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导出博客文章Forget Euro 2016, there is a World Cup to win and England are among the favourites to win the tournament, which you can watch live on Sky Sports. Destockage New Balance . Frankfurt is the venue for the sixth hosting of the World Cup of Darts and for the fifth year running, Germany are the hosts for what promises to be a memorable four days of tungsten.And rather than every man for himself, Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen, 16-time world champion Phil Taylor and reigning world champion Gary Anderson will be teaming up with a fellow countryman in the hope of walking off with the trophy and the title on Sunday night. World Cup questions The favourites, the surprise names - all you need to know Just like its football, rugby and cricket equivalents, some of the lesser-known nations will hope to take their chance to shine and perhaps cause a similar stir to Spain, Gibraltar and South Africa, who down the years have caused the giants of the darting world a problem or two.England are the defending champions and have won three of the previous five events. On all three occasions, it has been Taylor teaming up with Adrian Lewis and the pair will be together again in Germany this week. Studd: Devons World Cup woe Rod Studd looks back at 2012 and some number crunching issues The Netherlands are the only other team to have claimed the title of world champions, winning the first-ever staging in 2010 when Raymond van Barneveld teamed up with Co Stompe for a memorable triumph and then in 2014, when Barney and MVG teamed up to beat England.Wales, Australia, Belgium and Scotland are the other nations to have reached the final and all will fancy their chances of another strong showing this year, while fourth seeds Northern Ireland are not to be underestimated with Brendan Dolan and Daryl Gurney representing them. World Cup of Darts - Draw Top Half (1) England v Spain China v Czech Rep (8) Austria v Italy South Africa v Singapore (5) Wales v Finland Greece v Canada (4) N Ireland v Japan Ireland v Hong Kong Bottom Half (2) Scotland v New Zealand Norway v Gibraltar (7) Belgium v Poland Hungary v Thailand (6) Australia v Germany Denmark v Sweden (3) Netherlands v Russia United States v Philippines The first-round matches were spread over the first two days, with eight scheduled for both Thursday and Friday night - the second round will then take place over two sessions on Saturday. The quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon will be followed by the semi-finals and final on Sunday night.The first round was played as doubles matches and were the best of nine legs, while the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are two best-of-seven-leg singles matches. In the event of both nations winning one singles match each, a best-of-seven-leg doubles match will be played to decide the tie.The final will be played as two best-of-seven-leg singles matches, followed by a best-of-seven-leg doubles match and then reverse singles matches, with the first team to win three games the winner.You can follow the World Cup of Darts on Sky Sports on Sky Sports 1, with the final scheduled for Sunday at 7pm. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. World Cup of Darts - Pairings (seedings in brackets) (1) England Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis (2) Scotland Gary Anderson Robert Thornton (3) Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld (4) Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan Daryl Gurney (5) Wales Mark Webster Gerwyn Price (6) Australia Simon Whitlock Kyle Anderson (7) Belgium Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts (8) Austria Mensur Suljovic Rowby-John Rodriguez Canada John Part Ken MacNeil China Yuanjun Liu Wenge Xie Czech Republic Michal Kocik Pavel Drtil Denmark Per Laursen Daniel Jensen Finland Kim Viljanen Marko Kantele Germany Max Hopp Jyhan Artut Gibraltar Dyson Parody Manuel Vilerio Greece John Michael Ioannis Selachoglou Hong Kong Ting Chi Royden Lam Scott MacKenzie Hungary Nandor Bezzeg Patrik Kovaks Italy Daniele Petri Michel Furlanis Japan Keita Ono Haruki Muramatsu New Zealand Warren Parry Cody Harris Norway Robert Wagner Cor Dekker Philippines Gilbert Ulang Alex Tagarao Poland Krzysztof Ratajski Mariusz Paul Ireland William OConnor Mick McGowan Russia Aleksandr Oreshkin Boris Koltsov Singapore Paul Lim Harith Lim South Africa Devon Petersen Graham Filby Spain Cristo Reyes Antonio Alcinas Sweden Magnus Caris Daniel Larsson Thailand Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Attapol Eupakaree USA Darin Young Larry Butler Also See: World Cup questions WATCH: Dancing Devon WATCH: Belgium anger Aussies World Cup pairs confirmed New Balance Pas Cher France .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. New Balance Outlet France . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. http://www.pascherfrancenewbalance.fr/ .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA.Michael van Gerwen failed to win for the third consecutive week while Robert Thornton survived elimination - but what have we learned? REPORT: Judgement Night Smith & Chisnall crash out, MVG slips off top spot Judgement Night has cast its verdict on Michael Smith and Dave Chisnall, sending them crashing out of the tournament and reducing its participants to eight. At the top of the league, it was another disappointing outing for the world No 1.Here are five talking points... Why did we give up on Thornton? Robert Thornton survived elimination before he threw a dart At the start of Week 8, the Scotsman was rock-bottom of the Premier League table without a victory to his name, staring elimination in the face. It seemed certain that it would be Thornton, plus one more, to face the chop.A stunning pair of results last week made Thornton the first player to truly take advantage of playing twice in the same night - he drew with Van Gerwen and defeated Smith to move out of the bottom two. Heading into Judgement Night, he had provided warning signs that he possessed enough quality to compete at this level.In the end, his work was done in last weeks double-header. Smith and Chisnalls defeats on Judgement Night meant Thornton was safe before he threw a dart, leaving us all to wonder why we wrote him off so quickly.MVG is in poor form… yes, you heard that right! Raymond van Barneveld admits disappointment that he didnt beat Michael van Gerwen Any time Van Gerwen leaves the oche without a win, it represents a major coup for whoever he has opposed. A shock draw with Thornton last week could possibly have been attributed to bad luck for Van Gerwen, but a third consecutive week without a win represents a mini-crisis for the world No 1.In truth, a point against Raymond Van Barneveld on Judgement Night doesnt tell the full story. Barney will have left the oche kicking himself that he didnt take a major victory, having missed one dart at a double to secure a maximum two points. Van Gerwen deserves a degree of credit for sticking around and battling, but a draw against Van Barneveld flattered him.So whats up with Mighty Mike? Thats twice in recent times he has failed to beat Van Barneveld on a major stage, having lost their World Championship tie in January. Van Gerwen has slipped down to No 2 in the table, behind Phil Taylor, but his top four spot remains secure - for now, at least.Have you noticed Taylor is top? Phil Taylor ruthlessly defeated Michael Smith On a night dominated by three players jostling for survival, and Van Gerwen uncharacteristically faltering, it is forgivable not to have realised that Taylor is top of the Premier League after nine weeks. New Balance Pas Cher. The Power has won the tournament six times but not since 2012, and entered this years edition facing questions about whether he still had the accuracy in his arrows to contend with the likes of Van Gerwen. So far, he has quietly reassured doubters that he still belongs.Sitting a point clear of Van Gerwen heading into the next stage of the Premier League wont silence Taylors critics permanently. The new fixture list has thrown up a mouth-watering Taylor vs Van Gerwen contest in Rotterdam on the final night of the regular season - The Power must still be shining heading into Londons play-offs to finally prove he can end a four-year run without a Premier League title.Smith & Chisnall will be back Dave Chisnalls exit came after a loss to Peter Wright Whenever the worlds 10 best players come together in an unforgivably gruelling tournament, it will force two unfortunate players to appear much worse than they really are. Smith and Chisnall were eliminated on Judgement Night after winning just one match apiece in 18 combined efforts, but their place in the worlds elite crop is unlikely to change.Smith is currently rated at No 8 while Chisnall is No 11, so could be looking over his shoulder when the 2017 Premier League is discussed. But Chizzy is only a year on from a semi-final finish in the 2015 tournament, while 25-year-old Smith is regarded as one of the sports top prospects. They are down, but theyre not out.Who could play in the 2017 Premier League? Jelle Klaasen reached the World Championship semi-final where he met Gary Anderson If a new player replaces Smith or Chisnall, the likeliest candidate would be world No 10 Jelle Klaasen. Yet another prospect from the Netherlands, Klaasen would certainly be a popular addition to the line-up for our orange-clad neighbours who will host their first ever Premier League night in May.But Klaasen is also in with a shout due to his ability at the oche, not just his popularity. He already counted himself unfortunate to miss out on this years event considering he is ranked by the PDC one place above Chisnall. Bizarrely, he has already played in the 2009 Premier League as a sprightly 24-year-old alongside Sky Sports very own Wayne Mardle but hasnt been invited back since.Premier League Darts returns next Thursday from Sheffield, live on Sky Sports 2 HD. 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