World Cup of Darts 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Action ON NOW with England's Luke Littler and Humphries face Germany
Defending champions England are finally in action today, as Luke Humphries and Luke Littler take on home favourites Germany in the second round of the competition.
Belgian pair Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh were BEATEN by the Philippines, as they fought back from 3-0 down to dump Belgium out 4-3.
Netherlands duo Danny Nopper and Gian van Veen looked impressive again, as they dismantled Hungary 4-0, in their quest for a fifth star.
12th Jun 2025, 17:40 By Laurence Ryan
World Cup of Darts format
The top four ranking nations, based on the lowest cumulative PDC Order of Merit ranking of the two players, will be seeded and begin their campaigns in the second round.
England, along with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are the four seeded nations at this year's tournament.
The 36 other teams are split into 12 groups of three for the round-robin phase, from which each group winner will progress.
Each group will contain one seeded nation that is outside the top four, who progress automatically.
The four seeded nations will be pre-allocated into the draw for the last-16, with the 12 group winners drawn at random.
The second round will take place across two sessions on Saturday, followed by a blockbuster Finals Day on Sunday, which will feature the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
12th Jun 2025, 17:30 By Laurence Ryan
Welsh Warriors
England are the favourites, but Wales pair Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton are 'ready to do damage' at this year's World Cup of Darts.
Speaking to BBC Sport Wales, Clayton said: "All the talk is about the two Lukes, but I'm sure me and Gez can do something about that," said Clayton.
"Gezzy is a great front runner and I think I'm a pretty good number two, so we click as a team.
"Hopefully we will do some damage this year. If we can lift that trophy for a third time it'd be great."
12th Jun 2025, 17:20 By Laurence Ryan
Darts Dollars
Should Littler and Humphries go all the way, they will receive a huge pot of prize money.
Here is the breakdown of the World Cup of Darts prize money below:
Winners - £80,000
Runners-up - £50,000
Semi-final losers - £30,000
Quarter-final losers - £20,000
Last 16 losers - £9,000
Second in group - £5,000
Third in group - £4,000
Total - £450,000
12th Jun 2025, 17:10 By Laurence Ryan
Double dose of Luke
Teen sensation Luke Littler and Premier League winner Luke Humphries are undoubtedly the favourites.
And they'll be determined to retain England's title from last year's 10-6 win against Austria.
By Laurence Ryan
Welcome to SunSport's coverage of the World Cup of Darts
Darts lovers will have something to cheer about over the next four days as the World Cup of Darts gets underway today - and we'll be all over it!
The men's England football team failed to bring it home during the Euro 2024, but Luke Humphries and Michael Smith made the nation proud in last year's World Cup of Darts.
A combination of composure and superb throwing saw Cool Hand and Bully Boy beat their Austrian opponents 10-6 in an epic final.
And it was a result that wrote England's name in the history books as they now hold the record for the most amount of wins in the iconic competition with five.
Sadly for Smith, his world ranking positioning means he will miss out on the chance to retain back-to-back titles.
However, he has a more than capable replacement of 2024 Premier League winner and teen millionaire, Luke Littler.
Welsh stars Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price will pose a huge threat to England's title, and Gary Anderson and Peter Wright should also fancy themselves.
But as for the Netherlands, they have suffered a massive blow to their chances with Michael van Gerwen pulling out of all upcoming tournaments due to his split with wife Daphne.
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