Dates 2–5 June Location Frankfurt am Main Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Eissporthalle Country Germany Format Legs | |
The 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts was the sixth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 2–5 June in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. England retained their title after beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final.
Contents
Format
The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, but unlike recent years, only the top 8 teams are seeded, with the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2016 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 remained at £250,000 as it was at last year's tournament. The prize money was per team:
Teams and seeding
In a change to the seeding system used in recent PDC World Cup of Darts tournaments, only the top 8 countries were seeded, with the remaining 24 teams being unseeded. The ranking of the seeded nations was confirmed on 23 May 2016.
Draw
The draw was made on 18 May by Alan Alger, a representative of tournament sponsors, Betway.
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.