WDF World Cup explained

WDF World Cup
Founded:1977
Organiser:WDF Category Major
Champion:Singles
Berry van Peer (men's singles)
Beau Greaves (women's singles)
(boys' singles)
(girls' singles)
Pairs
Haupai Puha & Ben Robb (men's pairs)
Deta Hedman & Beau Greaves (women's pairs)
(boys' pairs)
(girls' pairs)

Team
(men's team)
(women's team)
Overall
(men's overall)
(women's overall)
(youth overall)
Champ Season:2023

The WDF World Cup is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and held biennially since 1977. It has featured men's events since the beginning, while women's events were added in 1983 and youth events in 1999. The most recent tournament, the 2023 World Cup, was held in Esbjerg, Denmark. The event used to be broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, but coverage of the tournament ceased after the 1987 World Cup.

Tournament structure

Men's national teams participating in the WDF World Cup consist of four players per country, competing as singles, pairs and in a four-player team event. Starting in 2015, women's teams will also consist of four players each and compete in these three types of events, having previously comprised only two players for singles and pairs competitions. Youth teams have been expanded as well and will now include two male and two female players under the age of 18 who compete in their respective singles and pairs competitions as well as a mixed pairs event.

Points are scored depending on placement in the various events, with the national teams achieving the highest points totals being crowned WDF World Cup Champions in the three categories of men, women and youth.

List of tournaments

YearVenueMen's World CupWomen's World CupYouth World Cup
1977 LondonOverall
Singles Leighton Rees
Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe
Team Leighton Rees, Alan Evans, David Jones, Phil Obbard
1979 Las VegasOverall
Singles Nicky Virachkul
Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Bill Lennard
1981 NelsonOverall
Singles John Lowe
Pairs Cliff Lazarenko & Tony Brown
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Cliff Lazarenko
1983 EdinburghOverallOverall
Singles Eric BristowSingles Sandy Reitan
Pairs Eric Bristow & John LowePairs Maureen Flowers & Audrey Derham
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Keith Deller, Dave WhitcombeTeamNot Held
1985 BrisbaneOverallOverall
Singles Eric BristowSingles Linda Batten
Pairs Eric Bristow & John LowePairs Linda Batten & Sharon Kemp
Team Tony Payne, Rick Ney, John Kramer, Dan VallettoTeamNot Held
1987 CopenhagenOverallOverall United States
Singles Eric BristowSingles Valery Maytum
Pairs Eric Bristow & John LowePairs Kathy Karpowich & Kathy Maloney
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, Bob AndersonTeamNot Held
1989 TorontoOverallOverall
Singles Eric BristowSingles Eva Grigsby
Pairs Eric Bristow & John LowePairs Sharon Colclough & Sue Edwards
Team Bob Sinnaeve, Rick Bisaro, Tony Holyoake, Albert AnsteyTeamNot Held
1991 ZandvoortOverallOverall New Zealand
Singles John LoweSingles Jill MacDonald
Pairs Keith Sullivan & Wayne WeeningPairs Sandra Greatbatch & Rhian Speed
Team Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Phil Taylor, Alan WarrinerTeamNot Held
1993 Las VegasOverallOverall United States
Singles Roland ScholtenSingles Kathy Maloney
Pairs John Part & Carl MercerPairs Valery Maytum & Francis Hoenselaar
Team Steve Beaton, Ronnie Baxter, Kevin Kenny, Dave AskewTeamNot Held
1995 BaselOverallOverall
Singles Martin AdamsSingles Mandy Solomons
Pairs Martin Adams & Andy FordhamPairs Deta Hedman & Mandy Solomons
Team Steve Beaton, Ronnie Baxter, Martin Adams, Andy FordhamTeamNot Held
1997 PerthOverallOverall United States
Singles Raymond van BarneveldSingles Noeline Gear
Pairs Sean Palfrey & Martin PhillipsPairs Stacy Bromberg & Lori Verrier
Team Eric Burden, Marshall James, Sean Palfrey, Martin PhillipsTeamNot Held
1999 DurbanOverallOverallOverall Australia
Singles Raymond van BarneveldSingles Trina GulliverBoys Kim Viljanen
Pairs Ritchie Davies & Richie HerbertPairs Trina Gulliver & Apylee JonesGirls Harrena Williamson
Team Ronnie Baxter, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Mervyn KingTeamNot HeldMixed Beau Anderson & Harrena Williamson
2001 Kuala LumpurOverallOverall NetherlandsOverall Sweden
Singles Martin AdamsSingles Francis HoenselaarBoys Stephen Bunting
Pairs Andy Fordham & John WaltonPairs Francis Hoenselaar & Mieke de BoerGirls Venus Johnson
Team Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Mervyn King, John WaltonTeamNot HeldMixed Markus Korhonen & Johanna Ehn
2003 EpinalOverallOverallOverall Australia
Singles Raymond van BarneveldSingles Trina GulliverBoys Jerry Hendriks
Pairs Martin Adams & Mervyn KingPairs Trina Gulliver & Clare BywatersGirls Kate Dando
Team Ray Carver, John Kuczynski, Bill Davis, George WallsTeamNot HeldMixed Kyle Anderson & Kathleen Logue
2005 PerthOverall NetherlandsOverallOverall Netherlands
Singles Dick van DijkSingles Clare BywatersBoys Jonny Nijs
Pairs Raymond van Barneveld & Vincent van der VoortPairs Trina Gulliver & Clare BywatersGirls Carla Molema
Team Jarkko Komula, Ulf Ceder, Marko Pusa, Kim ViljanenTeamNot HeldMixed Jonny Nijs & Carla Molema
2007 RosmalenOverall NetherlandsOverallOverall Netherlands
Singles Mark WebsterSingles Jan RobbinsBoys Tibor Tax
Pairs Mario Robbe & Joey ten BergePairs Anastasia Dobromyslova & Irina ArmstrongGirls Linda Odén
Team Martin Adams, Steve Farmer, Tony O'Shea, John WaltonTeamNot HeldMixed Maarten Pape & Thea Kaaijk
2009 CharlotteOverall NetherlandsOverallOverall Finland
Singles Tony O'SheaSingles Stacy BrombergBoys Jamie Lewis
Pairs Anthony Fleet & Geoff KimePairs Lisa Ashton & Karen LawmanGirls Aliisa Koskivirta
Team Joey ten Berge, Willy van de Wiel, Frans Harmsen, Daniel BrouwerTeamNot HeldMixed Tuomas Tikka & Aliisa Koskivirta
2011 CastlebarOverallOverallOverall
Singles Scott WaitesSingles Trina GulliverBoys Jimmy Hendriks
Pairs Martin Adams & Tony O'SheaPairs Trina Gulliver & Deta HedmanGirls Fallon Sherrock
Team Scott Waites, Tony O'Shea, Martin Atkins, Martin AdamsTeamNot HeldMixed Jake Jones & Fallon Sherrock
2013 St. John'sOverallOverallOverall Australia
Singles Wesley HarmsSingles Deta HedmanBoys Jamie Rundle
Pairs Stephen Bunting & Tony O'SheaPairs Trina Gulliver & Deta HedmanGirls Casey Gallagher
Team Ross Montgomery, Craig Baxter, Gary Stone, Alan SoutarTeamNot HeldMixed Dawson Murschell & Alicia Looker
2015[1] AntalyaOverallOverallOverall Netherlands
Singles Jim WilliamsSingles Lisa AshtonBoys Singles Maikel Verberk
Pairs Wesley Harms & Richard VeenstraPairs Lisa Ashton & Claire BrookinBoys Pairs Maikel Verberk & Justin van Tergouw
Team Glen Durrant, Scott Mitchell, Jamie Hughes, Mark McGeeneyTeam Deta Hedman, Lisa Ashton, Fallon Sherrock, Claire BrookinGirls Singles Tayla Carolissen
Girls Pairs Christina Schuler & Nina Puls
Mixed Maikel Verberk & Kyana Frauenfelder
2017 KobeOverall AustraliaOverall NetherlandsOverall Netherlands
Singles Jeff SmithSingles Vicky PruimBoys Singles Justin van Tergouw
Pairs Boris Koltsov & Aleksandr OreshkinPairs Anastasia Dobromyslova & Marina KononovaBoys Pairs Justin van Tergouw & Wessel Nijman
Team Peter Machin, Justin Thompson, Andrew Townes, Raymond SmithTeam Aileen de Graaf, Sharon Prins, Anca Zijlstra, Vanessa ZuidemaGirls Singles Deniz Hashtbaran
Girls Pairs Deniz Hashtbaran & Mahshad Avazzadeh
Mixed Justin van Tergouw & Layla Brussel
2019 Cluj-NapocaOverall NetherlandsOverall EnglandOverall England
Singles Darren HerewiniSingles Mikuru SuzukiBoys Singles Keelan Kay
Pairs David Cameron & Jeff SmithPairs Mikuru Suzuki & Mayumi OuchiBoys Pairs Brad Phillips and Keelan Kay
Team Jim Williams, Darren Bingham, Arwyn Morris, Nick KennyTeam Maria O'Brien, Lorraine Winstanley, Deta Hedman, Fallon SherrockGirls Singles Beau Greaves
Girls Pairs Beau Greaves and Shannon Reeves
Mixed Tomas Houdek and Anna Votavova
2023 EsbjergOverall NetherlandsOverall EnglandOverall England
Singles Berry van PeerSingles Beau GreavesBoys Singles Jenson Walker
Pairs Haupai Puha & Ben RobbPairs Deta Hedman & Beau GreavesBoys Pairs Jenson Walker & Thomas Banks
Team Jelle Klaasen, Wesley Plaisier, Ryan de Vreede, Berry van PeerTeam Robyn Byrne, Caroline Breen, Aoife McCormack, Katie SheldonGirls Singles Paige Pauling
Girls Pairs Paige Pauling & Hannah Meek
Mixed Paige Pauling & Thomas Banks

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: WDF World Cup 2015. 31 October 2015.