WDF Europe Cup

WDF Europe Cup
Tournament information
Location	Copenhagen (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)
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)
Established	1978
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Current champion(s)
Singles Richard Veenstra (men's singles) Sharon Prins (women's singles) Pairs Wesley Harms & Richard Veenstra (men's pairs) Rhian Edwards & Rhian Griffiths (women's pairs) Team England (men's team) England (women's team) Overall Netherlands (men's overall) England (women's overall)

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).

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 2016, in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.

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

References

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

External links

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