The 2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts, held at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 12-15, features 40 nations competing in a doubles-only format, with England’s Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, world No. 2 and No. 1 respectively, forming a formidable debut partnership as defending champions, per Sky Sports.
Tournament Format:
- First Round (Group Stage, June 12-13): 36 nations are divided into 12 groups of three, including 12 seeded teams. Each group plays a round-robin, with matches best of seven legs. Only group winners advance to the last 16. All games are doubles, 501 with straight start and double finish, per PDC.
- Second Round (June 14): The top four seeded nations—England (Humphries/Littler), Wales (Clayton/Price), Scotland (Anderson/Wright), and Northern Ireland (Rock/Gurney)—enter. Matches are best of 15 legs, per The Standard.
- Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals (June 15): Best of 15 legs, per Sky Sports.
- Final (June 15): Best of 19 legs, with winners earning £80,000, per Sky Sports.
Prize Money (Total £450,000):
- Winners: £80,000
- Runners-Up: £50,000
- Semi-Finalists: £30,000
- Quarter-Finalists: £20,000
- Last 16 Losers: £9,000
- Second in Group: £5,000
- Third in Group: £4,000, per Sky Sports.
How to Watch:
- UK Coverage: Live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event from June 12-15. Streaming available via Sky Sports and Sky Go apps for subscribers (£22/month for sports channels). Non-subscribers can use NOW with a day pass (£14.99) or monthly pass (£34.99), per Express.
- Schedule (BST):
- Thursday, June 12: Group Stage (1 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
- Friday, June 13: Group Stage (1 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
- Saturday, June 14: Second Round (12 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
- Sunday, June 15: Quarter-Finals (12 p.m.), Semi-Finals & Final (6 p.m.), per PDC.
Littler and Humphries Outlook:
Littler, the 18-year-old PDC World Champion, and Humphries, the 2024 World Cup winner with Michael Smith, are 2/5 favorites with BetVictor, per PDC. Despite their singles dominance, rivals like Ireland’s William O’Connor have questioned their doubles chemistry, per SPORTbible. Humphries has vowed to shield Littler from potential German crowd hostility, per Sky Sports. Posts on X, like @oddschecker, highlight their favoritism, per.
