Wales were the defending champions, after Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price defeated the Scotland team, consisting of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, 10–2 in the 2023 final.

[1] They were represented by Clayton and Jim Williams, and were eliminated in the second round, losing 6–8 to Croatia.

England (represented by Luke Humphries and Michael Smith) won their record-breaking fifth World Cup, defeating Austria 10–6 in the final.

[2] The new format introduced in the 2023 tournament remained, with forty teams taking part.

[4] As in 2023, a qualifier was held to determine the Latin American representative, which was won again by Guyana.

[6] Chinese Taipei made their World Cup debut, while Malaysia returned for the first time since 2014.