Jamie Hughes wins the World Cup for England

Hughes debuted in the competition as part of a quartet, which claimed the team title and kept their grip on the overall crown

The Black Country thrower joined BDO world champion Scott Mitchell, Glen Durrant and Mark McGeeney for the trip to the Limak Limra Hotel in Antalya.

Throwers from a total of 38 nations competed for all of last week, with Greece controversially walking out halfway through.

They withdrew after the Germans filed a complaint about Greek John Michael, who was disqualified for not playing in 65 per cent of his home internationals.

Recovering from disappointing showings in the singles and pairs affairs, Hughes provided when it mattered in four-man action.

'Yozza' beat Lithuania's Arunas Ciplys 4-3 in singles competition, before the result was reversed against Finland's Marko Kantele.

The 29-year-old joined up with Durrant for the pairs but they tumbled out in the first round, going down 4-1 to the Republic of Ireland's Jamie O'Connor and Benny Grace.

With Mitchell and McGeeney losing 6-3 to Holland's Wesley Harms and Richard Veenstra in the final, it turned out that England would need team glory to prevail overall.

They topped group five on their way to the final, where Ireland were waiting for them. At the end, it came down to Hughes and Irish captain Sean Magowan in a one-leg decider.

And it was Hughes that landed the arrow that mattered, taking out 177 to leave himself on a 32 finish. Attempts at 16 and 8 landed in the singles, but four hit the double to settle matters.

It's the second time he's hit the national side home, having proved the match-winner during the BDO British International in April.

He said: "It was an emotional moment, the England manager told me to go up there and do what I did before and I managed to pull it off.

"The team match was where I felt I performed the best, I lost to a good player in the singles and me and Glen didn't really hit if off in the pairs.

"We knew we'd either bounce off each other or struggle, but we're a team and we pulled together in the team event. It proved massive on two fronts.

"I was on a nine-darter at one stage, I missed the treble with my seventh but I got my chance to put it right at the end.

"I'm used to being overseas now, having spent some time on the BDO circuit, but I was proud to be involved and take home gold."

Hughes has again qualified for the BDO World Championship in January, having made his debut this year. He beat Michael van der Horst 3-1 in sets, before losing 4-1 to pal Durrant.

This time Ross Montgomery, worlds quarter-finalist last time and part of the Scotland squad in Turkey, awaits in the first round. The winner will take on either Gary Robson or Madars Razma.

Hughes, the fourth seed, said: "I'm not looking past Ross, he's a steady player. He always racks up a decent score, so it will take something special to beat him.

"He got bags of experience on the Lakeside stage and that counts for a lot. It will be a test."