World Cup of Darts 2025: Full schedule, results, start time, live stream, TV as Littler and Humphries represent England
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ENGLAND will be represented by a double dose of Luke this week as Littler and Humphries pair up at the World Cup of Darts 2025!
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.
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Michael Smith (L) and Luke Humphries (R) fired England to an iconic World Cup of Darts win
Credit: PDC
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Humphries and Littler will represent England this year
Credit: PA
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.
When is the World Cup of Darts 2025?
The World Cup of Darts 2025 will get underway on Thursday, June 12.
It will run over four days, concluding on Sunday, June 15.
Eissporthalle am Ratsweg in Frankfurt, Germany is the chosen venue for this iconic tournament.
Group stage matches begin at 6pm BST and then the latter stage fixtures are split in afternoon sessions (11am/12pm) and evening sessions (6pm).
The quarter-finals, semi-final and final will ALL be held on Sunday, June 15.
What TV channel is the World Cup of Darts 2025 on and can it be live streamed?
The World Cup of Darts 2025 will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports.
on Sky Sports. Subscription members can stream the entire four-day event on NOW TV.
Alternatively, SunSport will be running a live blog providing leg-by-leg coverage of the World Cup of Darts 2025.
What is the World Cup of Darts 2025 format?
There will be 40 different nations taking part at this year's World Cup of Darts.
The top four seeded nations go straight into the second round, while the remaining 36 nations are split into 12 groups of three.
Each group winner will progress through to the second round, and then the tournament will be knockout from then on.
And each group stage game sees teams compete in a best-of-seven legs match, before the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all best of 15 legs.
The World Cup final will then be best of 19 legs.
All matches are played in the doubles format, with teammates taking turns at the oche.
World Cup of Darts 2025 schedule and results
All time BST
Thursday June 12
From 6pm BST
Group Stage – Opening Matches
Friday June 13
Afternoon Session
From 11am BST
Group Stage – Second Matches
Evening Session
From 6pm BST
Group Stage – Final Matches
Saturday June 14
Afternoon Session
From 12pm BST
Second Round x4
Evening Session
From 6pm BST
Second Round x4
Sunday June 15
Afternoon Session
From 12pm BST
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session
From 6pm BST
Semi-Finals
Final
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