2014 PDC World Cup of Darts
| PDC World Cup of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–8 June | ||
| Venue | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | ||
| Location | Hamburg | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
| Winners share | £40,000 | ||
| High checkout |
167  Phil Taylor
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| Champion(s) | |||
 Netherlands |
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The 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts was the fourth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 6–8 June in Hamburg, Germany.
The Netherlands pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld won their country's second World Cup title by defeating defending champions Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis of England 3–0 in the final.
The Netherlands averaged the third highest television average of 117.88 against Northern Ireland in their semi-final doubles match, the highest ever televised doubles average.
The tournament was expanded from 24 nations to 32 this year. 16 teams were seeded and were drawn to face the remaining 16 teams in the first round. Unlike in previous years, there are no groups this year with the tournament being a straight knockout.
First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Final: Four best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Prize money is per team:
Seeded nations
Unseeded nations
The draw was made on 16 May by John McDonald and Wayne Mardle.
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played, followed by reverse singles matches. If the score is level after that, the a best of seven legs doubles match is played to determine the champion.
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