Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock will renew their partnership for Australia at the 2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts, as Devon Petersen also prepares to make his big stage return this summer.
The 2025 BetVictor World Cup of Darts will be staged at Frankfurt's Eissporthalle from June 12-15, with 40 teams competing for the coveted title and a share of the £450,000 prize fund.
Australia are one of five nations to have celebrated World Cup glory since the tournament’s inception in 2010, after Heta and Whitlock stormed to victory in Frankfurt three years ago.
World number seven Heta will spearhead Australia’s latest challenge at the Eissporthalle, as he teams up with World Cup ever-present Whitlock for a sixth consecutive campaign.
Former Tour Card Holder Petersen - a former European Tour event winner - will return for two-time quarter-finalists South Africa, after edging out his compatriot Carl Gabriel to triumph in a qualifying event on home soil earlier this month.
Petersen will partner 2024 African Continental Tour number one Cameron Carolissen, who underlined his credentials with an impressive display at the recent World Darts Championship.
Thibault Tricole and Jacques Labre will represent France for a third consecutive year, as the 2023 quarter-finalists set their sights on creating further history in Frankfurt.
Elsewhere, Xiaochen Zong will lead Team China for a fifth time in June when he partners Lihao Wen, who made his solitary World Cup appearance two years ago in the same pairing.
Nations with at least two players on the PDC Order of Merit will see their pairings confirmed following Players Championship 16 on Tuesday May 13.
The coming weekend sees the Indian Qualifier and Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean (CDLC) Qualifier take place, while Haupai Puha's partner for New Zealand will be confirmed following the latest DPNZ ProTour weekend.