WDF Europe Cup

The WDF Europe Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1978. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, and a women's competition (since 1982).

WDF Europe Cup
Tournament information
LocationCopenhagen (1978, 2008)
Ebbw Vale (1980)
Southend (1982)
The Hague (1984)
Turku (1986)
Great Yarmouth (1988)
Verdala (1990)
Helsinki (1992)
Stockholm (1994)
Bundoran (1996)
Oslo (1998)
Veldhoven (2000)
Mechelen (2002)
Tampere (2004)
Ennis (2006)
Antalya (2010, 2012)
Bucharest (2014)
Egmond aan Zee (2016)
Budapest (2018)
Country Denmark (1978, 2008)
Wales (1980)
England (1982, 1988)
Netherlands (1984, 2000, 2016)
Finland (1986, 1992, 2004)
Malta (1990)
Sweden (1994)
Republic of Ireland (1996, 2006)
Norway (1998)
Belgium (2002)
Turkey (2010, 2012)
Romania (2014)
Hungary (2018)
Established1978
Organisation(s)WDF
FormatLegs
Current champion(s)
Singles
Martin Heneghan (men's singles)
Fiona Gaylor (women's singles)
Pairs
Scott Mitchell & Daniel Day (men's pairs)
Deta Hedman & Maria O'Brien (women's pairs)
Team
Sweden (men's team)
England (women's team)
Overall
England (men's overall)
England (women's overall)

Tournament structure

The country achieving the highest total of points from all three events shall be crowned the WDF Europe Cup Champions. In the event of a tie for first place those countries shall be declared the Joint WDF Europe Cup Champions.

The WDF announced in early 2014 that a women's team (fours) event would be added to the schedule for the first time at the 2014 Europe Cup as well as future WDF Europe and World Cup tournaments.[1] The most recent Europe Cup was held in 2018, in Budapest, Hungary.

Previous winners

Year Venue Men's Europe Cup Women's Europe Cup
1978 Copenhagen Overall  England
Singles John Lowe
Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe
Team Jocky Wilson, Rab Smith, George Nicholl, Eric MacLean
1980 Ebbw Vale Overall  England
Singles Tony Brown
Pairs Stefan Lord & Björn Enquvist
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Cliff Lazarenko
1982 Southend Overall  England Overall  Wales
Singles Bobby George Singles Sandra Gibb
Pairs Stefan Lord & Björn Enquvist Pairs Charlotte Eriksson & Carina Sahlberg
Team Eric Bristow, Dave Whitcombe, Bobby George, Cliff Lazarenko Team Not Held
1984 The Hague Overall  England Overall  England
Singles John Lowe Singles Linda Batten
Pairs Cliff Lazarenko & Dave Whitcombe Pairs Linda Batten & Sharon Kemp
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Dave Whitcombe, Cliff Lazarenko Team Not Held
1986 Turku Overall  England Overall  England
Singles John Lowe Singles Jayne Kempster
Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe Pairs Linda Batten & Jayne Kempster
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Dave Whitcombe, Cliff Lazarenko Team Not Held
1988 Great Yarmouth Overall  England Overall  England
Singles Mike Gregory Singles Sue Edwards
Pairs Stefan Lord & Lars Erik Karlsson Pairs Linda Rogers & Ann Thomas
Team Eric Burden, Chris Johns, Richie Burnett, Geraint Wilson Team Not Held
1990 Verdala Overall  England Overall  England
Singles Phil Taylor Singles Sue Edwards
Pairs Phil Taylor & Bob Anderson Pairs Sharon Colclough & Sue Edwards
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Phil Taylor, Bob Anderson Team Not Held
1992 Helsinki Overall  England Overall  Wales
Singles Phil Taylor Singles Heike Ernst
Pairs Ronnie Sharp & Jamie Harvey Pairs Rhian Speed & Sandra Greatbatch
Team John Lowe, Phil Taylor, Bob Anderson, Alan Warriner Team Not Held
1994 Stockholm Overall  England Overall  England
Singles Steve Beaton Singles Deta Hedman
Pairs Eric Burden & Martin Phillips Pairs Deta Hedman & Tammy Montgomery
Team Steve Beaton, Martin Adams, Ronnie Baxter, Kevin Kenny Team Not Held
1996 Bundoran Overall  England Overall  England
Singles Martin Adams Singles Francis Hoenselaar
Pairs Martin Adams & Andy Fordham Pairs Deta Hedman & Mandy Solomons
Team Steve Beaton, Martin Adams, Ronnie Baxter, Andy Fordham Team Not Held
1998 Oslo Overall  Wales Overall  England
Singles Co Stompé Singles Denise Cassidy
Pairs Sean Palfrey & Martin Phillips Pairs Trina Gulliver & Mandy Solomons
Team Steve Beaton, Martin Adams, Ronnie Baxter, Andy Fordham Team Not Held
2000 Veldhoven Overall  England Overall  Netherlands
Singles Mitchell Crooks Singles Trina Gulliver
Pairs Raymond van Barneveld & Co Stompé Pairs Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen
Team Martin Adams, Mervyn King, Kevin Painter, Ted Hankey Team Not Held
2002 Mechelen Overall  Scotland Overall  Netherlands
Singles Peter Johnstone Singles Claire Bywaters
Pairs Martin Adams & Mervyn King Pairs Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen
Team Mike Veitch, Peter Johnstone, Gary Anderson, George Dalglish Team Not Held
2004 Tampere Overall  Netherlands Overall  England
Singles Raymond van Barneveld Singles Francis Hoenselaar
Pairs Raymond van Barneveld & Vincent van der Voort Pairs Trina Gulliver & Clare Bywaters
Team Martin Adams, Mervyn King, John Walton, Ted Hankey Team Not Held
2006 Ennis Overall  Netherlands Overall  England
Singles Mark Webster Singles Trina Gulliver
Pairs Paul Hanvidge & Paul McGimpsey Pairs Trina Gulliver & Clare Bywaters
Team Co Stompé, Vincent van der Voort, Jelle Klaasen, Niels de Ruiter Team Not Held
2008 Copenhagen Overall  Denmark Overall  Scotland
Singles Mark Webster Singles Louise Hepburn
Pairs Martin Adams & John Walton Pairs Grethel Glasö & Carina Ekberg
Team Per Laursen, Frede Johansen, Stig Jørgensen, Preben Krabben Team Not Held
2010 Antalya Overall  England Overall  Wales
Singles Martin Phillips Singles Francis Hoenselaar
Pairs Martin Adams & Scott Waites Pairs Julie Gore & Rhian Edwards
Team Ronny Huybrechts, Kim Huybrechts, Kurt van de Rijck, Geert De Vos Team Not Held
2012 Antalya Overall  Netherlands Overall  Netherlands
Singles Gary Stone Singles Patricia De Peuter
Pairs Jan Dekker & Christian Kist Pairs Karin Krappen & Tamara Schuur
Team Christian Kist, Wesley Harms, Jan Dekker, Benito van de Pas Team Not Held
2014 Bucharest Overall  England Overall  England
Singles David Concannon Singles Anastasia Dobromyslova
Pairs Scott Waites & Scott Mitchell Pairs Irina Armstrong & Anne Willcomm
Team Jonny Clayton, Martin Phillips, David Smith-Hayes, Wayne Warren Team Deta Hedman, Lisa Ashton, Lorraine Winstanley, Trina Gulliver
2016 Egmond aan Zee Overall  Netherlands Overall  England
Singles Richard Veenstra Singles Sharon Prins
Pairs Wesley Harms & Richard Veenstra Pairs Rhian Edwards & Rhian Griffiths
Team Scott Mitchell, Glen Durrant, Jamie Hughes, James Hurrell Team Trina Gulliver, Deta Hedman, Fallon Sherrock, Lorraine Winstanley
2018 Budapest Overall  England Overall  England
Singles Martin Heneghan Singles Fiona Gaylor
Pairs Scott Mitchell & Daniel Day Pairs Deta Hedman & Maria O'Brien
Team Andreas Harrysson, Daniel Larsson, Edwin Torbjörnsson, Oskar Lukasiak Team Maria O'Brien, Deta Hedman, Fallon Sherrock, Lorraine Winstanley
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References

  1. Four ladies at EC / WC NDB Darts. 20-03-2014. Retrieved 18-03-2015.
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