2018 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts was the eighth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 31 May–3 June 2018 in at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Dutch pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the reigning champions and they retained the title by defeating the Scottish pair of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson 3–1 in the final.
Format
The tournament will remain at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2018 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 remained at £300,000, like last year. The prize money will be per team:Teams and seedings
The Top 8 nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings on 14 May were seeded.Seeded nations
| Rank | Country | Entered players |
| 1 | Peter Wright and Gary Anderson | |
| 2 | Rob Cross and Dave Chisnall | |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | |
| 4 | Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson | |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton | |
| 6 | Daryl Gurney and Brendan Dolan | |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Mensur Suljović and Zoran Lerchbacher |
Unseeded nations
| Country | Entered players |
| Diogo Portela and Bruno Rangel | |
| John Part and Dawson Murschell | |
| Momo Zhou and Zong Xiao Chen | |
| Karel Sedláček and Roman Benecky | |
| Per Laursen and Henrik Primdal | |
| Marko Kantele and Kim Viljanen | |
| Max Hopp and Martin Schindler | |
| Dyson Parody and Justin Broton | |
| John Michael and Veniamin Symeonidis | |
| Royden Lam and Ho-Yin Shek | |
| Tamás Alexits and Nándor Bezzeg | |
| William O'Connor and Steve Lennon | |
| Michel Furlani and Alessio Medaina | |
| Seigo Asada and Haruki Muramatsu | |
| Cody Harris and Warren Parry | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski and Tytus Kanik | |
| Boris Koltsov and Aleksandr Oreshkin | |
| Paul Lim and Harith Lim | |
| Devon Petersen and Liam O'Brien | |
| Cristo Reyes and Toni Alcinas | |
| Daniel Larsson and Dennis Nilsson | |
| Alex Fehlmann and Andy Bless | |
| Larry Butler and Darin Young |