2012 PDC World Cup of Darts 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts The 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts (also known as the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 3–5 February 2012. The Netherlands were the defending champions after the pair of Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé defeated Wales, represented by Mark Webster and Barrie Bates in the final on 5 December 2010. England (represented by Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis) won the tournament, beating Australia (represented by Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson) in a sudden-death leg.
Mervyn King (darts player) of King handing him his first major title after his sixth final. In 2005, he had his worst World Championship performance in four years, as he made only the quarter-finals, losing out to André Brantjes 2 sets to 3. King spoke of his poor form and prior to the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship. King's next tournament that year was the International Darts League. He beat Ted Hankey, Co Stompé and Simon Whitlock before facing Tony O'Shea for the second time in a major final, and won 13–11 to secure his second major BDO title. Also in 2005, King made