2026 World Cup of Darts: Gerwyn Price out for Wales, Lukes return for England

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a] made himself unavailable for selection, Sky Sports reported. The Welshman said last week that he's trying to focus more on his health.[/p][p][b]"My focus is there, but health-wise, I'm not in a great place at the moment. But I'm battling on, searching for some results. Hopefully, over the next weeks, they will come and put me at ease," [/b]he said at last week's Premier League of Darts night in Leeds, which ended in the first round after a 6-2 loss to compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clayton-jonny/tx0y2xRD/"]Jonny Clayton[/a].[/p][p]60th-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kenny-nick/jFcDETH7/"]Nick Kenny[/a] will replace Price and play alongside Clayton for last year's losing finalists [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/CznOQHzC/"]Wales[/a] at the tournament in Frankfurt, Germany.[/p][embed guid="b7f2038c-dffd-404c-935a-b62b093f7713" url="https://x.com/livedarts/status/2052469832734364128?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Lukes return for England[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/WzZyne4R/"]England[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/xnuhQe5O/"]the Netherlands[/a], reigning world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/northern-ireland/UBdJRcL5/"]Northern Ireland[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/x2qCsFCr/"]Scotland[/a] make up the top seeds and will enter the competition in the second round.[/p][p]England will boast world champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/littler-luke/0URN6Xks/"]Luke Littler[/a] and former champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Luke Humphries[/a] at the World Cup as they enter the tournament as the two highest-ranked players in the world. Behind them, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a] (#3) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Michael van Gerwen[/a] (#4) will make up the Dutch team, while the winning duo of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rock-josh/xKxxNY1P/"]Josh Rock[/a] (#7) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gurney-daryl/UBbHHv2p/"]Daryl Gurney[/a] (#24) will return for Northern Ireland.[/p][image alt="Northern Ireland's Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney won last year's World Cup of Darts" id="527c73d4-208e-49ed-9fef-52dfd90ab565" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Jürgen Kessler" guid="0e1cc8ad-6103-4c66-a3af-ec585d955b20" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-gary/MyKZZS6r/"]Gary Anderson[/a] (#11) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/menzies-cameron/2NUpDqVt/"]Cameron Menzies[/a] (#29) will play for Scotland, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wright-peter/C4FCwGRt/"]Peter Wright[/a] outranked by Menzies and thus missing just his second World Cup of Darts since 2016.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mansell-mickey/YwMlpo1o/"]Mickey Mansell[/a], who's represented Northern Ireland at previous tournaments, switched eligibility to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/guyana/UNlH0w9q/"]Republic of Ireland[/a] and will represent the country with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-connor-william/pSbuZfV4/"]William O'Connor[/a].[/p][p]Slovenia will return for the first time since 2010, while Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago, and Mongolia will all make their World Cup of Darts debuts next month.[/p][p]The World Cup of Darts will take place at Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle from June 11-14[/p][h2]Full World Cup of Darts line-up[/h2][p][b]Top 4 seeds[/b][/p][p]England: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries[/p][p]The Netherlands: Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen[/p][p]Northern Ireland: Josh Rock, Daryl Gurney[/p][p]Scotland: Gary Anderson, Cameron Menzies[/p][p][b]5-16 seeds[/b][/p][p]5. Germany: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schindler-martin/pWemrnqQ/"]Martin Schindler[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pietreczko-ricardo/MFLqi6fl/"]Ricardo Pietreczko[/a][/p][p]6. Belgium: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-decker-mike/ARzd8nfD/"]Mike De Decker[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-den-bergh-dimitri/6ia7nHlh/"]Dimitri Van den Bergh[/a][/p][p]7. Wales: Jonny Clayton, Nick Kenny[/p][p]8. Republic of Ireland: William O'Connor, Mickey Mansell[/p][p]9. Poland: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ratajski-krzysztof/jNZjSeIT/"]Krzysztof Ratajski[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bialecki-sebastian/neVAFdz5/"]Sebastian Bialecki[/a][/p][p]10. Sweden: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-graaf-jeffrey/QihQLWNE/"]Jeffrey de Graaf[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lukasiak-oskar/2ZfjynB8/"]Oskar Lukasiak[/a][/p][p]11. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/noG8U7Hu/"]Australia[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heta-damon/GYfQQCI6/"]Damon Heta[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leek-adam/6sV6YXsg/"]Adam Leek[/a][/p][p]12. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/jylBN4a7/"]Czech Republic[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sedlacek-karel/MgQ7sJG9/"]Karel Sedlacek[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gawlas-adam/GrlBDxKQ/"]Adam Gawlas[/a][/p][p]13. Austria: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suljovic-mensur/Y73gOXrH/"]Mensur Suljovic[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-rusty-jake/thd6jtD0/"]Rusty-Jake Rodriguez[/a][/p][p]14. Latvia: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/razma-madars/lOQ21egl/"]Madars Razma[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/melderis-valters/AgpOQVqI/"]Valters Melderis[/a][/p][p]15. Croatia: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krcmar-boris/8dE1sqo4/"]Boris Krcmar[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ljubic-pero/820h44c5/"]Pero Ljubic[/a][/p][p]16. Finland: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haavisto-jani/44fuiCIC/"]Jani Haavisto[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/masalin-jonas/xWEiZrmp/"]Jonas Masalin[/a][/p][p][b]Unseeded teams[/b][/p][p]Canada: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/long-jim/ENiPRh9J/"]Jim Long[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cameron-dave/YTktilJa/"]David Cameron[/a][/p][p]China: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zhan-qingyu/SShDziip/"]Qingyu Zhan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zong-xiao-chen/OWFXcbuE/"]Xiaochen Zong[/a][/p][p]Denmark: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toft-jorgensen-andreas/jcRACcQm/"]Andreas Toft Jorgensen[/a], Jonas Graversen[/p][p]France: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tricole-thibault/4GIPQ3sg/"]Thibault Tricole[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thuillier-nicolas/pda6rdIp/"]Nicolas Thuillier[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hong-kong/jqwFOjSi/"]Hong Kong[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leung-man-lok/bi97bfqi/"]Man Lok Leung[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-lok-yin/4rlFT0nU/"]Lok Yin Lee[/a][/p][p]Hungary: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovacs-patrik/rP2qV8kM/"]Patrik Kovacs[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/szekely-pal/xfl5p0I2/"]Pal Szekely[/a][/p][p]India: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kumar-nitan/v9cfloZD/"]Nitin Kumar[/a], Ankit Goenka[/p][p]Italy: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turetta-michele/jNtQRHei/"]Michele Turetta[/a], Riccardo Castelli[/p][p]Japan: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sakai-motomu/bwXXoVMU/"]Motomu Sakai[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muramatsu-haruki/6FrGsgyq/"]Haruki Muramatsu[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lithuania/SjuJUKIF/"]Lithuania[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/labanauskas-darius/xEYlNLtI/"]Darius Labanauskas[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barauskas-mindaugas/r7J5rvmF/"]Mindaugas Barauskas[/a][/p][embed guid="06d84e30-ba80-4a61-9c82-324a3c61b88d" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/1806417239324659897?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Mongolia: Altantulkhuur Myagmarsuren, Ganzorig Lkhagvasuren[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/Y10cUSiR/"]New Zealand[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tata-jonny/GbaFzVsK/"]Jonny Tata[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robb-ben/OQW8jWtR/"]Ben Robb[/a][/p][p]Norway: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dekker-cor/EkbuWlzG/"]Cor Dekker[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sivertsen-kent/AmoRo70D/"]Kent Sivertsen[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philippines/YiYuEacq/"]Philippines[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toylo-alexis/SCHc0Vr9/"]Alexis Toylo[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nebrida-paolo/A39ZkQkl/"]Paolo Nebrida[/a][/p][p]Portugal: Luis Camacho, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-sousa-jose/tG8vviA0/"]Jose de Sousa[/a][/p][p]Singapore: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lim-paul/zTyH3B2p/"]Paul Lim[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jun-tang/UPXVGXJe/"]Phuay Wey Tan[/a][/p][p]Slovenia: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pratnemer-benjamin/ABfmYG32/"]Benjamin Pratnemer[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bozicek-stefano/pIyxe55e/"]Stefano Bozicek[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/pSypDJCk/"]South Africa[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/filby-graham/UgbnTqcl/"]Graham Filby[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petersen-devon/02NAOsGT/"]Devon Petersen[/a][/p][p]Spain: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reyes-cristo/Wd5006ea/"]Cristo Reyes[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/justicia-jose/OfXgwsvS/"]Jose Justicia[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/MLnXNBl8/"]Switzerland[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellmont-stefan/Ua5fj0od/"]Stefan Bellmont[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/walpen-marcel/S6YW6zs1/"]Marcel Walpen[/a][/p][p]Thailand: Sarayut Ouamumpa, Sowaris Rodman[/p][p]Trinidad and Tobago: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hermann-joshua/xlddTjoA/"]Joshua Balfour[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-connor-shayne/fuD0zC76/"]James Walklin[/a][/p][p]Uganda: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lynskey-patrick/67ANida0/"]Patrick Ocheng[/a], Juma Said[/p][p]USA: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sevada-adam/KdLKkDsQ/"]Adam Sevada[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buntz-stowe/4xe54VeH/"]Stowe Buntz[/a][/p][embed guid="19ff0c13-b183-4a34-a568-aadb027379d4" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2053840848266067997?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]