Rob Cross and Gary Anderson return to the competition with MVG due to play alongside Danny Noppert for the Netherlands I We’re back for the World Cup of Darts at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 15-18 as Australia defend the title
The pairings have been confirmed for this year’s World Cup of Darts at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle with Rob Cross and Gary Anderson returning to the event.
World Cup ever-present Simon Whitlock and world No 15 Damon Heta will once again don the famous green and gold having claimed a historic first win for Australia in 2022.
Rob Cross’ victory in Sindelfingen last weekend saw him seal a return to the event following a two-year absence, and he will partner world number one Michael Smith for four-time winners England.
The Netherlands, who have also won the title on four occasions, will be represented by newly-crowned six-time Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen and world number eight Danny Noppert, who reached the quarter-finals together in 2020.
Gary Anderson will make his first appearance in a Scotland shirt in four years, re-forming his 2019 World Cup winning partnership with world number two Peter Wright.
Wales, the 2020 champions, will be represented by world No 4 Gerwyn Price and five-time TV title winner Jonny Clayton for a sixth successive year.
Brendan Dolan, William O’Connor and Mensur Suljovic will maintain their ever-present records for Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Austria alongside Daryl Gurney, Keane Barry and Rowby-John Rodriguez respectively.
Belgium, the 2013 runners-up, will be represented by Dimitri Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts for a sixth consecutive year, while Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler will once again team up for host nation Germany.
The 2023 World Cup of Darts will be staged at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 15-18, with an expanded tournament featuring 40 teams and a £450,000 prize fund.
2023 World Cup of Darts
Competing Nations & Pairings
Australia – Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock
Austria – Mensur Suljovic, Rowby-John Rodriguez
Bahrain – Basem Mahmood, Abdulnasser Yusuf
Belgium – Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts
Canada – Matt Campbell, Jeff Smith
China – Xiaochen Zong, Lihao Wen
Croatia – Boris Krcmar, Romeo Grbavac
Czech Republic – Adam Gawlas, Karel Sedlacek
Denmark – Vladimir Andersen, TBC
England – Michael Smith, Rob Cross
Finland – Marko Kantele, TBC
France – Thibault Tricole, Jacques Labre
Germany – Gabriel Clemens, Martin Schindler
Gibraltar – Craig Galliano, Justin Hewitt
Guyana – Norman Madhoo, Sudesh Fitzgerald
Hong Kong – Man Lok Leung, Lok Yin Lee
Hungary – Patrik Kovács, Levente Sárai
Iceland – TBC, TBC
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