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Darts World Cup set to develop to 40 groups from earlier 32; Iceland, Ukraine and Bahrain will debut on the occasion to be held in Frankfurt in June

The World Cup of Darts is to develop to 40 groups and a £450,000 prize fund in a revamped format that can embody a gaggle stage and doubles matches all through 4 days of motion in June.

The annual World Cup of Darts will proceed to see two-man groups characterize their nation, with this yr’s occasion going down at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 15-18 as Australia defend the title they’ve gained in 2022.

In a dramatic change from earlier years, the match will develop from 32 to 40 groups – which is able to see Iceland, Ukraine and Bahrain set to make their debuts.

The highest 4 ranked nations, primarily based on the bottom cumulative PDC Order of Benefit rating of the 2 competing gamers, can be seeded and enter the second spherical. The remaining 36 groups can be drawn into 12 teams of three for the primary spherical of the spherical robin – together with 12 seeded nations – from which every group winner will progress.

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The Darts World Cup kicks off on Thursday June 15, with a day session added on Friday June 16 because the group stage concludes over two periods on the second day of motion.

The second spherical, that includes the ultimate 16 nations, can be cut up into two periods on Saturday June 17 earlier than the quarter-finals happen on Sunday afternoon, with the match ending with the semi-finals and last on Sunday night – with the eventual champions to win a mixed prize of £80,000.

One other change from earlier years will see the World Cup of Darts characteristic solely doubles matches for the primary time – versus the mixture of singles and doubles utilized in earlier years.

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“The World Cup of Darts is one among our hottest occasions and this new format will add additional pleasure to an already extremely anticipated 4 days,” mentioned PDC Managing Director Matt Porter.

“Nations taking part within the group stage will now be assured a minimal of two matches, which is able to enhance their expertise of the massive stage, and our world development can also be represented by the potential of introducing new nations and organizing a qualifier for Latin America.

“The choice to run doubles matches all through the World Cup is one other large change from earlier years, however we felt it was proper to introduce alongside the group stage to focus on the crew ingredient of the occasion.

“This new format is a crucial improvement for us as we proceed to develop skilled darts world wide and we stay up for a beautiful World Cup of Darts in June.”

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A qualifier for Latin America, which is predicted to characteristic the likes of Brazil, Costa Rica and Guyana, will happen to find out a spot from Could 12-14, whereas the Portuguese qualifier can be held on April 1 in Setabul to find out a companion for José de Sousa.

The nations that can be represented by PDC Order of Benefit gamers may have their squads confirmed on Monday, Could 29, with the highest two gamers invited to compete for his or her nation.

Nations with PDC Asian Tour Order of Benefit qualifiers may have their gamers confirmed on Could 1, whereas PDC Nordic and Baltic area nations may have a June 5 deadline after the PDCNB weekend in Finland.