Draw knockout stage World Cup of Darts 2025: England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland find out last 16 opponents

The World Cup of Darts steps up a gear this weekend as the top four seeded nations — England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland — make their long-awaited entrance in the last 16, having received byes through the group stage.

Top seeds England open their campaign against host nation Germany in what promises to be a high-quality contest. Luke Humphries and teenage sensation Luke Littler will take on Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko, who impressed in the group phase with wins over Portugal (4-2) and Singapore (4-0). With the crowd behind them, the Germans could pose a real threat to the tournament favourites.

Wales, winners in both 2020 and 2023, also begin their title charge. Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton face the dangerous Philippines pairing of Lourence Ilagan and Paolo Nebrida—who stunned Belgium in the group stage with a dramatic comeback victory. The Welsh are on the same side of the draw as Scotland, setting up a possible all-British semi-final.

Two-time champions Scotland, represented by legends Gary Anderson and Peter Wright, face a tricky opening tie against the in-form Netherlands. Danny Noppert and Gian van Veen breezed through their group without dropping a leg and will be hoping to carry that form into the knockout rounds. The winner of this clash will take on either Malaysia or Czechia in the quarter-finals.

Northern Ireland begin their campaign against South Africa, who qualified at the expense of Poland and Norway thanks to an impressive leg difference. Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney will be fancied to progress but cannot afford to underestimate the experienced duo of Devon Petersen and Cameron Carolissen.

Elsewhere in the last 16, surprise package Argentina will test their mettle against 2022 champions Australia. After edging out New Zealand and beating Finland, the debutants now face Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock, who topped their group by defeating Austria and Spain.

Sweden, featuring Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak, will meet Hong Kong, while Ireland take on Switzerland in a tie that could go either way. Ireland only advanced on a statistical tiebreak after a rare three-way deadlock in Group D, edging out China and Gibraltar based on the number of breaks of throw.

With the group stage behind us, the format now increases in intensity: matches will be played over the best of 15 legs, with eight required for victory. The winners from Saturday’s second round ties will return on Sunday afternoon for the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and the final in the evening session.

Draw knockout stage World Cup of Darts 2025

England v Germany

Argentina v Australia

Northern Ireland v South Africa

Switzerland v Ireland

Wales v Philippines

Hong Kong v Sweden

Scotland v Netherlands

Malaysia v Czech Republic