The 2025 World Cup of Darts final takes place this evening after a major shock rocked the tournament.Luke Humphries and Luke Littler were major favourites to go all the way, but they were knocked out on Saturday evening. Littler and Humphries were knocked out on SaturdayGettyGermany’s pairing of Ricardo Pietreczko and Martin Schindler produced a huge upset to send England packing.In 2024, Humphries and Michael Smith were victorious, but England have been unable to defend their crown.Elsewhere, Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price, who won the title two years ago, are looking to go all the way again.World Cup of Darts: Dates and start times The 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts began on Thursday, June 12. It has run over four days and comes to a close on Sunday, June 15. The entire tournament has been held at Eissporthalle am Ratsweg in Frankfurt, Germany. The final day will be split into afternoon and evening sessions. The afternoon session will start at 12pm UK time, while the evening session will get going at 6pm.Quarter-finals are being held in the afternoon session today, beginning at 12pm in the UK.The semi-final and final of the World Cup will then be held from 6pm.Germany eliminated the major favouritesGettyWorld Cup of Darts: How to follow Sky Sports will have live coverage of the entire tournament.You can sign up for Sky Sports and find out how to stream with NOW TV here. *If you make a purchase through the above link we will earn affiliate revenuetalkSPORT will also provide live coverage of the event in Germany. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Meanwhile, talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the latest. Price and Wright are two other stars competing in GermanyRexWorld Cup of Darts: Format40 different nations took part in the World Cup of Darts.The top four nations went straight through to the second round, while the remaining 36 nations were split into 12 groups of three. The winner of each group progressed through to the second round, and then the tournament has been knockout from then on.Each group stage game saw teams compete in a best-of-seven legs match, before the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all best of 15 legs.The World Cup final will be best of 19 legs. All matches are played in the doubles format, with teammates taking turns at the oche.World Cup of Darts 2025: Prize money Total: £450,000Winners – £80,000Runners-Up – £50,000Semi-Final Losers – £30,000Quarter-Final Losers – £20,000Last 16 Losers – £9,000Second in Group – £5,000Third in Group – £4,000World Cup of Darts: Final dayAfternoon Session (beginning at 12pm)Quarter-finalsNorthern Ireland vs Republic of IrelandGermany vs AustraliaWales vs Hong KongNetherlands vs CzechiaEvening Session (beginning at 6pm)Semi-finalsGermany/Australia vs Northern Ireland/Republic of IrelandWales/Hong Kong vs Netherlands/CzechiaFinal Semi-final winner vs Semi-final winner World Cup of Darts: Full schedule All times GMTThursday, June 12 – Group Stage Opening matches – 6pmFriday, June 13 – Group Stage Afternoon session – 11am Evening session – 6pmSaturday, June 14 – Second Round Afternoon session – 12pm Evening session – 6pmSunday, June 15 – Finals Quarter-finals – 12pm Semi-finals and finals – 6pm