June 1, 20232 yr Author 2023 World Cup of Darts Competing Nations & Pairings Australia - Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock Austria - Mensur Suljovic, Rowby-John Rodriguez Bahrain - Basem Mahmood, Abdulnasser Yusuf Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts Canada - Matt Campbell, Jeff Smith China - Xiaochen Zong, Lihao Wen Croatia - Boris Krcmar, Romeo Grbavac Czech Republic - Adam Gawlas, Karel Sedlacek Denmark - Vladimir Andersen, TBC England - Michael Smith, Rob Cross Finland - Marko Kantele, TBC France - Thibault Tricole, Jacques Labre Germany - Gabriel Clemens, Martin Schindler Gibraltar - Craig Galliano, Justin Hewitt Guyana - Norman Madhoo, Sudesh Fitzgerald Hong Kong - Man Lok Leung, Lok Yin Lee Hungary - Patrik Kovács, Levente Sárai Iceland - TBC, TBC India - Prakash Jiwa, Amit Gilitwala Italy - Michele Turetta, Massimo Dante Japan - Jun Matsuda, Tomoya Goto Latvia - Madars Razma, Dmitriy Zhukov Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas, TBC Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen, Danny Noppert New Zealand - Ben Robb, Warren Parry Northern Ireland - Brendan Dolan, Daryl Gurney Philippines - Christian Perez, Lourence Ilagan Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski, Krzysztof Kciuk Portugal - Jose de Sousa, Luis Ameixa Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor, Keane Barry Scotland - Peter Wright, Gary Anderson Singapore - Paul Lim, Harith Lim South Africa - Devon Petersen, Vernon Bouwers Spain - Jose Justicia, Tony Martinez Sweden - Dennis Nilsson, Oskar Lukasiak Switzerland - Stefan Bellmont, Marcel Walpen Thailand - Attapol Eupakaree, Yong Gaweenuntavong Ukraine - Vladyslav Omelchenko, Illia Pekaruk USA - Jules van Dongen, Leonard Gates Wales - Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton
June 1, 20232 yr Author Luke Humphries will play at the US Darts Masters this weekend as his World Series of Darts tour continues after playing in Bahrain and Copenhagen. Speaking ahead of the tournament, Humphries is revelling in the opportunity not only to play darts but visit a place he's never been and an iconic venue. "This is an iconic venue and to get to come over here and play the sport I've always loved and do it as a job is quite incredible. So really excited to be here," said Humphries. "It's going to be the most iconic venue I'll ever play in. It's quite an achievement for me as a young lad to be here."
June 1, 20232 yr Author This weekend, the US Darts Masters is on the programme. This World Series tournament takes place in New York at the famed Madison Square Garden arena. For Dimitri Van den Bergh, playing in New York at one of the most iconic sporting venues on earth is a dream come true. "As soon as I figured out the PDC is going to go over on the World Series Tour to America, I was like 'woah that would be another dream for me,'" the Belgian reveals.
June 1, 20232 yr Will be interesting to see whether any of the North American players can upset the elite representatives!
June 9, 20232 yr Author The draw and schedule has been confirmed ahead of the 2023 World Cup of Darts which will take place between June 15-18 with an expanded 40 teams, group stage and pairs only format. The top four ranked nations forego that with England, Netherlands, Scotland and Wales all set to play from the second round onwards. The remaining 36 will be split into 12 groups of three for the round-robin including 12 seeded nations. The winner of each group will progress. This features Australia, the defending champions. They will face Guyana and Gibraltar respectively
June 15, 20232 yr Author Michael van Gerwen has withdrawn from the 2023 World Cup of Darts and will be replaced by Dirk van Duijvenbode in the Netherlands team. Van Gerwen had a pre-planned dental operation on Monday and has not recovered sufficiently in order to compete in Frankfurt this weekend. The prestigious pairs event will be held from June 15-18 as 40 teams compete for a total prize fund of £450,000.
June 15, 20232 yr Hopefully he recovers soon! That knocks them down to third seed, but still means that they bypass the group stage.
August 13, 20231 yr Author Rob Cross has continued his red hot form by sweeping both tournaments Down Under as the World Series of Darts comes to an end for 2023. Cross won the New South Wales Darts Masters sweeping aside Damon Heta just as he did to Peter Wright albeit not at the 109 heights that he reached in his semi-final with an 8-1 win. This with a 91 average and 44.4% on the outer ring and three 180's. But he adds to one in 2018 and now two in 2023, all three have come in the tournaments Down Under
August 13, 20231 yr Author Snakebite' Peter Wright may not have had the greatest year of his career so far in 2023. Nevertheless, the Scotsman could soon be making a interesting piece of history on the European Tour. No players has featured at more European Tour events than Peter Wright in the history of the events. With his total appearances currently standing at 98, Wright is just two tournaments away from becoming the first players to reach three figures on the Euro Tour
August 13, 20231 yr Author The World Series of Darts tour has concluded for the season with Rob Cross topping the Order of Merit. He has taken top spot from Gerwyn Price who led for a long while up until Australia and New Zealand. Cross won in Hamilton and Wollongong back-to-back and will be top seed in Amsterdam. This also sees the line-up for the Finals next month all but finalised. As the top eight after the last World Series tournament in Australia are certain to participate in the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam (Sept. 15-17).
August 27, 20231 yr Author If Van Veen wins this does he get a GSOD place via this? Just think it could mean a route for Luke Littler to get to the Slam???
October 8, 20231 yr Author Whoever wins tonight will be the world number 4, loser will be 5. One thing is for certain, i can't see the PDC overlooking Humphries for the PL again.
October 10, 20231 yr Author Luke Humphries secured his first major trophy to deny Gerwyn Price a second World Grand Prix title. Humphries sealed a 5-2 victory with a 138 checkout at the Morningside Arena in Leicester following an equally impressive 170 checkout in the fifth set. The 28-year-old won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship but victory over Price was his first major title. Price was aiming for his second World Grand Prix, winning previously in 2020. The Welshman had beaten world number one and reigning world champion Michael Smith 4-2 in a high-quality semi-final on Saturday.
October 19, 20231 yr Author For the first time in seventeen years, James Wade is no longer among the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit. 'The Machine' is in danger of slipping even further down the PDC Order of Merit in the coming months. After all, he has to defend semifinal spots at the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Darts Championship. For the Grand Slam of Darts, Wade has not even qualified yet.
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