Portugal have replaced Singapore and will make their World Cup of Darts debut, while
Wednesday 4 November 2020 10:48, UK
John Henderson, Danny Noppert, Damon Heta and Gabriel Clemens are among the players who will make their World Cup debuts at the 2020 tournament.
The teams were announced on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the competition in Salzburg from November 6-8, which will be live on Sky Sports.
Neither Peter Wright nor Gary Anderson will be representing reigning champions Scotland, so Henderson and Robert Thornton are stepping in.
Michael Smith and Rob Cross will represent England, while Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton will don the red of Wales.
World No 1 Michael van Gerwen will be looking to regain the title for the Netherlands alongside debutant Noppert, while 2019 runners-up Republic of Ireland retain the pairing of William O'Connor and Steve Lennon.
The in-form pair of Heta and Simon Whitlock will be playing for Australia.
(Seeding in brackets)
(1) England - Michael Smith & Rob Cross
(2) Wales - Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton
(3) Netherlands - Michael van Gerwen & Danny Noppert
(4) Northern Ireland - Daryl Gurney & Brendan Dolan
(5) Belgium - Dimitri Van den Bergh & Kim Huybrechts
(6) Germany - Max Hopp & Gabriel Clemens
(7) Republic of Ireland - William O'Connor & Steve Lennon
(8) Austria - Mensur Suljovic & Rowby-John Rodriguez
Australia - Simon Whitlock & Damon Heta
Brazil - Diogo Portela & Bruno Rangel
Canada - Jeff Smith & Matt Campbell
China - Zizhao Zheng & Di Zhuang ****Zheng replaces Xicheng Han****
Czech Republic - Karel Sedlacek & Adam Gawlas
Denmark - Neils Heinsøe & Per Laursen
Finland - Marko Kantele & Kim Viljanen
Gibraltar - Craig Galliano & Justin Hewitt
Greece - John Michael & Veniamin Symeonidis
Hong Kong - Kai Fan Leung & Royden Lam
Hungary - Patrik Kovacs & Janos Vegsö
Italy - Andrea Micheletti & Daniele Petri
Japan - Seigo Asada & Yuki Yamada
Lithuania - Darius Labanauskas & Mindaugas Barauskas
New Zealand - Cody Harris & Haupai Puha
Philippines - Lourence Ilagan & Noel Malicdem
Poland - Krzysztof Ratajski & Krzysztof Kciuk
Portugal - Jose De Sousa and Jose Marques ****replace Singapore****
Russia - Boris Koltsov & Aleksei Kadochnikov
Scotland - John Henderson & Robert Thornton
South Africa - Devon Petersen & Carl Gabriel
Spain - Jesus Noguera & Toni Alcinas ****Noguera replaces Cristo Reyes****
Sweden - Daniel Larsson & Dennis Nilsson
USA - Chuck Puleo & Danny Lauby
Over the next four weeks, a relentless schedule will close the PDC and finalise the field for this year's World Championships which remain scheduled for Alexandra Palace in mid-December.
On Friday the World Cup of Darts gets underway in Salzburg, while next Monday is the Grand Slam of Darts qualifier ahead of the final five days of Pro Tour action with the five-day Winter Series representing a last chance for many to secure their Tour card for next season.
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You can follow the action on Sky Sports with all six sessions across three days of the World Cup live, followed by nine days of Grand Slam of Darts action from Coventry, which begins on Monday November 16.
Following the Grand Slam, the action remains in Coventry with three days of Plays Championship Finals action and then the final qualifier for the World Championship.
Sky Sports Darts will keep you across all the action as the season reaches its climax. As well as all the action, The Darts Show podcast will catch up with all the players, discuss the talking points and get expert opinion from former world no 1 Colin Lloyd.
Don't miss a dart at this weekend's World Cup of Darts - the action gets underway from 12pm on Friday on Sky Sports Arena and we will have all six sessions as the new champions are crowned.
