12 Jun 2019
Will anyone finally break the Dutch and English dominance at the World Cup of Darts?
Since the tournament’s inception in 2010, the winner of the World Cup of Darts has come from two countries – The Netherlands and England. Scotland, with two top 5 players in the rankings will hope to finally break this run of dominance in Frankfurt, Germany.
This week marks the 8th edition of the World Cup of Darts with many countries holding great hope to win for the first time at the event. The Scotland team of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson are the number 1 seeds and will hope to bring the trophy back to Scotland for the first time. Typically, England and the Netherlands will also field strong sides, however the England team will be in the unfamiliar position of not having either Adrian Lewis or Phil Taylor in their line-up.
Of course, the smaller darting nations will hold out huge hope of causing an upset, with Austria and Belgium the best placed to do so. Both nations are relying on two top 15 ranked players, Mensur Suljovic and Kim Huybrechts respectively, to come into good form this week – both of whom have shown top class flashes in the past.
The World Cup of Darts is a huge opportunity for players to make a name for themselves on the global stage. Wales, Belgium and Scotland have all reached finals before, with these occasions giving great hope for nations outside the traditional darting powers- England and the Netherlands. Will a darting minnow take centre stage or will the old bastions of darts maintain their dominance in Germany?
Is it finally Scotland’s time?
Scotland arrive for the World Cup of Darts as number 1 seeds, boasting two top 5 ranked players in Peter Wright and Gary Anderson. They will hope their rankings points hold significance this week and they finally claim the trophy. Betting on the 2015 finalists Scotland to win at 13/5 represents tremendous value, as the team not only boasts great players but also have experience playing together.
Hoping to prevent a Scottish triumph will be 3-time winners and betting favourites the Netherlands. The team of Michael Van Gerwen and Raymond Van Barneveld have plenty of experience across Darts’ biggest stages and will hope that it tells in Germany. Betting on the world number one and his four-time World champion partner represents a safe proposition at 19/20.
Austria to spring a surprise?
Of the ‘smaller’ darting nations, Austria represents the country with the best chance of springing an upset in Germany. Led by world number 6 and former Champions League winner Mensur Suljovic, they will hope to cause some upsets of the more established nations.
Suljovic made his name at the World Cup and will hope to continue his astonishing darting journey with a good showing this week. Despite his partner – Zoran Lerchbacher – being ranked outside the top 50, betting on Austria to win it all at 25/1 could well be worth a flutter.
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