Dates December 3–5 Location Houghton-le-Spring Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Rainton Meadows Arena Country England Format Legs | |
The 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts (also known as the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between December 3 to 5. The tournament was broadcast live on Sky Sports. The tournament was won by Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé for the Netherlands.
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Format
The participating teams were the top 24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit at the end of October after the 2010 World Grand Prix. Each nations top ranked player was then joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rank of both was used.
The top 8 nations automatically started in the second round (last 16). The other 16 nations played in the first round. Matches were best of 11 legs in doubles, and the losing team threw first in the next leg. The winners of the first round played the top eight ranked teams in the second round, also in best of 11 doubles.
The winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four (A & B). Each team played each other once (three matches per team). Each match consisted of two singles and one doubles - all over best of five legs. 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win, with all points counting towards the overall league table. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals consisted of four singles games and one doubles game (if required) per match - all over best of 11 legs. Again, 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win. If the match score is 3-3 at the end of the games, then a sudden-death doubles leg would decide who goes through to the final.
The final was the same format as the semi-final, but each game was best of 15 legs.
Round 1 & 2
The first two rounds were played on Friday December 3. The matches were best of 11 legs.
Germany had a bye to the second round as the Czech Republic were unable to travel due to the inclement weather.
Group Stage
The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/- = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Average - 3-dart average; Pts = Points