World Cup of Darts: Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis paired with Danish duo
Netherlands face USA in first round
Thursday 28 May 2015 11:55, UK
England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis have drawn Denmark in the first round of the World Cup of Darts.
The 32-team tournament in Frankfurt, Germany, will be live on Sky Sports between 11-14 June, with England's pairing from Stoke aiming for a third World Cup success.
Having won in 2012 and 2013, the top seeds begin their latest challenge against Danish duo Per Laursen and Per Skau.
Reigning champions Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld of the Netherlands begin the defence of their trophy against the USA.
The two world class throwers in orange will come up against American left-hander Darin Young and former World Matchplay winner Larry Butler.
Scotland, the third seeds, are represented by Gary Anderson and Peter Wright and have been matched against Singapore's Paul Lim and Harith Lim.
Australia's Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson, the fourth seeds, play Russian debutants Roman Obukhov and Alexey Kadochnikov, while Belgian brothers Kim and Ronny Huybrechts open up against Philippines pair Lourence Ilagan and Gilbert Ulang.
Northern Irish duo Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell, who reached the semi-finals 12 months ago, will begin this year's event against Thailand's Thanawat Gaweenuntawong and Attapol Eupakaree.
Wales, who are represented by former finalist Mark Webster and World Cup debutant Jamie Lewis, will play Hong Kong's Scott Mackenzie and Ting Chi Royden Lam in the first round. The Republic of Ireland pairing of Connie Finnan and William O'Connor open up against Poland's Tytus Kanik and Mariusz Paul.
First round draw
England (1) v Denmark
Japan (16) v China
Austria (8) v Czech Republic
Germany (9) v India
Belgium (5) v Philippines
Spain (12) v Norway
Australia (4) v Russia
Gibraltar (13) v Italy
Scotland (2) v Singapore
Sweden (15) v Hungary
Wales (7) v Hong Kong
Republic of Ireland (10) v Poland
Northern Ireland (6) v Thailand
Canada (11) v New Zealand
Netherlands (3) v United States of America
South Africa (14) v Finland
Tune in for the World Cup of Darts between 11-14 June on Sky Sports.
