Well its a big Day Today in Darts..Not only did the Sydney Darts Masters tickets go on sale it also marks the start of the Bwin World Cup of Darts from the Sporthalle in Hamburg Germany The PDC Media Manager Dave Allen Previews the event in detail and here you will also find prizemoney breakdowns ,the Draw and the players representing each country Pictured are our Aussie boys in the 2012 World cup of darts..can we go one better in 2014 ? ENGLAND CHASING BWIN WORLD CUP OF DARTS TREBLE ENGLISH stars Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis are aiming to complete a hat-trick in the bwin World Cup of Darts this weekend, with the expanded 32-nation event beginning on Friday in Hamburg. Taylor and Lewis have secured victory for England in the past two years of the event by returning from Hamburg with the title - defeating Australia in a sudden-death leg in 2012 before overcoming Belgium in the 2013 final. The duo will again team up to represent England this weekend, with 32 nations competing in the knockout tournament, where £200,000 in prize money is on offer alongside the title of bwin World Cup of Darts Champions. England will face Thailand in Fridays first round, with Taylor and Lewis taking on debutants Thanawat Gaweenuntawong and Watanyu Charoonroj in their best of nine leg Doubles contest - and the 29-year-old is hoping to inspire Englands football World Cup bid by retaining the darts version of the title. If we can win the World Cup of Darts, Im sure the lads can go on and win the World Cup of football, said Lewis. A lot of people dont realise how much it means when youre up there with that England shirt on. It means a lot to both of us and well go up there and try our best, and hopefully come away with the trophy. Were both looking forward to the World Cup because we love playing darts with each other and were both winners, and we want to win this for England. Lewis cites 2010 winners Netherlands as Englands main rivals going into the event, with World Champion Michael van Gerwen and new Premier League champion Raymond van Barneveld the 11/10 favourites with bwin. However, Lewis is in confident mood and added: Theres nobody with the experience of me and Phil, apart from maybe Barney and Michael. In the first year, Phil wasnt great and I pulled him through it, and last year I wasnt great and he pulled me through. Were a great team, and if we both click this year, then I cant see anybody else winning it. The Dutch duo lost out in a shock Last 16 upset against Finland 12 months ago, but van Gerwen travels to Germany on the back of his victory in the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters a week ago. Ive never won this tournament before, so its a nice target for me, said van Gerwen. Last week was a great win for me and it was a boost for my confidence. Im the World Champion and Raymonds the Premier League winner and now Ive won in Dubai, so were the favourites but we need to try to play as well as possible. Last year was quite weird for me because Id never played in the World Cup pairs before and the expectation was high on us. We were both playing quite well at the time and on stage we didnt perform like we wanted to and werent as concentrated as we wanted to be. We both learned from it and I think we are both playing better than last year. Phil and Adrian are a fantastic pair but we know we can win this - were seeded number two but I dont see it that way. Scotland are strong this year - you have Peter Wright and Robert Thornton and theres no Gary Anderson - and Belgium did really well last year. Kim and Ronny Huybrechts are not players who are, for example, number one and eight in the world, but as a team theyre brothers and know each other so well that they feel confident with each other, and thats why they play so well. If we concentrate and focus on ourselves from the beginning, then I think we can really do some damage but this year is going to be really difficult and were looking forward to it. The tournaments number three seeds are Scotland, with World Championship finalist Wright - who also lost out in last weeks Dubai decider to van Gerwen - joined by in-form Thornton as they open up against Russia. The experience of playing in Dubai will stand me in good stead this week, said Wright, who had partnered Gary Anderson in 2012. It was fantastic, an amazing venue and an amazing place. Last week will give me loads of confidence for the World Cup. Im playing with Robert Thornton and really looking forward to it. 2012 finalists Australia, represented by Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson, open their challenge against Danish duo Per Laursen and Dennis Lindskjold. Im really determined to win this tournament, said Whitlock. The World Cup is as important to me as the World Championship because youre representing your country and Im so proud to be able to do that. Weve come so close to winning the World Cup in the past and that makes me even more determined to do well this year, but we know its going to be tough. The Danish guys have both played in the World Championship and we saw last year that even the nations who arent as well established can cause big upsets, so well have to be on our game from the very start. The bwin World Cup of Darts begins on Friday afternoon, with the first round being split across two sessions in Hamburg. Host nation Germany, represented by Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge, take on South Africas Devon Petersen and Graham Filby in their opener, while former semi-finalists Finland and Spain are also in action in the opening session, against Poland and New Zealand respectively. The top eight seeded nations enter the stage on Friday night, including last years finalists Belgium - once again represented by brothers Kim and Ronny Huybrechts - taking on India in another tasty tie. The bwin World Cup of Darts will be screened live worldwide through the following territories: Sky Sports HD - UK & Ireland RTL7 - Netherlands Sport1 - Germany (Evening Sessions) Fox Sports - Australia Sky - New Zealand Fox - Italy Fox - Turkey, Malta, Greece & Cyprus OSN - Middle East Measat - Malaysia Viasat - Denmark, Norway & Sweden Pragosport - Hungary LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers outside of UK, Ireland & Netherlands bwin World Cup of Darts Friday June 6 Afternoon Session (2pm-6pm local time, 1pm-5pm BST) First Round Finland (12) v Poland USA (16) v Hungary Hong Kong (13) v Norway Austria (10) v China Sweden (14) v Gibraltar Canada (11) v Japan Germany (9) v South Africa Spain (15) v New Zealand Evening Session (8pm-12am local time, 7pm-11pm BST) First Round Republic of Ireland (8) v Singapore Wales (5) v France Belgium (7) v India Northern Ireland (6) v Malaysia Scotland (3) v Russia England (1) v Thailand Netherlands (2) v Italy Australia (4) v Denmark Saturday June 7 Afternoon Session (2pm-6pm local time, 1pm-5pm BST) Second Round Northern Ireland/Malaysia v Canada/Japan Belgium/India v Austria/China Wales/France v Finland/Poland Republic of Ireland/Singapore v Germany/South Africa Evening Session (8pm-12am local time, 7pm-11pm BST) Second Round Australia/Denmark v Hong Kong/Norway Scotland/Russia v Sweden/Gibraltar England/Thailand v USA/Hungary Netherlands/Italy v Spain/New Zealand Sunday June 8 Afternoon Session (2pm-6pm local time, 1pm-5pm BST) Quarter-Finals Order of Play TBC Evening Session Evening Session (8pm-12am local time, 7pm-11pm BST) Semi-Finals Final Format First Round Best of nine legs Doubles Second Round, Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals The Second Round, Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals will be played as two best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play. In the event of both nations winning one Singles match apiece, a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match will be played to decide the tie. Final The Final will be played as four best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play the first two matches, and then Reverse Singles following. The first team to win three games is declared the winner. In the event of both nations winning two Singles matches apiece, a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match will be played to decide the tie. Competing Nations Seeded Nations 1 - England (Phil Taylor & Adrian Lewis) 2 - Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld) 3 - Scotland (Peter Wright & Robert Thornton) 4 - Australia (Simon Whitlock & Paul Nicholson) 5 - Wales (Mark Webster & Richie Burnett) 6 - Northern Ireland (Brendan Dolan & Michael Mansell) 7 - Belgium (Kim Huybrechts & Ronny Huybrechts) 8 - Republic of Ireland (Connie Finnan & William OConnor) 9 - Germany (Jyhan Artut & Andree Welge) 10 - Austria (Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez 11 - Canada (John Part & Shaun Narain) 12 - Finland (Jarkko Komula & Jani Haavisto) 13 - Hong Kong (Ting Chi Royden Lam & Scott Mackenzie) 14 - Sweden (Magnus Caris & Peter Sajwani) 15 - Spain (Antonio Alcinas & Carlos Rodriguez) 16 - USA (Darin Young & Larry Butler) Unseeded Nations China (Yin Deng & Jun Cai) Denmark (Per Laursen & Dennis Lindskjold) France (Jacques Labre & Lionel Maranhao) Gibraltar (Dylan Duo & Dyson Parody) Hungary (Zsolt Meszaros & Nandor Bezzeg) India (Amit Gilitwala & Nitan Kumar) Italy (Marco Brentegani & Daniele Petri) Japan (Morihiro Hashimoto & Haruki Muramatsu) Malaysia (Kesava Roa & Thomat Darus) New Zealand (Rob Szabo & Craig Caldwell) Norway (Robert Wagner & Vegar Elvevoll) Poland (Krzysztof Chmielewski & Krzysztof Strozyk) Russia (Evgenii Zhukov & Evgenii Izotov) Singapore (Paul Lim & Harith Lim) South Africa (Devon Petersen & Graham Filby) Thailand (Thanawat Gaweenuntawong & Watanyu Charoonroj) Prize Fund Winning Team: £20,000 per player Runners-Up: £10,000 per player Semi-Finalists: £7,000 per player Quarter-Finalists: £3,500 per player Second Round Losers: £2,250 per player First Round Losers: £1,500 per player Total: £200,000
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:53:18 +0000
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