The 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the 2019 BetVictor World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 6–9 June 2019 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

The Dutch pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the reigning champions, after beating the Scottish duo Peter Wright and Gary Anderson 3–1 in the 2018 final. Although Van Gerwen was able to defend his title, Jermaine Wattimena was selected ahead of Van Barneveld for the Netherlands. However, they lost 2–1 to the Republic of Ireland in the semi-finals.

Wright and Anderson of Scotland won their first World Cup, defeating the Republic of Ireland team of William O'Connor and Steve Lennon 3–1 in the final.

Format The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2019 with the tournament being a straight knockout.

First round: Best of nine legs doubles. Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match. Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.

Prize money Total prize money will rise to £350,000, £50,000 more than last year.

The prize money will be per team: Position (no. of teams) Prize money(Total: £350,000)Winners (1) £70,000Runners-Up (1) £40,000Semi-finalists (2) £24,000Quarter-finalists (4) £16,000Last 16  (second round) (8) £8,000Last 32  (first round) (16) £4,000

Teams and seedings The competing nations were confirmed on 29 March, with the only change from 2018 being the Philippines replacing Thailand. Later on 8 May, it was confirmed that Lithuania would replace Switzerland. The teams were fully confirmed on 12 May. On 5 June, it was confirmed that China's Qingyu Zhan was to be replaced by Yuanjun Liu due to a passport issue.

The Top 8 nations based on combined Order of Merit rankings on 12 May were seeded.

Seeded nations Rank Country Entered players 1 Rob Cross and Michael Smith 2 Gary Anderson and Peter Wright 3 Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton 4 5 Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson 6 Daryl Gurney and Brendan Dolan 7 Kim Huybrechts and Dimitri Van den Bergh 8 Mensur Suljović and Zoran Lerchbacher

Unseeded nations Country Entered players Diogo Portela and Artur Valle Dawson Murschell and Jim Long Xiaochen Zong and Yuanjun Liu Karel Sedláček and Pavel Jirkal Per Laursen and Niels Heinsøe Marko Kantele and Kim Viljanen Max Hopp and Martin Schindler Dyson Parody and Antony Lopez John Michael and Veniamin Symeonidis Royden Lam and Kai Fan Leung Pál Székely and János Végső Steve Lennon and William O'Connor Andrea Micheletti and Stefano Tomassetti Seigo Asada and Haruki Muramatsu Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas Cody Harris and Haupai Puha Lourence Ilagan and Noel Malicdem Krzysztof Ratajski and Tytus Kanik Paul Lim and Harith Lim Devon Petersen and Vernon Bouwers Cristo Reyes and Toni Alcinas Dennis Nilsson and Magnus Caris Darin Young and Chuck Puleo

Results Draw

Second round Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

(1) Score Steve Lennon 88.39 3–4 1–4 Final result 0–2

(8) Score 4–1 4–0 Final result 2–0

Score 3–4 3–4 Final result 0–2

Score 4–2 4–1 Final result 2–0

Score 4–0 4–2 Final result 2–0

Score 4–3 Max Hopp 76.19 4–0 Final result 2–0

Score 0–4 4–0 2–4 Final result 1–2

Score Paul Lim 81.21 3–4 2–4 Final result 0–2

Quarter-finals Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

(8) Score Steve Lennon 82.26 Zoran Lerchbacher 81.71 4–1 William O'Connor 84.80 Mensur Suljović 96.97 0–4 Lennon & O'Connor 87.13 Suljović & Lerchbacher 78.77 4–0 Final result 2–1

(4) Score Dawson Murschell 84.75 Michael van Gerwen 84.82 4–2 Jim Long 80.28 Jermaine Wattimena 86.37 2–4 Murschell & Long 87.82 Van Gerwen & Wattimena 95.58 1–4 Final result 1–2

(7) Score Gary Anderson 100.41 Kim Huybrechts 99.99 4–2 Peter Wright 110.29 Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.54 4–2 Final result 2–0

Score Cody Harris 81.48 Seigo Asada 92.11 1–4 Haupai Puha 79.26 Haruki Muramatsu 84.81 3–4 Final result 0–2

Semi-finals Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

(4) Score Steve Lennon 88.91 Michael van Gerwen 93.46 3–4 William O'Connor 85.82 Jermaine Wattimena 75.96 4–1 Lennon & O'Connor 100.20 Van Gerwen & Wattimena 90.84 4–0 Final result 2–1

(2) Score Gary Anderson 100.48 Seigo Asada 100.16 4–2 Peter Wright 89.13 Haruki Muramatsu 74.07 4–1 Final result 2–0

Final Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs reverse singles matches were played to determine the champion.

Score Steve Lennon 98.93 Gary Anderson 94.71 4–2 William O'Connor 92.79 Peter Wright 96.73 2–4 Lennon & O'Connor 83.47 Anderson & Wright 96.97 0–4 Steve Lennon 91.08 Peter Wright 98.60 1–4 Final result 1–3

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