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Forget Euro 2016, there is a World Cup to win and England are among the favourites to win the tournament, which you can watch live on Sky Sports. Frankfurt is the venue for the sixth hosting of the World Cup of Darts and for the fifth year running, Germany are the hosts for what promises to be a memorable four days of tungsten.And rather than every man for himself, Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen, 16-time world champion Phil Taylor and reigning world champion Gary Anderson will be teaming up with a fellow countryman in the hope of walking off with the trophy and the title on Sunday night. World Cup questions The favourites, the surprise names - all you need to know Just like its football, rugby and cricket equivalents, some of the lesser-known nations will hope to take their chance to shine and perhaps cause a similar stir to Spain, Gibraltar and South Africa, who down the years have caused the giants of the darting world a problem or two.England are the defending champions and have won three of the previous five events. On all three occasions, it has been Taylor teaming up with Adrian Lewis and the pair will be together again in Germany this week. Studd: Devons World Cup woe Rod Studd looks back at 2012 and some number crunching issues The Netherlands are the only other team to have claimed the title of world champions, winning the first-ever staging in 2010 when Raymond van Barneveld teamed up with Co Stompe for a memorable triumph and then in 2014, when Barney and MVG teamed up to beat England.Wales, Australia, Belgium and Scotland are the other nations to have reached the final and all will fancy their chances of another strong showing this year, while fourth seeds Northern Ireland are not to be underestimated with Brendan Dolan and Daryl Gurney representing them. World Cup of Darts - Draw Top Half (1) England v Spain China v Czech Rep (8) Austria v Italy South Africa v Singapore (5) Wales v Finland Greece v Canada (4) N Ireland v Japan Ireland v Hong Kong Bottom Half (2) Scotland v New Zealand Norway v Gibraltar (7) Belgium v Poland Hungary v Thailand (6) Australia v Germany Denmark v Sweden (3) Netherlands v Russia United States v Philippines The first-round matches were spread over the first two days, with eight scheduled for both Thursday and Friday night - the second round will then take place over two sessions on Saturday. The quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon will be followed by the semi-finals and final on Sunday night.The first round was played as doubles matches and were the best of nine legs, while the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are two best-of-seven-leg singles matches. In the event of both nations winning one singles match each, a best-of-seven-leg doubles match will be played to decide the tie.The final will be played as two best-of-seven-leg singles matches, followed by a best-of-seven-leg doubles match and then reverse singles matches, with the first team to win three games the winner.You can follow the World Cup of Darts on Sky Sports on Sky Sports 1, with the final scheduled for Sunday at 7pm. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. World Cup of Darts - Pairings (seedings in brackets) (1) England Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis (2) Scotland Gary Anderson Robert Thornton (3) Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld (4) Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan Daryl Gurney (5) Wales Mark Webster Gerwyn Price (6) Australia Simon Whitlock Kyle Anderson (7) Belgium Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts (8) Austria Mensur Suljovic Rowby-John Rodriguez Canada John Part Ken MacNeil China Yuanjun Liu Wenge Xie Czech Republic Michal Kocik Pavel Drtil Denmark Per Laursen Daniel Jensen Finland Kim Viljanen Marko Kantele Germany Max Hopp Jyhan Artut Gibraltar Dyson Parody Manuel Vilerio Greece John Michael Ioannis Selachoglou Hong Kong Ting Chi Royden Lam Scott MacKenzie Hungary Nandor Bezzeg Patrik Kovaks Italy Daniele Petri Michel Furlanis Japan Keita Ono Haruki Muramatsu New Zealand Warren Parry Cody Harris Norway Robert Wagner Cor Dekker Philippines Gilbert Ulang Alex Tagarao Poland Krzysztof Ratajski Mariusz Paul Ireland William OConnor Mick McGowan Russia Aleksandr Oreshkin Boris Koltsov Singapore Paul Lim Harith Lim South Africa Devon Petersen Graham Filby Spain Cristo Reyes Antonio Alcinas Sweden Magnus Caris Daniel Larsson Thailand Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Attapol Eupakaree USA Darin Young Larry Butler Also See: World Cup questions WATCH: Dancing Devon WATCH: Belgium anger Aussies World Cup pairs confirmed Wes Martin Youth Jersey . 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ATLANTA -- Kyle Gibson is feeling stronger every time he gets to pitch.Im just trying to keep developing into the guy I want to be, he said, and youve got to go deep into the games when your team gives you a lead like that.Gibson pitched his first nine-inning complete game and Minnesota beat Atlanta 10-3 on Wednesday night despite two hits from hyped Braves prospect Dansby Swanson in his big league debut.Juan Centeno drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth, and Minnesota swept the two-game series of the major leagues two worst teams.The Braves showed why theyre five games worse than the Twins, dropping to 18-41 at home despite Swansons strong first game for his hometown team.Gibson (5-7) began the night with a 7.98 ERA in three starts this month, but he had little trouble dominating the majors weakest offense.Gibson scattered eight hits, three runs, three walks and struck out six. Nick Markakis ninth homer made it 10-3 in the ninth.The Braves put on a clinic of bad baseball in the top of the ninth as Jason Hursh, the fifth of six Atlanta pitchers, issued three straight walks that led to four runs and a 10-2 lead.Centeno made it 3-2 in the sixth with a soft RBI single that bounced in left-center field. Gibson was grateful that manager Paul Molitor let him hit for himself.When we took the lead 3-2, he said, that was the inning I was hoping I was going to get left in.Gibson had one previous complete game when he went eight innings in a 4-2 loss at Kansas City last Sept. 8.Eric OFlaherty (1-4) let the first two batters reach in the seventh and was replaced by Ian Krol, whose wild pitch advanced the runners. After an intentional walk, two runs scored before Robbie Grossmans bloop RBI single made it 6-2.Atlanta, which ranks last in runs scored, missed a chance with one out in the fifth when Gibson intentionally walked Freddie Freeman and got Matt Kemp to ground into a douuble play.ddddddddddddThe Braves made it 2-2 in the third on Freemans 24th homer. Other than that two-run shot, the loudest cheers were for Swanson, the No. 1 overall draft pick of 2015 and a new fan favorite who grew up in nearby Marietta.Swanson received a standing ovation from the small crowd in the second and lined out. He went to the opposite field again in the fourth for a single, struck out in the seventh and singled up the middle in the ninth.Its probably as close to a dream come true as possible, Swanson said. Thats the only way you can really sum it up. Playing for your hometown team and basically going out there and doing what youve worked your whole life for is pretty special.Minnesota led 2-0 in the first on Max Keplers RBI single and Tyler Plouffes RBI double. Plouffe had three hits and three RBI.Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz gave up five hits, two runs, three walks and struck out seven in five innings. He threw two wild pitches.OFlaherty allowed three hits, three runs, two walks and struck out two in one inning.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: OF Miguel Sano, sidelined by a sore elbow, wasnt ready to return to the lineup. Hes likely to be back in the lineup as the designated hitter when Minnesota opens a four-game series Thursday at Kansas City. ... 1B Joe Mauer was given the night off to rest his sore left quads. Kennys Vargas started in his place and went 0 for 4.Braves: C Tyler Flowers returned after missing 30 games with a broken left hand. C A.J. Pierzynski was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained left hamstring.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Tyler Duffey (8-8) is 2-0 with a 4.61 ERA in two career starts against Kansas City.Braves: RHP Ron Whalen (1-1) gave up six hits and six runs in five innings of 7-6 loss to Washington last Saturday. ' ' '