Wales’ Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price Eye England Upset at World Cup of Darts 423y5p

Jonny Clayton says he and Gerwyn Price are ready to ‘do some damage’ at the World Cup of Darts as Wales look to cause an upset against England.

Wales’ Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price are hoping to cause an upset against England at the World Cup of Darts.

England will be represented by world No. 1 and No. 2 Luke Humphries and Luke Littler. Predictably, they are heavily favoured to win the tournament by fans, pundits and bookmakers ahead of the action.

Price, who reached the Premier League play-offs alongside Humphries and Littler, believes they are rightly favourites.

“There’s no reason why they’re not favourites, but there’s a lot of good teams that are going to be there.

“Anybody can win it, but they’re definitely favourites.”

The tournament gets underway in Frankfurt on Thursday, with Clayton and Price eyeing a third success at the event.

They first won the World Cup as a pairing in 2020, before adding a second title in 2023. Wales were unable to retain the trophy in 2024 though, as England claimed the bragging rights through Humphries and Michael Smith.

England head into the tournament as first seeds, while Wales are second seeds. Scotland and Northern Ireland follow as third and fourth seeds. Due to their seeding position, all four nations start in Saturday’s second round.

Wales’ Clayton and Price Eye England Upset at World Cup of Darts 3nt6a

Speaking to BBC Sport Wales, Clayton said he and Price can cause an upset against the English: “All the talk is about the two Lukes [Humphries and Littler], but I’m sure me and Gez can do something about that.

“Gezzy is a great front runner, and I think I’m a pretty good number two, so we click as a team.

“Hopefully we will do some damage this year. If we can lift that trophy for a third time, it’d be great.”

The Scottish also believe they have what it takes to beat Humphries and Littler. Peter Wright, who is partnered with Gary Anderson, said Scotland will show England ‘who’s boss’ if they meet in the final.

Of course, the tournament is played in a doubles format, and Clayton believes that he and Price’s experiences in the world of rugby provide them with an advantage in the team-based event.

“We go out as a team, and I think the rugby background helps, we’ve played in team games before, and I know rugby is completely different to darts, but it is the team mentality.

“We believe in each other, and you have to believe in your teammate.”

‘The Ferret’ continued, revealing how proud he is to have another opportunity to represent his nation.

“There’s no better feeling than representing Wales. Being a Welshman, I’m so proud when I put that jersey on.

“No matter what sport you play, if you can represent your country, there is no better feeling.”

Who Is Competing at the World Cup of Darts? 3e6pp

Seeded

• (1) England – Luke Littler and Luke Humphries
• (2) Wales – Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price
• (3) Scotland – Gary Anderson and Peter Wright
• (4) Northern Ireland – Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney

Group A

• (5) Netherlands – Danny Noppert and Gian van Veen
• Italy – Michele Turetta and Massimo Dalla Rosa
• Hungary – György Jehirszki and Gergely Lakatos

Group B

• (6) Belgium – Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Latvia – Madars Razma and Valters Melderis
• Philippines – Lourence Ilagan and Paolo Nebrida

Group C

• (7)  – Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko
• Portugal – Jose de Sousa and Bruno Nascimento
• Singapore – Paul Lim and Phuay Wei Tan

Group D

• (8) Republic of Ireland – William O’Connor and Keane Barry
• Gibraltar – Craig Galliano and Justin Hewitt
• China – Xiaochen Zong and Lihao Wen

Group E

• (9) Poland – Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski
• South Africa – Cameron Carolissen and Devon Petersen
• Norway – Cor Dekker and Kent Joran Sivertsen

Group F

• (10) Canada – Matt Campbell and Jim Long
• Malaysia – Tengku Shah and Tan Jenn Ming
• Denmark – Benjamin Drue Reus and Andreas Hyllgaardhus

Group G

• (11) Sweden – Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak
• Lithuania – Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas
•  – Thibault Tricole and Jacques Labre

Group H

• (12) Austria – Mensur Suljovic and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
• Spain – Daniel Zapata and Ricardo Fernandez
• Australia – Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock

Group I

• (13) USA – Danny Lauby and Jules van Dongen
• Hong Kong – Man Lok Leung and Lok Yin Lee
• Bahrain – Sadeq Mohamed and Hasan Bucheeri

Group J

• (14) Czechia – Karel Sedlacek and Petr Krivka
• Chinese Taipei – Teng Lieh Pupo and An-Sheng Lu
• India – Nitin Kumar and Mohan Goel

Group K

• (15) Croatia – Pero Ljubic and Boris Krcmar
• Japan – Ryusei Azemoto and Tomoya Goto
• Switzerland – Stefan Bellmont and Alex Fehlmann

Group L

• (16) Finland – Teemu Harju and Marko Kantele
• New Zealand – Haupai Puha and Mark Cleaver
• Argentina – Jesus Salate and Victor Guillin

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