Schedule Sunday afternoon at World Cup of Darts 2024 with Belgium, England and Scotland in quarter-finals

Eight countries are still in the race for overall victory at the World Cup of Darts. Defending champion Wales, top country the Netherlands and former winner Australia are out, but there are still plenty of great contenders for the title.

England was the big title favorite prior to the tournament, but in the meantime Belgium has emphatically put itself forward as well. Dimitri van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts took care of the Netherlands on Saturday night after a spectacular match. The Belgians beat Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert 8-2. Now they will meet the Italians Massimo Dalla Rosa and Michele Turetta, who won 8-7 against Australia after a thriller.

Should the Belgians make it through this match, they will face either Croatia or Austria in the semifinals. Croatians Boris Krcmar and Romeo Grbavac were responsible for eliminating Wales, while Austria was too strong for Taiwan 8-4.

Tournament centre World Cup of Darts 2024: Schedule, all results, teams, TV Guide and prize money breakdown

For Englishmen Luke Humphries and Michael Smith, a duel with Northern Ireland is on the cards. Humphries and Smith played a solid first match together, leaving France 8-3 defenseless. Northern Ireland eliminated Germany after a decisive leg.

Scotland and Sweden will also compete for a spot in the semifinals. Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak guided Sweden to the last eight by beating the Czech Republic 8-6. Scotland's former world champions Gary Anderson and Peter Wright triumphed 8-2 against Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski of Poland.

Format at World Cup of Darts

The revamped format, which was successfully introduced last year, will return in 2024. The tournament will begin with a group stage before moving into a knockout phase. In addition, all matches will consist of pairings.

All group matches will be played on Thursday, June 27, and Friday, June 28. The group winner of each pool advances to the last sixteen. The second round, with the last remaining sixteen countries, compete on Saturday, June 29, for a spot in the quarterfinals. These will take place on Sunday afternoon, June 30. The semifinals and finals are scheduled for Sunday evening.

The tournament was won in 2023 for the second time by Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton. However, due to health reasons, Price cannot participate in the upcoming edition of the World Cup of Darts. His place will be taken by Jim Williams. Four-time champion England will be represented by world champion Luke Humphries - making his debut at the World Cup - and world number three Michael Smith. Peter Wright and Gary Anderson make up the Scottish team. On behalf of the Netherlands, Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert will play at the World Cup of Darts.

TV Guide and live stream

The tournament will be broadcast on Sky Sports. On Friday afternoon at 11:00 the second series of group matches will already begin. The evening session will then start again at 18:00, when the final matches of the group stage will be played.

The 12 group stage winners will advance to the last sixteen. Then the four top nations also advance into the tournament. The first four duels of the second round will be played from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 29. Consequently, the format has gone up considerably. From best of 7 legs in the group stage to best of 15 legs in the knockout stage.

On Saturday night, June 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the last four matches of the second round will be played. After that, it will be known which eight countries will advance to the final day of the World Cup of Darts. The quarter-finals will take place on Sunday, June 30, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The semifinals and final of the World Cup of Darts are scheduled on Sunday evening from 6 p.m.

Distribution of prize money

A total of 450,000 pounds of prize money will be distributed at the World Cup of Darts. All participants in the pool phase will receive at least 2,000 pounds per person. The players from the top four countries will receive £9,000 per person anyway.

Only after that does it get really lucrative. The quarter-finalists each receive £10,000 credited to their bank accounts. The semi-finalists each receive 15,000 pounds for their performance. The losing finalists both receive £25,000 in prize money, while the winners go home with £40,000 each. The prize money won does not count toward the world rankings, by the way.