On Monday, the 32 countries involved at this year’s World Cup of Darts were confirmed with France a surprising omission from the lineup.
This mainly due to Thibault Tricole reaching the final of the recent WDF World Championship, while Jacques Labre has also played on the ProTour.
Instead Latvia and Switzerland were reinstated to the field alongside New Zealand which did cause some criticism.
“Obviously very disappointed not to have been invited by PDC to participate in this World Cup of Darts with Thibault Tricole but maybe another time if we work hard for it! Good luck to all the teams,” said Labre on the decision translated from French.
Bien évidement très déçu de n'avoir pas été invité par la #PDC pour participer à cette World Cup of Darts avec @Tricole180 mais peut être une autre fois si on travaille dur pour ça ! Bonne chance à toutes les équipes et maintenant à moi de choisir quelle équipe encourager 😂
The 32 competing nations in the 2022 @CazooUK World Cup of Darts have been confirmed. Returns for New Zealand, Latvia and Switzerland. ➡️bit.ly/2022WCODTeams
