When will a German win the Darts World Cup?
Jan 3, 2026 9:28 am | 1:26m
The German darts stars disappoint at the 2026 World Cup. What are the chances of a world championship coup? RTL/ntv expert Kevin Schulte makes a forecast.
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I don’t think we know the person yet who will represent Germany in a World Cup final here. That’s my thesis now. Otherwise I would say Martin Schindler, who, as 13th in the world, has simply gradually improved. And we have to mention it, even though he was eliminated in round one of his second World Cup. Nico Springer He is generally considered the greatest German talent at the moment. Yes, the German players have. You also have to leave the church in the village. Only one player in the top 32, which means Martin Schindler, but one who is in the top 16, is coming from a really, really good year. But he simply didn’t get anything on the record in his third round match against Ryan Searle and was therefore disappointed. Otherwise, the Germans are still very far away from the world leaders. I think two or three years is a bit very optimistic, but I would give it maybe five years and then it can work. So if the German Littler prodigy isn’t here right now, then we’ll have to wait a long time. Realistically speaking. The British already have a positive attitude towards the Germans. Of course, there are always clashes where a popular English player has to play against a German. But here at Ally Pally you have to say, don’t the English always have the upper hand because we see at least 1/3 German fans per session? And we also saw it at this World Cup in the duel between Dave Thistle and Ricardo Pedretzko. That was a bit like England against Germany. Ricardo won this game against one of the most popular English players.