Wales will begin their defence of the Cazoo World Cup of Darts title against Finland, while England will take on Brazil and Netherlands drew Denmark for this week's tournament.
The annual 32-nation event will see two-player teams competing from September 9-12 at the Sparkassen Arena in Jena, Germany - featuring both Singles and Doubles matches during the four days.
Reigning champion Wales, who will feature World Champion Gerwyn Price and Premier League winner Jonny Clayton, meet Finland's Marko Kantele and Veijo Viinikka in Thursday's opening first round games.
2021 Cazoo World Cup of Darts
September 9-12, Sparkassen Arena, Jena
Draw Bracket
(1) England v Brazil
Spain v South Africa
(8) Germany v Canada
Russia v Japan
(4) Belgium v Croatia
Austria v Philippines
(5) Northern Ireland v Hong Kong
Republic of Ireland v Portugal
(2) Wales v Finland
Hungary v Lithuania
(7) Australia v Italy
USA v Sweden
(3) Netherlands v Denmark
Gibraltar v Singapore
(6) Scotland v China
Czech Republic v Poland
Schedule of Play
Thursday September 9
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
8x First Round
Hungary v Lithuania
Czech Republic v Poland
Gibraltar v Singapore
USA v Sweden
Scotland v China
Netherlands v Denmark
Wales v Finland
Australia v Italy
Friday September 10
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
8x First Round
Russia v Japan
Spain v South Africa
Republic of Ireland v Portugal
Austria v Philippines
Northern Ireland v Hong Kong
Germany v Canada
England v Brazil
Belgium v Croatia
Saturday September 11
Afternoon Session (1400 local time, 1300 BST)
4x Second Round
Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Sunday September 12
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Semi-Finals & Final
Competing Countries
The top eight countries are seeded for the draw, based on the lowest combined PDC Order of Merit ranking of the two competing players.
(1) England - James Wade & Dave Chisnall
(2) Wales - Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton
(3) Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen & Dirk van Duijvenbode
(4) Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh & Kim Huybrechts
(5) Northern Ireland - Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan
(6) Scotland - Peter Wright & John Henderson
(7) Australia - Simon Whitlock & Damon Heta
(8) Germany - Gabriel Clemens & Max Hopp
Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez
Brazil - Diogo Portela & Artur Valle
Canada - Jeff Smith & Matt Campbell
China - Jianfeng Lu & Wenqing Liu
Croatia - Boris Krcmar & Pero Ljubic
Czech Republic - Karel Sedlacek & Adam Gawlas
Denmark - Andreas Toft Jørgensen & Niels Heinsøe
Finland - Marko Kantele & Veijo Viinikka
Gibraltar - Sean Negrette & Justin Hewitt
Hong Kong - Kai Fan Leung & Man Lok Leung
Hungary - János Végső & Patrik Kovács
Italy - Danilo Vigato & Michele Turetta
Japan - Matsuda Jun & Yoshihisa Baba
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Christian Perez
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Krzysztof Kciuk
Portugal - Jose de Sousa & Jose Marques
Republic of Ireland - William O’Connor & Steve Lennon
Russia - Boris Koltsov & Evgenii Izotov
Singapore - Paul Lim & Harith Lim
South Africa - Devon Petersen & Carl Gabriel
Spain - Jesus Noguera & Jose Justicia
Sweden - Daniel Larsson & Johan Engström
USA - Danny Lauby & Chuck Puleo
Format
First Round
Best of nine legs 501 Doubles
Second Round, Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals
The Second Round, Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals will be played as two best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play. In the event of both nations winning one Singles match apiece, a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match will be played to decide the tie.
Final
The Final will be played as two best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play the first two matches, followed by a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match and then Reverse Singles matches. The first team to win three games is declared the winner.
Prize Fund (per two-player team)
Winners - £70,000
Runners-Up - £40,000
Semi-Finalists - £24,000
Quarter-Finalists - £16,000
Second Round Losers - £8,000
First Round Losers - £4,000
Total - £350,000
Official PDC Europe Hotel:
Maxx Hotel Jena, Stauffenbergstraße 59, 07747 Jena, Germany
Room Rates:
Single 65,-€ per night incl. Breakfast
Double/Twin 85,-€ per night incl. breakfast
To Book:
Email PDC-Europe at Hotel@pdc-europe.tv
Travel to the JENA:
Venue:
Arena Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Keßlerstraße 28, 07745 Jena, Germany
Website:
Return home testing:
This is being arranged for the Sunday of the event at the hotel/venue, please arrange with PDC-Europe when you are there.
Nearest Airport
Leipzig/Halle 96km (64m) Around an hours drive or just over traffic dependant.
Map Click Here
Train from Airport to Jena:
This can take anything from 1hr 25mins to over 2 hours dependant on direction and stops along the way Click Here
PDC-Europe Shuttle:
There is a PDC-Europe shuttle from Leipzig Airport, to book this you must send your all your flight details (Name/Flights No/Arrival Time/Return Info) to PDC-Europe Gabi.brock@pdc-europe.tv
For All Flights:
The PDPA Official Travel Partner ‘Travel Counsellors’ are here to help all of our members travel requirements in 2018, Tina Tomlinson at Travel Counsellors is here to give you travel advice, help and a fully professional service.
For your overall security and safety, please use the official PDPA travel partner ‘Travel Counsellors’ if you choose to go your own way, we do not have any further help we can give to you, for changes, shuttles or an early return in case of emergency or early exit from an event.
24/7 service, Expert advice and seamless service, Online flight check-in, Last minute changes and bookings.
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- Tina Mobile: 07510580427
As of – 8th August Germany is on the UK ‘Green List’
As of – 8th August the Netherlands is no longer in the ‘High Risk’ category.
South Africa has moved from virus variant to high risk
Anyone who is entering Germany must complete an entry application at the following link CLICK HERE and also upload the negative test result or vaccination certificate there.
- Complete Entry Application just prior to travel.
- Have your Vaccination Certificate (If Completed 14 days before travel)
- Negative Covid Test Result. (If not fully vaccinated)
Here are the rules:
HIGH RISK: (England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Gibraltar, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain) All other countries in the World Cup, only have to do the
- Entry with vaccination certificate possible without restrictions.
- Without vaccination at least 10 days in quarantine, early termination after 5 days at the earliest by a new negative PCR test.
From 1 August 2021 travellers entering Germany from abroad must possess either proof of vaccination, or proof of recovery, or a negative COVID-19 test prior to arrival to show the authorities. If you are travelling from the UK and are not fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19.
You will need to enter Germany with either a PCR test result that is no more than 72 hours old, or a rapid antigen or other test sample that is no more than 48 hours old. The result of the test required by the German authorities can be either in paper or electronic form.
Proof of recovery: Using proof of recovery to generate a COVID Certificate. Have you been tested positive for coronavirus? You can retrieve your proof of recovery via the CoronaCheck app or CoronaCheck.nl. For instance if you’d like to travel. CLICK HERE
Returning home: Please make sure you are aware of what you need to do to return home safely. For UK based players please see travelling to the UK on the travel document Click Here
- A Negative Covid-19 Test Result no more than 72 hours prior to flight.
- Complete passenger Locator Form.
- Book a day 2 Covid-19 Test (If fully vaccinated)
- Have your vaccine status certificate or APP.
