The field of participants for the BetVictor World Cup of Darts 2026 is final following the conclusion of the ELTEN Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open. The nations, represented by players in the PDC Order of Merit, have nominated their duos for the major international tournament taking place from June 11–14 at the Eissporthalle Frankfurt.
In this traditional team competition, a total of 40 nations will compete for the title and an increased prize fund of £500,000. The top four seeded teams – England, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, and Scotland – are directly qualified for the second round due to their positions in the world rankings.
For England, World Champion Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will once again team up. The duo is aiming for England’s sixth World Cup title.
The Netherlands will rely on Michael van Gerwen and Gian van Veen. As four-time champions, Team Oranje is looking to bring the title back for the first time since 2018.
Defending champions Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney return for Northern Ireland. For Scotland, Cameron Menzies will make his World Cup debut alongside Gary Anderson.
Host nation Germany will be represented by Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko. For Belgium, Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh will compete together once again.
For Wales, two-time World Cup champion Jonny Clayton will play alongside debutant Nick Kenny, after Gerwyn Price opted not to participate.
Ireland will field William O’Connor and Mickey Mansell. For Poland, Sebastian Bialecki returns to partner Krzysztof Ratajski.
For the first time, Mongolia and Trinidad & Tobago will participate in the World Cup of Darts. Additionally, Thailand and Slovenia celebrate their return to the field.
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2026 BetVictor World Cup of Darts Field of Participants
Top Seeded Teams (Directly qualified for Round 2)
England – Luke Littler / Luke Humphries
Netherlands – Gian van Veen / Michael van Gerwen
Northern Ireland – Josh Rock / Daryl Gurney
Scotland – Gary Anderson / Cameron Menzies
Seeded Teams for the Group Stage
Germany – Martin Schindler / Ricardo Pietreczko
Belgium – Mike De Decker / Dimitri Van den Bergh
Wales – Jonny Clayton / Nick Kenny
Republic of Ireland – William O’Connor / Mickey Mansell
Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski / Sebastian Bialecki
Sweden – Jeffrey de Graaf / Oskar Lukasiak
Australia – Damon Heta / Adam Leek
Czech Republic – Karel Sedlacek / Adam Gawlas
Austria – Mensur Suljovic / Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Latvia – Madars Razma / Valters Melderis
Croatia – Boris Krcmar / Pero Ljubic
Finland – Jani Haavisto / Jonas Masalin
Unseeded Nations
Denmark – Andreas Toft Jorgensen / Jonas Graversen
France – Thibault Tricole / Nicolas Thuillier
Hong Kong – Man Lok Leung / Lok Yin Lee
India – Nitin Kumar / Ankit Goenka
Italy – Michele Turetta / Riccardo Castelli
Japan – Motomu Sakai / Haruki Muramatsu
Canada – Jim Long / David Cameron
China – Qingyu Zhan / Xiaochen Zong
Lithuania – Darius Labanauskas / Mindaugas Barauskas
Mongolia – Altantulkhuur Myagmarsuren / Ganzorig Lkhagvasuren
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
South Africa – Graham Filby / Devon Petersen
Spain – Cristo Reyes / Jose Justicia
Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont / Marcel Walpen
Thailand – Sarayut Ouamumpa / Sowaris Rodman
Trinidad & Tobago – Joshua Balfour / James Walklin
Uganda – Patrick Ocheng / Juma Said
USA – Adam Sevada / Stowe Buntz
Hungary – Patrik Kovacs / Pal Szekely
