Darts fans don’t exactly need another reason to be festive, but the PDC has given them one. This year the PDC World Cup of Darts will occur in an extended format, featuring more teams, more darts action, and more entertainment for everyone. With the coveted World Cup prize up for grabs over the coming four days, can the best players rise to the top in Frankfurt?
This time last year, Australia pulled off an upset few saw coming by defeating Wales in the World Cup of Darts 2022 final. Can they execute a similarly audacious coup this weekend or will some semblance of order resume in the world of darts? Wales and England will certainly fancy themselves a strong chance of lifting the trophy as will the Netherlands and Scotland.
With plenty of passionate darts countries all vying for the title, we break down all the latest odds from bookmaker William Hill ahead of the PDC World Cup of Darts 2023.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: June 13th, 11:00 A.M. (GMT)
Looking at the outright betting odds ahead of the PDC World Cup of Darts 2023, bookmaker William Hill has Wales as the strong favourite pre-tournament. With odds of 2.25, the Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton pairing is well ahead of their next closest rival, which is England on 4.50. The Netherlands is right in contention as well at 5.00 with Scotland a few places behind on 8.00.
From here, the odds drop off sharply—fifth favourites Australia are a heavy 17.00 as are Belgium. Germany and Northern Ireland are given an outside chance at 21.00 and 26.00, but all other nations sit at 51.00+ in the outright winner odds.
With more groups, matches and doubles action than any World Cup of Darts previously, each country’s pairing is more important than ever. Favourite Wales presents a strong duo in Price and Clayton, who sit at 4th and 7th in the PDC Order of Merit currently. England also has an exceptional pairing with No. 1 Michael Smith and No. 5 Rob Cross representing the nation. While other contenders may have one strong player—such as the Netherlands with Michael van Gerwen and Scotland with Peter Wright—their pairing overall is not of such a strong caliber.
For those deciding between a bet on Wales or England, we say Wales is the better bet despite England having an all top five pairing. Recent form is the biggest factor in this prediction given that both of the Welsh players made deep runs in the PDC Premier League playoffs recently. Back Wales to win the PDC World Cup of Darts at 2.25 and lift their second trophy in the past four years.
