Meet the World Cup of Darts 2019 teams: Australia and Northern Ireland

We are paying attention to Australia and Northern Ireland, two of the seeded teams in Germany. Both nations have been part of the World Cup of Darts since the inaugural event in 2010.

The Australians are one of the top performers at the World Cup of Darts. They never lost in the first round, while they reached the semi-finals three times and the final once.
Simon Whitlock is one of the ever present players at the World Cup. He played with Paul Nicholson from 2010 till 2015, while Kyle Anderson joined 'The Wizard' in 2016. They came to the last four last year, where the Aussies lost to Scotland.

Nickname: The Wizard
Age: 50
World Cup participations: 9
Best performance: Final (2012)
First round opponent: Finland
PDC Ranking: 11

Nickname: The Original Age: 31 World Cup participations: 4 Best performance: Semi-Finals (2018) First round opponent: Finland PDC Ranking: 24

Northern Ireland is just like Australia one of the experienced teams at the World Cup of Darts. Brendan Dolan and Daryl Gurney have been a team at this tournament since 2016. Dolan has been part of the Northern Irish team since 2010 and made the last four with Mickey Mansell in 2014.
Gurney and Dolan reached the semi-finals in 2016. The two most recent editions were less successful with defeats in the first and second round.

Nickname: Superchin
Age: 33
World Cup participations: 4
Best performance: Semi-Finals (2016)
First round opponent: South Africa
PDC Ranking: 4

Nickname: The History Maker Age: 45 World Cup participations: 9 Best performance: Semi-Finals (2014 and 2016) First round opponent: South Africa PDC Ranking: 39