THE 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts begins on Thursday at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has prepared for his Betway World Cup of Darts title defence by playing darts with the Dutch football team.

THE schedule of play for the 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts has been confirmed.

THE NETHERLANDS will begin their defence of the Betway World Cup of Darts title against Gibraltar in Frankfurt.

SCOTLAND will be the number one seeds for the 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts following the confirmation of the 32 teams.

A NUMBER of new faces are set to compete in the 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts.

MOMO ZHOU will become the first woman to represent China at the 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts.

GERWYN PRICE looks back on a mixed start to 2018 following his Unibet Premier League elimination.

THE 32 competing nations for the 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts have been confirmed ahead of the eighth staging of the tournament.

THE Brazil, Finland, Sweden and Denmark teams for the 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts have been confirmed.