2017 PDC World Cup of Darts


The 2017 Betway World Cup of Darts was the seventh edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 1–4 June 2017 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
The England pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the reigning champions, after beating the Netherlands' Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld 3–2 in the 2016 final. England were represented by Lewis and Dave Chisnall. However, they lost 2–0 to the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
The Netherlands went on to win their third title after beating Wales, represented by Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster, in the final 3–1.

Format

The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams are seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2017 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 was increased by £50,000 from last year's tournament, to a total of £300,000.
The prize money will be per team:

Teams and seeding

The list of teams was announced on 19 April 2017, with the seeds announced on May 22. Brazil and Latvia were due to make their debuts, with Norway and the Philippines missing from last year's tournament, but on the day of the announcement of all the teams, Latvia withdrew and were replaced with another debutant in Switzerland. Final confirmation of all teams came on 22 May 2017.
Seeded nations
RankCountryEntered players
1Gary Anderson and Peter Wright
2Adrian Lewis and Dave Chisnall
3Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld
4Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster
5Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson
6Daryl Gurney and Brendan Dolan
7Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez
8Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts

Unseeded nations
CountryEntered players
Diogo Portela and Alexandre Sattin
John Part and John Norman Jnr
Weihong Li and Yuanjun Liu
Karel Sedláček and Frantisek Humpula
Per Laursen and Alex Jensen
Kim Viljanen and Marko Kantele
Max Hopp and Martin Schindler
Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo
John Michael and Ioannis Selachoglou
Royden Lam and Kai Fan Leung
Zoltán Mester and János Végső
Mick McGowan and William O'Connor
Daniele Petri and Gabriel Rollo
Haruki Muramatsu and Yuki Yamada
Cody Harris and Rob Szabo
Krzysztof Ratajski and Tytus Kanik
Boris Koltsov and Aleksandr Oreshkin
Paul Lim and Harith Lim
Devon Petersen and Deon Oliver
Cristo Reyes and Antonio Alcinas
Magnus Caris and Daniel Larsson
Patrick Rey and Philipp Ruckstuhl
Thanawat Gaweenuntawong and Attapol Eupakaree
Darin Young and Larry Butler

Draw

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.

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.

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 match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs reverse singles matches are played to determine the champion.