World Cup of Darts schedule confirmed, watch the event live on Sky Sports

Hosts Germany, two-time winners England and former finalists Australia will be in action on the opening night of the World Cup of Darts, following the confirmation of the schedule of play for June's four-day pairs event, which is shown live on Sky Sports.

The £250,000 tournament will be held from June 11-14 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, with 32 nations being represented by two-player teams who will compete in a knockout format for the title.

England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis - the 2012 and 2013 champions - will be in action against Denmark on Thursday June 11 when the opening eight first-round games take place.

Host nation Germany will face India, while former finalists Australia and Belgium take on Russia and Philippines respectively.

Spain, the semi-finalists in 2010's inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts, kick off the tournament against Norway, with the all-Asian battle between Japan and China to follow before Austria take on the Czech Republic and Gibraltar face Italy.

The first round concludes on Friday June 12, with holders Netherlands - the 2010 winners who regained the title last year - up against the United States of America as they begin their title defence.

Scotland, whose team includes the reigning World Champion and Premier League champion Gary Anderson, face Singapore and former finalists Wales play Hong Kong.

Friday's play kicks off with Canada up against New Zealand before Sweden meet Hungary, while the Republic of Ireland face Poland, Northern Ireland clash with Thailand and South Africa do battle with Finland.

The Bwin World Cup of Darts continues into the weekend with the second-round split across two sessions on Saturday June 13, including a potential European derby between neighbouring nations Austria and Germany.

Sunday June 14 then sees the event conclude with the quarter-finals in the afternoon session and the semi-finals and final in the evening session.

Bwin World Cup of Darts

Schedule of Play:

Live Darts

Thursday June 11 - Live on Sky Sports 1 at 7pm

First round

Spain (12) 5-0 Norway

Japan (16) 5-0 China

Austria (8) 5-2 Czech Republic

Gibraltar (13) 5-2 Italy

Belgium (5) 5-1 Philippines

England (1) 5-0 Denmark

Germany (9) 5-0 India

Australia (4) 5-1 Russia

Live Darts

Friday June 12 - Live on Sky Sports 1 at 7pm

First round

Canada (11) 4-5 New Zealand

Sweden (15) 2-5 Hungary

Wales (7) 3-5 Hong Kong

Republic of Ireland (10) 5-0 Poland

Northern Ireland (6) 5-2 Thailand

Scotland (2) 5-1 Singapore

Netherlands (3) 5-2 United States of America

South Africa (14) 5-4 Finland

Saturday June 13

Second round

Belgium 2-0 Spain 

Australia 2-0 Gibraltar

Northern Ireland 2-0 New Zealand

Hong Kong 2-1 Republic of Ireland

Evening Session - Live on Sky Sports 1 at 7.30pm

Scotland 2-0 Hungary

Netherlands 2-0 South Africa

England 2-0 Japan

Austria 0-2 Germany

Sunday June 14

Afternoon Session - Live on Sky Sports 1 at 1pm

Quarter-Finals

Belgium 2-1 Australia

Scotland 2-0 Hong Kong

England 2-0 Germany

Northern Ireland 1-2 Netherlands

Evening Session - Live on Sky Sports 1 at 7pm

Semi-Finals

England 2-0 Belgium

Scotland 2-1 Netherlands

Final

England 3-2 Scotland

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