Rob Cross and Dave Chisnall ready to start new era for England at PDC World Cup of Darts
Rob Cross and Dave Chisnall are ready to begin a new era for England as they aim to follow Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis' footsteps, with the PDC World Cup of Darts beginning on Thursday.
England will face the Czech Republic pairing of Karel Sedláček and Roman Benecky on June 1 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
England are one of two countries to ever win the tournament with four victories, as the PDC prepare for the eighth edition since its birth in 2010.
Rob Cross (pictured) and Dave Chisnall are aiming to emulate Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis
Netherlands are the only other country to win the tournament and have stuck to their guns, remaining with the pair of World number one Michael van Gerwen and Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld. They will play Gibraltar's Dyson Parody and Justin Broton in the first round.
Many eyes will be set on Scotland's Peter Wright and Gary Anderson as they will aim to avenge their shock first round exit last year to Singapore, with their curtain raiser against Larry Butler and Darin Young for the USA.
Peter Wright has picked up his form since his Premier League campaign reaching the semi-final of the German Darts Masters World Series last week.
Chisnall (pictured) and Cross are ready to start new era for England at PDC World Cup of Darts
Northern Ireland's pairing of Brendan Dolan and rising star Daryl Gurney will also be hoping to improve on last year's performance as they were knocked out in the first round by Germany. They will hope to beat Poland's Krzysztof Ratajski and Tytus Kanik in the first round. 'Superchin' Gurney has proved his danger to the PDC this season, with 67 180's in the 2018 Premier League.
Despite reaching the final last year, not much hope is held out for Wales' pairing of Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton. They begin their tournament against Thailand's Thanawat Gaweenuntawong and Attapol Eupakaree.
Australia's Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson are the dark horses for this tournament. They will face Hong Kong's Royden Lam and Ho-Yin Shek in their opener.
Austrian Mensur Suljovic and Belgian Dimitri Van den Bergh are two players to look out for during the competition.