Dates 11–14 June Location Frankfurt am Main Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Eissporthalle Country Germany Format Legs | |
The 2015 PDC World Cup of Darts was the fifth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 11–14 June in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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The Netherlands pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the defending champions after beating Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis of England 3–0 in the final. Taylor and Lewis won their third title in the event by defeating Scotland's Gary Anderson and Peter Wright in the final.
Format
The tournament remained at 32 teams this year. 16 teams were seeded and drawn to face the remaining 16 teams in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2015 with the tournament being a straight knockout.
First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.
Prize money
Prize money was raised to £250,000 from last year's £200,000 prize fund. The prize money was per team:
Draw
The draw was made on 27 May by Rod Harrington and Mark Paul.
Second round
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Quarter-finals
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Semi-finals
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Final
Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches are played to determine the champion.