Overview

• Martin Schindler, ranked 18th world and Germany’s highest-ranked player ever, teams up with Ricardo Pietreczko after recent title wins.
• Ex-world champion Michael van Gerwen will skip the mid-June tournament to take a vacation, leaving a major contender absent.
• England opens as the clear favourite with Luke Littler and Luke Humphries making their World Cup debuts as a duo.
• Germany has never reached a Team World Cup final and must first navigate a three-team group stage in Frankfurt’s Eissporthalle.
• Forty nations will vie for the title under the new doubles format, with matches broadcast live on DAZN.