2018 PDC World Cup of Darts
2018 PDC World Cup of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 31 May–3 June 2018 | ||
Venue | Eissporthalle | ||
Location | Frankfurt | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £300,000 | ||
Winners share | £60,000 | ||
High checkout |
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The 2018 PDC World Cup of Darts, also known as the Betway World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 31 May–3 June 2018 in at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Dutch pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the reigning champions, after beating the Welsh duo Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster 3–1 in the 2017 final, and they retained their title by defeating the Scottish pair of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson 3–1 in the final, to win the Netherlands their 4th World Cup title, equalling the record of England.[1][2]
Format
The tournament will remain at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2018 with the tournament being a straight knockout.
First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.
Prize money
Total prize money will stay £300,000 like last year. The prize money will be per team:
Stage | Prize Money (Total: £300,000) |
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Winners | £60,000 |
Runners-up | £32,000 |
Semi-finalists | £20,000 |
Quarter-finalists | £14,000 |
Last 16 | £8,000 |
Last 32 | £3,000 |
Teams and seedings
The Top 8 nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings on 14 May were seeded.
Results
Draw
The draw for the Betway World Cup of Darts, was made on 17 May with John McDonald, PDC Chairman, Barry Hearn and Alan Olgar.
First round (best of 9 legs) 31 May – 1 June [15][16] | Second round 2 June [17] | Quarter-finals 3 June [18] | Semi-finals 3 June [18] | Final 3 June [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Second round
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Legs | Point | ||
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Peter Wright 94.82 | Diogo Portela 82.14 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Gary Anderson 88.41 | Bruno Rangel 66.91 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Total : | 8–1 | 2–0 |
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Seigo Asada 88.69 | John Part 77.67 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
Haruki Muramatsu 87.13 | Dawson Murschell 80.64 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Total : | 8–3 | 2–0 |
Legs | Point | ||
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Gerwyn Price 90.63 | Alex Fehlmann 89.56 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
Jonny Clayton 82.36 | Andy Bless 77.78 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Price & Clayton 81.88 | Fehlmann & Bless 72.40 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Total : | 11–5 | 2–1 |
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Simon Whitlock 86.47 | Cristo Reyes 85.41 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Kyle Anderson 88.13 | Toni Alcinas 76.98 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Whitlock & Anderson 92.56 | Reyes & Alcinas 87.92 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
Total : | 10–8 | 2–1 |
Legs | Point | ||
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Rob Cross 103.50 | Paul Lim 102.29 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Dave Chisnall 89.87 | Harith Lim 89.67 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
Cross & Chisnall 80.71 | P. Lim & H. Lim 77.77 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Total : | 10–7 | 2–1 |
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Kim Huybrechts 87.13 | Marko Kantele 75.91 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.40 | Kim Viljanen 86.81 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Total : | 8–1 | 2–0 |
Legs | Point | ||
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Daryl Gurney 92.49 | Martin Schindler 85.67 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Brendan Dolan 92.67 | Max Hopp 90.68 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
Gurney & Dolan 80.94 | Schindler & Hopp 86.04 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Total : | 9–8 | 1–2 |
Legs | Point | ||
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Michael van Gerwen 95.43 | Liam O'Brien 82.81 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Raymond van Barneveld 96.97 | Devon Petersen 81.95 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Total : | 8–0 | 2–0 |
Quarter-finals
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Legs | Point | ||
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Peter Wright 93.94 | Seigo Asada 92.75 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Gary Anderson 98.56 | Haruki Muramatsu 90.84 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Total : | 8–0 | 2–0 |
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Gerwyn Price 89.35 | Simon Whitlock 100.85 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Jonny Clayton 83.50 | Kyle Anderson 77.26 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Price & Clayton 88.13 | Whitlock & Anderson 88.75 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
Total : | 7–8 | 1–2 |
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Rob Cross 107.48 | Kim Huybrechts 98.78 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
Dave Chisnall 86.86 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.25 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
Cross & Chisnall 87.40 | Huybrechts & Van den Bergh 100.20 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
Total : | 7–10 | 1–2 |
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Martin Schindler 110.00 | Michael van Gerwen 109.61 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
Max Hopp 87.43 | Raymond van Barneveld 91.09 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
Total : | 1–8 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Legs | Points | ||
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Peter Wright 103.42 | Simon Whitlock 100.77 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
Gary Anderson 90.91 | Kyle Anderson 95.10 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
Wright & Anderson 93.23 | Whitlock & Anderson 88.91 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
Total : | 11–10 | 2–1 |
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Kim Huybrechts 97.65 | Michael van Gerwen 105.78 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Dimitri Van den Bergh 107.54 | Raymond van Barneveld 113.38 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Total : | 4–8 | 0–2 |
Final
Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches are played to determine the champion.
Legs | Points | ||
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Peter Wright 96.79 | Michael van Gerwen 97.20 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
Gary Anderson 97.21 | Raymond van Barneveld 84.60 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Wright & Anderson 98.45 | van Gerwen & van Barneveld 100.69 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
Gary Anderson 99.06 | Michael van Gerwen 111.33 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
Total : | 7–13 | 1–3 |
References
- ↑ "Holland win fourth World Cup of Darts title as Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld sink Scotland". Daily Mail. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "World Cup of Darts: Netherlands triumph as MVG and Barney defeat Peter Wright and Gary Anderson in the final". Sporting Life. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Phillips, Josh. "New Faces Set To Star In Betway World Cup". PDC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Betway World Cup Nations Confirmed". PDC. 9 April 2018.
- ↑ Banks, Jamie. "Price Stronger For Premier League Experience". PDC. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Quartet Confirm Betway World Cup Teams". PDC. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "FIDODARTS official player Moo Chou( 周莫默)wins the championship of PDC World Cup China Qualifier". Facebook. NVTEK Dart Machine. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ Allen, Dave. "German Darts Masters Field Finalised". PDC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Gibraltar Darts [@GibDarts] (11 May 2018). "BREAKING NEWS! 🎯 Dyson Parody & Justin Broton will be the pair representing Gibraltar at the 2018 PDC World Cup of Darts! Congratulations to them both, we wish them the best of luck! 🇬🇮" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 3 4 Phillips, Josh. "Zhou Heads List of World Cup Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ Gill, Samuel. "Nándor Bezzeg and Tamás Alexits confirmed for Team Hungary". Darts News. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ "RUSSIAN TEAM FOR 2018 PDC WORLD CUP IS: BORIS KOLTSOV AND ALEKSANDR ORESHKIN". Facebook. Euroasian Darts Corporation. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Das Interview mit Andy Bless, Sieger des Swiss Qualifier II zum PDC World Cup of Darts! Er wird zusammen mit Alex Fehlmann die Schweiz in Frankfurt repräsentieren. Wir gratulieren herzlich und wünschen Team Switzerland viel Erfolg und Spass!". Facebook. Swiss Darts Management. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "A quick post-match interview with Darin Young, who will represent the United States alongside Larry Butler at the Professional Darts Corporation World Cup in Germany". Facebook. Championship Darts Circuit. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ↑ "World Cup of Darts Day One". PDC. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "World Cup of Darts Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "World Cup of Darts Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 "World Cup of Darts Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 3 June 2018.