2010 PDC World Cup of Darts

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The 2010 Cash Converters World Cup of Darts was the first edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 3–5 December 2010 at the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England.

The tournament was won by Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé for the Netherlands, who defeated Mark Webster and Barrie Bates of Wales in the final.[1]

Format

The participating teams were the top 24 countries in the

2010 World Grand Prix
. Each nations top ranked player was then joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rank of both was used.

The top 8 nations automatically started in the second round (last 16). The other 16 nations played in the first round. Matches were best of 11 legs in doubles, and the losing team threw first in the next leg. The winners of the first round played the top eight ranked teams in the second round, also in best of 11 doubles.

The winners of the second round were placed into two groups of four (A & B). The teams in Group A would be seeds 2, 3, 6 & 7 (or whoever beat those seeds in the second round), and the teams in Group B would be seeds 1, 4, 5 & 8 (or whoever beat those seeds in the second round). Each team played each other once (three matches per team). Each match consisted of two singles and one doubles - all over best of five legs. 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win, with all points counting towards the overall league table. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals.

The semi-finals consisted of four singles games and one doubles game (if required) per match - all over best of 11 legs. Again, 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win. If the match score was 3–3 at the end of the games, then a sudden-death doubles leg would decide who goes through to the final.

The final was the same format as the semi-final, but each game was best of 15 legs.[2]

Prize money

Position (no. of teams) Prize money
(Total: £150,000)
Winners (1) £40,000
Runners-up (1) £20,000
Semi-finalists (2) £12,000
Third place in group stage (2) £8,000
Fourth place in group stage (2) £5,000
Last 16  (second round) (8) £3,000
Last 24  (first round) (8) £2,000

Teams and seeding

Rank Country Top Two Ranked Players Start In
1
England
Phil Taylor and James Wade Round 2
2
Netherlands
Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé
3
Australia
Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson
4
Scotland
Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton
5
Wales
Mark Webster and Barrie Bates
6
Northern Ireland
Brendan Dolan and John MaGowan
7
Canada
John Part and Ken MacNeil
8
United States
Bill Davis
9
Ireland
Mick McGowan and William O'Connor Round 1
10
Germany
Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge
11
Spain
Carlos Rodríguez and Antonio Alcinas
12
Finland
Jarkko Komula and Marko Kantele
13
New Zealand
Phillip Hazel and Warren Parry
14
Austria
Mensur Suljović and Maik Langendorf
15
Sweden
Magnus Caris and Pär Riihonen
16
Russia
Anastasia Dobromyslova and Roman Konchikov
17
Gibraltar
Dylan Duo and Dyson Parody
18
Slovenia
Osmann Kijamet and Sebastijan Pečjak
19
Denmark
Per Laursen and Vladimir Andersen
20
Poland
Krzysztof Kciuk and Krzysztof Ratajski
21
Belgium
Patrick Bulen and Rocco Maes
22
Japan
Haruki Muramatsu and Taro Yachi
23
Czech Republic
Martin Kapucian and Pavel Drtíl
24
Slovakia
Peter Martin and Oto Zmelik

Results

First and second rounds

The matches were best of 11 legs in the doubles format.

First round
3 December (afternoon)
Ireland
(9) 80.36
5

Germany had a bye to the second round, as the Czech Republic were unable to travel due to the inclement weather.[5]

Group stage

Singles matches were worth one point, doubles matches were worth two points. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals.

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/- = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Average = 3-dart average; Pts = Points
[6]

Group A – 4 December (afternoon)

POS Team P W D L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1
Netherlands
(2)
3 3 0 0 22 18 +4 9 Advance to semi-finals
2
Australia
(3)
3 2 0 1 22 17 +5 8
3
Canada
(7)
3 1 0 2 18 19 –1 5 Eliminated
4
Austria
(14)
3 0 0 3 16 24 –8 2

Group B – 4 December (evening)

POS Team P W D L LF LA +/- PTS Status
1
Wales
(5)
3 2 0 1 21 16 +5 7 Advance to semi-finals
2
Spain
(11)
3 2 0 1 17 19 –2 7
3
Scotland
(4)
3 1 0 2 20 18 +2 6 Eliminated
4
United States
(8)
3 1 0 2 17 22 –5 4

Semi-finals and final

Semi-finals
(first to 4 points)
5 December (afternoon)
Final
(first to 4 points)
5 December (evening)
                 
A1 (2)
Netherlands
95.35
6 6 6 6 4
B2 (11)
Spain
89.49
2 3 4 5 0
A1 (2)
Netherlands
95.10
8 6 6 8 8 3
B1 (5)
Wales
91.40
4 8 8 5 5 2
B1 (5)
Wales
89.94
6 4 4 3 6 1S 3
A2 (3)
Australia
97.61
5 6 6 6 5 0 3

SThe score tied 3–3 after five matches (the doubles match worth 2 points), Wales won the sudden death doubles leg to progress.

Semi-finals – Afternoon

[7]

Final – Evening

[8]

Country Points Country
95.10
Netherlands
(2)
4 – 2
Wales
(5) 91.40
Player(s) Legs Player(s)
89.83 Raymond van Barneveld 8 – 4 Barrie Bates 79.27
98.09 Co Stompé 6 – 8 Mark Webster 100.90
100.95 Raymond van Barneveld 6 – 8 Mark Webster 104.11
97.82 Co Stompé 8 – 5 Barrie Bates 89.74
89.36 van Barneveld & Stompé 8 – 5 Webster & Bates 84.67

References

  1. ^ World Cup Netzone Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine pdc.tv, complete results
  2. ^ Cash Converters World Cup Format Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 November 2010, PDC.tv
  3. ^ "World Cup - First Round". PDC. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "World Cup - Second Round". PDC. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ pdc.tv; Czechs Out Of World Cup
  6. ^ "World Cup - Group Stage Reports". PDC. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  7. ^ "World Cup - Semi-finals". PDC. December 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  8. ^ "Dutch Secure World Cup Glory". PDC. December 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2011-12-14.