The 2024 World Cup of Darts kicked off on Thursday night in Frankfurt. On the opening night, the first group matches were played. The 12 groups consist of three countries each, two of which have now played one match.
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On Friday afternoon, the country that lost their opening match will play against the country that has not yet been in action. On Friday evening, the match will then be played between the third country and the country that won their opening match.
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There were three countries that started Thursday night with a perfect score. Austria (Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez), Croatia (Boris Krcmar and Romeo Grbavac) and Sweden (Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak) all grabbed the full haul with a 4-0 victory.
Northern Ireland (Josh Rock and Brendan Dolan) and France (Thibault Tricole and Jacques Labre) also did a fine job on their leg balance by winning 4-1. Belgium (Dimitri van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts), Ireland (William O'Connor and Keane Barry), Poland (Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski) and Portugal (Jose de Sousa and David Gomes) recorded 4-2 victories on Thursday.
Outsiders Germany (Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens) and Australia (Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock) scraped wins in their opening match with only a 4-3 success. Czech Republic (Karel Sedlacek and Adam Gawlas) also won by just one leg difference.
Standings World Cup of Darts 2024
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Group A
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| 2 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Singapore | 1 | 0 | -2 |
Group B
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 2 | +3 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | -3 |
Group C
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| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Group D
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Group E
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| 2 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | -2 |
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Group F
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| 2 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 0 | -4 |
Group G
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| 2 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 0 | -2 |
Group H
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| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Group I
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | -4 |
Group J
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2 | +3 |
| 2 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | -3 |
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Group K
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| 2 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 0 | -4 |
Group L
| Pos. | Team | Played | Points | Lay +/- |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| 2 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 0 | -2 |
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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