The Jocky Wilson Cup was a one-off international darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation

Professional Darts Corporation

The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...

, held between England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 and Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 in 2009. It was replaced by the PDC World Cup of Darts

PDC World Cup of Darts

The PDC World Cup of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is one of the three new tournaments being introduced into the PDC calendar. It is broadcast live by Sky Sports....

 from 2010.

The tournament was named after two time World Champion Jocky Wilson

Jocky Wilson

John Thomas Wilson known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish darts champion. He retired from the game in 1995.Wilson was twice World professional Darts Champion in 1982 and 1989...

, Scotland's most successful darts player.

Format

In the Jocky Wilson Cup, two players from each team meet over five matches, each best of 11 legs. They play two singles matches each, with 501 the score to reach, - these matches are worth one point to the teams total. The third match of the tournament is doubles and this plays off 1001 points. This match is worth two points to the teams totals. - The first team to four points is the winner, however should the match be level at 3-3 at the end of the five matches the team with the most 180s on the night is the winner, if still level the first player to hit a 180 is the winner.

2009

The inaugural tie was held at the Braehead Arena

Braehead Arena

The Braehead Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the western part of the Glasgow conurbation. The arena was built in 1999, and is located within the Braehead Complex....

, Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 on December 5, 2009. England lined up with world number 1 Phil Taylor and world number 3 James Wade

James Wade

James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007...

. Scotland lined up with world number 16 Robert Thornton

Robert Thornton (darts player)

Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:...

 and world number 34 Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson (darts player)

Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...

.

The tie proved to be one-sided as England took the inaugural Jocky Wilson Cup by 6 points to nil.

Matches played
Scotland	Score	England
Gary Anderson	4 - 6	James Wade
Robert Thornton	0 - 6	Phil Taylor
Thornton / Anderson	2 - 6	Taylor / Wade
Robert Thornton	4 - 6	James Wade
Gary Anderson	4 - 6	Phil Taylor
SCOTLAND	0 - 6	ENGLAND