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World Cup Of Darts Betting Odds, Tips & Predictions
Some of the best players in the world will be teaming up and battling it out to be crowned the World Cup of Darts champions.
Peter Wright and John Henderson are the defending champions. At the moment, Henderson is only ranked the sixth-best player in Scotland, but his form in the World Cup in recent years has given him a free pass.
Michael van Gerwen will be absent from the World Cup of Darts to undergo surgery, and unfortunately, that will hamper the Netherlands’ chances. He is replaced by Dirk van Duijvenbode – who is capable – but I think the Dutch will miss MVG too much.
England will be represented by Michael Smith and James Wade. Both of these players are amazing in their own right but have the tendency to crumble under pressure.
Having looked at the list of teams, I cannot see any team from outside the top eight seeded sides winning it.
I have mentioned that Wade and Smith could fade under pressure, but they could also switch it on and claim the title.
I do not have a lot of confidence in that pairing, so I am going for Wales to win the World Cup of Darts for the second time. Their pairing sees Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price team up, and it’s safe to say that if they bring their A-game, they could easily win this tournament.
World Cup Of Darts
Scotland will be looking to retain their World Cup of Darts title when the tournament gets underway in Frankfurt, Germany on Thursday.
The 12th edition of the World Cup of Darts gets underway On Thursday, June 16 until the 19th. Scotland are the defending champions after Peter Wright and John Henderson combined to beat Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez from Austria.
Wright and Henderson will once again team up with each other, while Michael Smith and James Wade will be representing England.
The Netherlands team will be without Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen as he will need surgery on his arm. His place will be taken by Dirk van Duijvenbode and will partner Danny Noppert.
World Cup Of Darts Format
The tournament will see 32 teams take part with eight of those teams being seeded. The format sees the competition as a straight knockout all the way through.
The first round sees teams battle it out in a best of nine doubles match. Round two, the quarter-finals and semi-finals will see two best of seven legs single matches. If after the two legs the scores are level, then a best of seven doubles match will see the winner advance.
The final will see the teams need three points to be crowned champions. Two best of seven single games will be played along with a best of seven doubles.
World Cup Of Darts Schedule
The schedule sees former winners Wales and Netherlands in action on Thursday’s opening night in Frankfurt.
The first round will be split across the opening two nights. On Thursday, Wales face the Philippines, the Netherlands take on Brazil and Austria go up against Finland in three of the biggest games.
On Friday, England take on the Czech Republic, Scotland face Hong Kong, Belgium go up against Japan and Australia meet Lithuania.
The tournament’s second round will be played over two sessions on Saturday with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final taking place on Sunday.
2022 Cazoo World Cup of Darts
Schedule of Play
Thursday June 16 (1900 local time)
First Round
Denmark v Singapore
New Zealand v Switzerland
Republic of Ireland v Canada
Austria v Finland
Northern Ireland v Gibraltar
Wales v Philippines
Germany v Spain
Netherlands v Brazil
Friday June 17 (1900 local time)
First Round
Latvia v Hungary
Poland v USA
Sweden v South Africa
Portugal v Italy
Australia v Lithuania
England v Czech Republic
Scotland v Hong Kong
Belgium v Japan
Saturday June 18
Afternoon Session (1300 local time)
Second Round x4
Evening Session (1900 local time)
Second Round x4
Sunday June 19
Afternoon Session (1300 local time)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 local time)
Semi-Finals
Final
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