro Hashimoto Second round N. Ireland [9][10]
2015 16 Second round England [11][12]
2016 Keita Ono N/A First round N. Ireland [13][14]
2017 Yuki Yamada First round Spain [15][16]
2018 Seigo Asada Quarter-finalists Scotland [17][18]
2019 Semi-finalists Scotland [19][20]
2020 Yuki Yamada First round Scotland [21][27]
2021 Yoshihisa Baba Matsuda Jun Second round Germany [23][26]

Latvia[]

 Latvia
Overall record1–1
Best performanceLast 16: 2020
Jerseys

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.[33][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.[29]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Madars Razma Nauris Gleglu Withdrew [15][16]
2018 Did not play [17][18]
2019 [19][20]
2020 Madars Razma Janis Mustafejevs N/A Second round Belgium [29][32]

Lithuania[]

 Lithuania
Overall record2–3
Best performanceLast 16: 2020
Members (CR)Darius Labanauskas (43)[1]
Mindaugas Barauskas (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2019 Darius Labanauskas Mindaugas Barauskas N/A First round New Zealand [19][20]
2020 Second round England [21][32]
2021 Second round Wales [23][26]

Malaysia[]

 Malaysia
Overall record0–2
Jerseys

So far, Malaysia have only competed in the second and fourth editions of the tournament, losing to both Irish teams in the process.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Lee Choon Peng Amin Bin Abdul Ghani 23 First round Ireland [5][6]
2013 Did not play [7][8]
2014 Kesava Roa Thomat Darus N/A First round N. Ireland [9][10]

Netherlands[]

 Netherlands
Overall record38–7
Best performanceWinners: 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018
Members (CR)Michael van Gerwen (3)[1]
Dirk van Duijvenbode (15)[1]
Jerseys
2010
2012–2020
2021–

The winners of the inaugural tournament, the Netherlands have won the event on three other occasions, and have only once failed to reach at least the quarter-finals stage.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé 2 Winners N/A [3][4]
2012 Vincent van der Voort 3 Semi-finalists Australia [5][6]
2013 Michael van Gerwen 2 Second round Finland [7][8]
2014 2 Winners N/A [9][10]
2015 3 Semi-finalists Scotland [11][12]
2016 3 Runners-up England [13][14]
2017 3 Winners N/A [15][16]
2018 3 Winners N/A [17][18]
2019 Jermaine Wattimena 4 Semi-finalists Ireland [19][20]
2020 Danny Noppert 3 Quarter-finalists Germany [21][22]
2021 Dirk van Duijvenbode 3 Quarter-finalists Scotland [23][24]

New Zealand[]

 New Zealand
Overall record6–11
Best performanceLast 8: 2019
Jerseys

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 tournamnet, ending their ever-present record.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Phillip Hazel Warren Parry 13 Second round Wales [3][4]
2012 Warren French Preston Ridd 21 First round Austria [5][6]
2013 Phillip Hazel Craig Caldwell N/A Group stage (24) Croatia
Australia 		[7][8]
2014 Rob Szabo First round Spain [9][10]
2015 Warren Parry Second round N. Ireland [11][12]
2016 Cody Harris First round Scotland [13][14]
2017 Rob Szabo First round Belgium [15][16]
2018 Warren Parry First round Singapore [17][18]
2019 Haupai Puha Quarter-finalists Japan [19][20]
2020 Second round Canada [21][32]
2021 Warren Parry Ben Robb Withdrew [23]

Northern Ireland[]

 Northern Ireland
Overall record14–11
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2014, 2016
Members (CR)Daryl Gurney (22)[1]
Brendan Dolan (23)[1]
Jerseys

A team who have always been a Top 6 seed, the Northern Irish team have only reached the semi-finals on two occasions.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Brendan Dolan John MaGowan 6 Second round Austria [3][4]
2012 Mickey Mansell 6 Quarter-finalists Netherlands [5][6]
2013 6 Second round Croatia [7][8]
2014 6 Semi-finalists Netherlands [9][10]
2015 6 Quarter-finalists Netherlands [11][12]
2016 Daryl Gurney 4 Semi-finalists England [13][14]
2017 6 First round Germany [15][16]
2018 6 Second round Germany [17][18]
2019 6 First round South Africa [19][20]
2020 4 First round Canada [21][27]
2021 5 Quarter-finalists Austria [23][24]

Norway[]

 Norway
Overall record1–3
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
Jerseys

Norway 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] Though they achieved their first match victory in 2016, it would be their last appearance in the tournament.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Robert Wagner Vegar Elvevoll N/A First round Hong Kong [9][10]
2015 First round Spain [11][12]
2016 Cor Dekker Second round Scotland [13][14]

Philippines[]

 Philippines
Overall record1–6
Best performanceLast 16: 2016
Members (CR)Lourence Ilagan (NR)[1]
Christian Perez (NR)[1]
Jerseys
2012–2019
2020–

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Lourence Ilagan Christian Perez 22 First round United States [5][6]
2013 Withdrew [7][8]
2014 Did not play [9][10]
2015 Lourence Ilagan Gilbert Ulang N/A First round Belgium [11][12]
2016 Alex Tagarao Second round Netherlands [13][14]
2017 Did not play [15][16]
2018 [17][18]
2019 Lourence Ilagan Noel Malicdem N/A First round England [19][20]
2020 First round England [21][27]
2021 Christian Perez First round Austria [23][28]

Poland[]

 Poland
Overall record5–11
Best performanceLast 16: 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020
Members (CR)Krzysztof Ratajski (12)[1]
Krzysztof Kciuk (NR)[1]
Jerseys
2015
2013–2014
2016–2020
2021–
2010

Appearing in all but the 2012 tournament, Poland have never gone beyond the last 16 stage.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Krzysztof Ratajski Krzysztof Kciuk 20 First round New Zealand [3][4]
2012 Did not play [5][6]
2013 Krzysztof Ratajski Krzysztof Kciuk N/A Second round Germany [7][8]
2014 Krzysztof Chmielewski Krzysztof Strozyk Second round Wales [9][10]
2015 Tytus Kanik Mariusz Paul First round Ireland [11][12]
2016 Krzysztof Ratajski First round Belgium [13][14]
2017 Tytus Kanik First round Ireland [15][16]
2018 First round N. Ireland [17][18]
2019 Second round Netherlands [19][20]
2020 Krzysztof Kciuk Second round Australia [21][32]
2021 Second round Scotland [23]

Portugal[]

 Portugal
Overall record2–2
Best performanceLast 16: 2020, 2021
Members (CR)José de Sousa (7)[1]
José Marquês (NR)[1]
Jerseys

Portugal were invited to play at their first World Cup of Darts in 2020, following the late withdrawal of Singapore.[34]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2020 José de Sousa José Marquês N/A Second round Austria [34][32]
2021 Second round N. Ireland [23][26]

Russia[]

 Russia
Overall record3–9
Best performanceLast 8: 2017
Members (CR)Boris Koltsov (72)[1]
(NR)[1]
Jerseys
2010
2014–

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Anastasia Dobromyslova Roman Konchikov 16 Second round Scotland [3][4]
2012 Did not play [5][6]
2013 [7][8]
2014 Evgenii Zhukov Evgenii Izotov N/A First round Scotland [9][10]
2015 Boris Koltsov Aleksei Kadochnikov First round Australia [11][12]
2016 Aleksandr Oreshkin First round Netherlands [13][14]
2017 Quarter-finalists Wales [15][16]
2018 First round Spain [17][18]
2019 Aleksei Kadochnikov First round Austria [19][20]
2020 First round Wales [21][27]
2021 Evgenii Izotov First round Japan [23][28]

Scotland[]

 Scotland
Overall record24–10
Best performanceWinners: 2019, 2021
Members (CR)Peter Wright (2)[1]
John Henderson (63)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Gary Anderson Robert Thornton 4 Group stage (8) Wales
Spain 		[3][4]
2012 Peter Wright 4 Second round South Africa [5][6]
2013 Robert Thornton 4 Second round Spain [7][8]
2014 Peter Wright 3 Quarter-finalists N. Ireland [9][10]
2015 Gary Anderson 2 Runners-up England [11][12]
2016 Robert Thornton 2 Quarter-finalists Belgium [13][14]
2017 Peter Wright 1 First round Singapore [15][16]
2018 1 Runners-up Netherlands [17][18]
2019 2 Winners N/A [19][20]
2020 Robert Thornton[i] John Henderson[i] N/A[i] Second round Wales [21][32]
2021 Peter Wright 6 Winners N/A [23][24]
  1. ^ a b c Reigning champions Peter Wright and Gary Anderson would have returned as the number two seeds in 2020, but withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]

Singapore[]

 Singapore
Overall record7–7
Best performanceLast 8: 2017
Members (CR)Paul Lim (NR)[1]
Harith Lim (NR)[1]
Jerseys
2014–2016
2017–

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Paul Lim Harith Lim N/A Second round South Africa [9][10]
2015 First round Scotland [11][12]
2016 Second round Austria [13][14]
2017 Quarter-finalists Belgium [15][16]
2018 Second round England [17][18]
2019 Second round Japan [19][20]
2020 Withdrew [21][34]
2021 Second round Netherlands [23][26]

Slovakia[]

 Slovakia
Overall record0–1
Jerseys

Slovakia have only been invited to play at the first World Cup of Darts in 2010, where they lost to Ireland 6–3 in the first round.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Peter Martin Oto Zmelik 24 First round Ireland [3][4]

Slovenia[]

 Slovenia
Overall record0–1
Jerseys

Slovenia have only been invited to play at the first World Cup of Darts in 2010, where they lost to Sweden 6–2 in the first round.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Osmann Kijamet Sebastijan Pečjak 18 First round Sweden [3][4]

South Africa[]

 South Africa
Overall record10–11
Best performanceLast 8: 2012, 2014
Members (CR)Devon Petersen (26)[1]
Carl Gabriel (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2012 Devon Petersen Shawn Hogan 19 Quarter-finalists Wales [5][6]
2013 Charl Pietersen N/A Second round England [7][8]
2014 Devon Petersen Graham Filby Quarter-finalists England [9][10]
2015 14 Second round Netherlands [11][12]
2016 N/A First round Singapore [13][14]
2017 Deon Oliver Second round England [15][16]
2018 Liam O'Brien Second round Netherlands [17][18]
2019 Vernon Bouwers Second round New Zealand [19][20]
2020 Carl Gabriel First round Poland [21][27]
2021 Second round England [23][26]

Spain[]

 Spain
Overall record9–13
Best performanceSemi-finals: 2010
Members (CR)Jesús Noguera (NR)[1]
José Justicia (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Toni Alcinas Carlos Rodríguez 11 Semi-finalists Netherlands [3][4]
2012 14 First round South Africa [5][6]
2013 N/A Quarter-finalists Wales [7][8]
2014 15 Second round Netherlands [9][10]
2015 Cristo Reyes[i] 12 Second round Belgium [11][12]
2016 N/A First round England [13][14]
2017 Second round Singapore [15][16]
2018 Second round Australia [17][18]
2019 First round Netherlands [19][20]
2020 Jesús Noguera[i] Second round Netherlands [21][32]
2021 José Justicia First round South Africa [23][28]
  1. ^ a b Top ranked Spaniard Cristo Reyes was replaced by third ranked Spaniard Noguera for undisclosed reasons in the 2020 World Cup.[34]

Sweden[]

 Sweden
Overall record5–12
Best performanceLast 16: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019
Members (CR)Daniel Larsson (NR)[1]
Johan Engström (NR)[1]
Jerseys

The ever-present Swedes have never been beyond the last 16 stage.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Magnus Caris Pär Riihonen 15 Second round United States [3][4]
2012 Dennis Nilsson 13 Second round Belgium [5][6]
2013 Pär Riihonen N/A Group stage (24) Canada
 Scotland 		[7][8]
2014 Peter Sajwani 14 Second round Scotland [9][10]
2015 Daniel Larsson N/A First round  Hungary [11][12]
2016 First round Denmark [13][14]
2017 First round South Africa [15][16]
2018 Dennis Nilsson First round Germany [17][18]
2019 Magnus Caris Second round Scotland [19][20]
2020 Daniel Larsson First round Greece [21][27]
2021 Johan Engström First round United States [23][30]

Switzerland[]

  Switzerland
Overall record1–2
Best performanceLast 16: 2018
Jerseys

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]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2017 Patrick Rey Philipp Ruckstuhl N/A First round Brazil [15][16]
2018 Alex Fehlmann Andy Bless Second round Wales [17][18]

Thailand[]

 Thailand
Overall record0–5
Best performanceLast 32
Jerseys

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.

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2014 Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Watanyu Charoonroj N/A First round England [9][10]
2015 Attapol Eupakaree First round N. Ireland [11][12]
2016 First round  Hungary [13][14]
2017 First round Greece [15][16]
2018 First round Wales [17][18]

United States[]

 United States
Overall record8–12
Best performanceLast 8: 2010, 2012
Members (CR)Chuck Puleo (NR)[1]
Danny Lauby Jr. (NR)[1]
Jerseys

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]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Darin Young[i] Bill Davis 8 Group stage (8) Spain
 Scotland 		[3][4]
2012 Gary Mawson 11 Quarter-finalists England [5][6]
2013 Larry Butler N/A Group stage (24) Germany
Finland 		[7][8]
2014 16 Second round England [9][10]
2015 N/A First round Netherlands [11][12]
2016 First round Philippines [13][14]
2017 Second round Netherlands [15][16]
2018 First round Scotland [17][18]
2019 Chuck Puleo Second round Austria [19][20]
2020 Danny Lauby Jr.[i] First round Austria [21][27]
2021 Second round Australia [23][26]
  1. ^ a b Darin 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.[36]

Wales[]

 Wales
Overall record27–11
Best performanceWinners: 2020
Members (CR)Gerwyn Price (1)[1]
Jonny Clayton (8)[1]
Jerseys

With two finishes of runners-up in 2010 and 2017, the Welsh team achieved their first tournament victory in 2020 with a 3–0 defeat of No.1 seed England in the final.[37]

Year Team Seed Result Defeated by Ref.
2010 Mark Webster Barrie Bates 5 Runners-up Netherlands [3][4]
2012 Richie Burnett 5 Semi-finalists England [5][6]
2013 5 Semi-finalists England [7][8]
2014 5 Quarter-finalists Australia [9][10]
2015 Jamie Lewis 7 First round Hong Kong [11][12]
2016 Gerwyn Price 5 Second round Canada [13][14]
2017 4 Runners-up Netherlands [15][16]
2018 Jonny Clayton 5 Quarter-finalists Australia [17][18]
2019 3 First round Singapore [19][20]
2020 2 Winners N/A [21][22]
2021 2 Semi-finalists Scotland [23][24]

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