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.

[3] The winners of round 1 played one of the top eight ranked teams in round 2, and it used the same format as the group stage in 2010, except that the sets were increased from best of 5 to best of 7 legs for singles[4] and best of 9 legs for doubles matches.

Another change have seen the winners of round 2 qualify for the quarter-finals, which replaced the group stage.

South Africa became the first African team to participate, they were joined by Croatia, Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines.

They replaced the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

[11] The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Fox Sports in Australia and OSN Showtime Network in the Middle East and North Africa.