The 2010 Cash Converters World Cup of Darts was the first edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 3–5 December 2010 at the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England.
| 2010 Cash Converters World Cup of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–5 December 2010 | ||
| Venue | Rainton Meadows Arena | ||
| Location | Houghton-le-Spring | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £150,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £40,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Simon Whitlock (semi-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Netherlands (Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé) | |||
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The tournament was won by Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé for the Netherlands, who defeated Mark Webster and Barrie Bates of Wales in the final.[1]
Format edit
The participating teams were the top 24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit at the end of October after the 2010 World Grand Prix. Each nations top ranked player was then joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rank of both was used.
The top 8 nations automatically started in the second round (last 16). The other 16 nations played in the first round. Matches were best of 11 legs in doubles, and the losing team threw first in the next leg. The winners of the first round played the top eight ranked teams in the second round, also in best of 11 doubles.
The winners of the second round were placed into two groups of four (A & B). The teams in Group A would be seeds 2, 3, 6 & 7 (or whoever beat those seeds in the second round), and the teams in Group B would be seeds 1, 4, 5 & 8 (or whoever beat those seeds in the second round). Each team played each other once (three matches per team). Each match consisted of two singles and one doubles - all over best of five legs. 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win, with all points counting towards the overall league table. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals consisted of four singles games and one doubles game (if required) per match - all over best of 11 legs. Again, 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win. If the match score was 3–3 at the end of the games, then a sudden-death doubles leg would decide who goes through to the final.
The final was the same format as the semi-final, but each game was best of 15 legs.[2]
Prize money edit
| Position (no. of teams) | Prize money (Total: £150,000) | |
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| Winners | (1) | £40,000 |
| Runners-up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £12,000 |
| Third place in group stage | (2) | £8,000 |
| Fourth place in group stage | (2) | £5,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £3,000 |
| Last 24 (first round) | (8) | £2,000 |
Teams and seeding edit
Results edit
First and second rounds edit
The matches were best of 11 legs in the doubles format.
| First round 3 December (afternoon)[3] | Second round 3 December (evening)[4] | |||||
 Finland (12) 82.83 | 2 |  Canada (7) 86.66 | 6 | |||
 Belgium (21) 83.93 | 6 | Belgium (21) 82.85 | 5 | |||
 Sweden (15) 86.58 | 6 |  United States (8) 83.64 | 6 | |||
 Slovenia (18) 70.49 | 2 | Sweden (15) 81.07 | 4 | |||
 Austria (14) 86.63 | 6 |  Northern Ireland (6) 79.97 | 3 | |||
 Denmark (19) 82.85 | 4 | Austria (14) 85.33 | 6 | |||
 New Zealand (13) 83.73 | 6 |  Wales (5) 85.04 | 6 | |||
 Poland (20) 74.37 | 2 | New Zealand (13) 85.13 | 4 | |||
 Russia (16) 74.46 | 6 |  Scotland (4) 87.18 | 6 | |||
 Gibraltar (17) 71.61 | 4 | Russia (16) 75.27 | 2 | |||
 Germany (10) | w/o | Netherlands (2) 91.62 | 6 | |||
 Czech Republic (23) | w/d | Germany (10) 81.79 | 2 | |||
 Spain (11) 87.87 | 6 | England (1) 99.33 | 5 | |||
 Japan (22) 81.80 | 3 | Spain (11) 92.31 | 6 | |||
 Ireland (9) 74.04 | 6 | Australia (3) 82.96 | 6 | |||
 Slovakia (24) 74.90 | 3 | Ireland (9) 80.36 | 5 | |||
Germany had a bye to the second round, as the Czech Republic were unable to travel due to the inclement weather.[5]
Group stage edit
Singles matches were worth one point, doubles matches were worth two points. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals.
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/- = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Average = 3-dart average; Pts = Points
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Group A – 4 December (afternoon) edit
| POS | Team | P | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | Pts | Status |
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| 1 | Netherlands (2)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia (3)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Canada (7)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | –1 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Austria (14)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | –8 | 2 |
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Group B – 4 December (evening) edit
| POS | Team | P | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | PTS | Status |
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| 1 | Wales (5)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain (11)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | –2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Scotland (4)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 4 | United States (8)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 | 4 |
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Semi-finals and final edit
| Semi-finals (first to 4 points) 5 December (afternoon) | Final (first to 4 points) 5 December (evening) | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 (2) | Netherlands 95.35
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 (11) | Spain 89.49
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 (2) | Netherlands 95.10
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| B1 (5) | Wales 91.40
| 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| B1 (5) | Wales 89.94
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1S | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 (3) | Australia 97.61
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
SThe score tied 3–3 after five matches (the doubles match worth 2 points), Wales won the sudden death doubles leg to progress.
Semi-finals – Afternoon edit
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Final – Evening edit
| Country | Points | Country |
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| 95.10 Netherlands (2) |
4 – 2 | Wales (5) 91.40
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| Player(s) | Legs | Player(s) |
| 89.83 Raymond van Barneveld | 8 – 4 | Barrie Bates 79.27 |
| 98.09 Co Stompé | 6 – 8 | Mark Webster 100.90 |
| 100.95 Raymond van Barneveld | 6 – 8 | Mark Webster 104.11 |
| 97.82 Co Stompé | 8 – 5 | Barrie Bates 89.74 |
| 89.36 van Barneveld & Stompé | 8 – 5 | Webster & Bates 84.67 |
References edit
- ^ World Cup Netzone Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine pdc.tv, complete results
- ^ Cash Converters World Cup Format Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 November 2010, PDC.tv
- ^ "World Cup - First Round". PDC. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "World Cup - Second Round". PDC. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ pdc.tv; Czechs Out Of World Cup
- ^ "World Cup - Group Stage Reports". PDC. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "World Cup - Semi-finals". PDC. December 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Dutch Secure World Cup Glory". PDC. December 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2011-12-14.