# 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts
The **2022 PDC World Cup of Darts**, played as the Cazoo World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was the thirteenth edition of the [Professional Darts Corporation](https://www.edgepedia.org/professional-darts-corporation)'s national-team world championship, a doubles-format event in which two-player teams represent their countries. It was held at the Eissporthalle in [Frankfurt](https://www.edgepedia.org/frankfurt), Germany, from 16 to 19 June 2022, with 32 nations taking part.[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2022_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) • [2](https://pdc-europe.tv/news/2022-cazoo-world-cup-of-darts-competing-nations-confirmed/) Australia's pair of Damon Heta and [Simon Whitlock](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-whitlock) won the title, defeating Wales 3-1 in the final to claim their country's first World Cup victory.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates and venue | 16–19 June 2022, Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2022_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) • [4](https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/world-cup-of-darts-2022-draw-schedule-teams-results-odds-and-live-sky-sports-tv-coverage-details/201058) |
| Field | 32 competing nations, each represented by two players[2](https://pdc-europe.tv/news/2022-cazoo-world-cup-of-darts-competing-nations-confirmed/) |
| Champions | Australia (Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock), first World Cup title, fifth nation to lift the trophy[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/) |
| Final | Australia 3-1 Wales (Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton)[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/) |
| Top prize | £70,000 for the winning pair[5](https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/32413/12637087/wayne-mardle-applauds-damon-heta-and-simon-whitlock-as-australia-lifted-the-world-cup-of-darts) |
| Defending champions | Scotland's Peter Wright and John Henderson, beaten 2-0 by England in the quarter-finals[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/) |
| Notable statistic | For the first time in the tournament's history, all eight seeds reached the quarter-finals[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2022_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) |
## Format and field
The [World Cup of Darts](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-cup-of-darts) is the PDC's team world championship, played in a doubles format that distinguishes it from the individual [PDC World Darts Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/pdc-world-darts-championship).[6](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/tournaments/et-2022-en/world-cup-of-darts-2022-frankfurt/) Each nation is represented by the two players with the highest ranking in the [PDC Order of Merit](https://www.edgepedia.org/pdc-order-of-merit) for that country, and from the round of 16 onwards the tournament is completed in knockout format.[7](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/wiki/world-cup-of-darts/) The 2022 edition was staged in Germany, with the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt as the venue.[4](https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/world-cup-of-darts-2022-draw-schedule-teams-results-odds-and-live-sky-sports-tv-coverage-details/201058)
Scotland entered as defending champions. Peter Wright and John Henderson had won the 2021 event, a second World Cup title for Scotland, and returned to defend the trophy.[2](https://pdc-europe.tv/news/2022-cazoo-world-cup-of-darts-competing-nations-confirmed/)
## Finals Day
All eight seeded nations survived to the quarter-final stage, the first time this had happened in the tournament's history.[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2022_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) The quarter-finals on Sunday 19 June produced the following results:[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
- Netherlands 2-0 [Northern Ireland](https://www.edgepedia.org/northern-ireland)
- Wales 2-0 Germany
- Australia 2-1 Belgium
- England 2-0 Scotland
Australia's win over fourth seeds Belgium required the Doubles decider. After Heta lost the opening singles to his Belgian housemate Dimitri Van den Bergh, Whitlock kept Australia alive with a 4-3 win over Kim Huybrechts averaging 101, and the Australian pair then whitewashed Van den Bergh and Huybrechts 4-0 in the Doubles, averaging 109 with legs of 11 and 12 darts.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
In the semi-finals, Wales beat the Netherlands 2-0, with [Gerwyn Price](https://www.edgepedia.org/gerwyn-price) defeating Danny Noppert 4-1 and [Jonny Clayton](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonny-clayton) beating Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-2. Australia eliminated top seeds England 2-0: Heta recovered from 3-1 adrift to beat Michael Smith 4-3, and Whitlock whitewashed [James Wade](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-wade) 4-0 with a 103 average.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
## The final
Australia beat Wales 3-1 in the final. Heta opened with a 4-0 whitewash of a below-par Price, and Whitlock then battled past Clayton 4-2, striking a 120 finish to break throw in leg five and closing out the leg at the seventh attempt after missing six match darts at double 20 (tops).[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
Wales took the Pairs match 4-3 to reduce the arrears to 2-1, responding with legs of 15, 14, and 13 darts to force a final leg, in which Whitlock missed a dart at double 18 for the title and Clayton capitalized on double eight. Clayton then had the chance to force a deciding singles between Whitlock and Price, but Heta, aged 34, averaged 99 and hit two 180s as he beat Clayton 4-2 to seal the title.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/) Wales had been bidding to become the first side in World Cup history to recover from 2-0 down in a final to win.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
## Significance for Australia
The victory made Australia the fifth nation to lift the World Cup of Darts trophy, after England, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Wales.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/) • [8](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/20/australian-darts-history-made-with-world-cup-victory-in-germany) For Whitlock, aged 53, it came ten years after he and Paul Nicholson lost the extraordinary 2012 final to England 4-3 in a sudden-death leg; he had played for Australia in every World Cup since 2010 and described the win as the best moment of his life.[5](https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/32413/12637087/wayne-mardle-applauds-damon-heta-and-simon-whitlock-as-australia-lifted-the-world-cup-of-darts) • [9](https://dartsaustralia.com/australia-takes-home-the-2022-pdc-world-cup-of-darts-trophy-for-the-first-time/) Both players had come through the Darts Australia junior ranks, and the pair dedicated the win in part to their friend and former teammate Kyle Anderson, a four-time Australian representative who died in 2021.[9](https://dartsaustralia.com/australia-takes-home-the-2022-pdc-world-cup-of-darts-trophy-for-the-first-time/)
The tournament also produced a record-adjacent individual performance: in Wales's quarter-final win over Germany, Gerwyn Price averaged 117.88 in a 4-0 whitewash of Martin Schindler, including a ten-dart leg and a 170 checkout, the second highest individual average in World Cup history.[3](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
## References
1. [2022 PDC World Cup of Darts, World of Darts Wiki](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2022_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts)
2. [2022 Cazoo World Cup of Darts competing nations confirmed, PDC Europe](https://pdc-europe.tv/news/2022-cazoo-world-cup-of-darts-competing-nations-confirmed/)
3. [Whitlock And Heta Lead Australia To Historic Cazoo World Cup Success, PDC Europe](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/news/whitlock-and-heta-lead-australia-to-historic-cazoo-world-cup-success/)
4. [World Cup of Darts 2022: Draw, schedule, teams, results, odds & live Sky Sports TV coverage details, Sporting Life](https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/world-cup-of-darts-2022-draw-schedule-teams-results-odds-and-live-sky-sports-tv-coverage-details/201058)
5. [Wayne Mardle applauds Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock as Australia lifted the World Cup of Darts, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/32413/12637087/wayne-mardle-applauds-damon-heta-and-simon-whitlock-as-australia-lifted-the-world-cup-of-darts)
6. [Cazoo World Cup of Darts 2022 – Frankfurt, PDC Europe](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/tournaments/et-2022-en/world-cup-of-darts-2022-frankfurt/)
7. [World Cup of Darts, PDC Europe](https://www.pdc-europe.tv/wiki/world-cup-of-darts/)
8. [australian darts history made with world cup victory in germany | darts | the guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/20/australian-darts-history-made-with-world-cup-victory-in-germany)
9. [Australia takes home the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts trophy for the first time, Darts Australia](https://dartsaustralia.com/australia-takes-home-the-2022-pdc-world-cup-of-darts-trophy-for-the-first-time/)
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