The World Cup of Darts returns to Frankfurt from June 11-14, with the 16th staging of the event taking place at the Eissporthalle. Defending champions Northern Ireland, represented by Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney, will look to repeat their 2025 triumph after beating Wales in a thrilling final last year. The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, with international coverage via DAZN, Viaplay, VTM and PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
England enter as the big favourites, with world number one Luke Littler and world number two Luke Humphries aiming to bounce back from a hugely disappointing first year together, having lost in their opening match to hosts Germany. The Netherlands also pose a major threat, with world number three Gian van Veen and world number four Michael van Gerwen partnering for the first time. Belgium, finalists in 2013, field Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh, while Germany's Martin Schindler carries heavy responsibility alongside Ricardo Pietreczko, who is struggling with dartitis.
Wales will have a different look this year as Gerwyn Price does not feature; Jonny Clayton partners Rhys Griffin instead. Scotland also sees a change, with Cameron Menzies replacing Peter Wright to partner Gary Anderson. Mickey Mansell, now representing Republic of Ireland, teams up with William O'Connor. Australia, champions in 2022, still have Damon Heta but debutant Adam Leek joins him. Other notable teams include two-time finalists Austria (Mensur Suljović and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez), Poland (Krzysztof Ratajski and Sebastian Białecki) and Czech Republic (Karel Sedláček and Adam Gawlas).
The full TV schedule (all times BST) is as follows: Thursday 11 June – Group stage (18:00-23:00); Friday 12 June – Group stage (12:00-16:00 and 18:00-23:00); Saturday 13 June – Last 16 (12:00-17:00 and 18:00-22:00); Sunday 14 June – Quarter-finals (12:00-17:00), Semi-finals and final (18:00-22:00).