WDF World Cup
Founded1977
Organising bodyWDF Category Major
Most recent
champion(s)
Singles
Netherlands Berry van Peer (men's singles)
England Beau Greaves (women's singles)
(boys' singles)
(girls' singles)
Pairs
New Zealand Haupai Puha & Ben Robb (men's pairs)
England Deta Hedman & Beau Greaves (women's pairs)
(boys' pairs)
(girls' pairs)
(youth mixed)
Team
 Netherlands (men's team)
 Ireland (women's team)
Overall
 Netherlands (men's overall)
 England (women's overall)
(youth overall)
(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

Year Venue Men's World Cup Women's World Cup Youth World Cup
1977 England London Overall  Wales
Singles Wales Leighton Rees
Pairs England Eric Bristow & John Lowe
Team Wales Leighton Rees, Alan Evans, David Jones, Phil Obbard
1979 United States Las Vegas Overall  England
Singles United States Nicky Virachkul
Pairs England Eric Bristow & John Lowe
Team England Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Bill Lennard
1981 New Zealand Nelson Overall  England
Singles England John Lowe
Pairs England Cliff Lazarenko & Tony Brown
Team England Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Cliff Lazarenko
1983 Scotland Edinburgh Overall  England Overall  England
Singles England Eric Bristow Singles United States Sandy Reitan
Pairs England Eric Bristow & John Lowe Pairs England Maureen Flowers & Audrey Derham
Team England Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Keith Deller, Dave Whitcombe Team Not Held
1985 Australia Brisbane Overall  England Overall  England
Singles England Eric Bristow Singles England Linda Batten
Pairs England Eric Bristow & John Lowe Pairs England Linda Batten & Sharon Kemp
Team United States Tony Payne, Rick Ney, John Kramer, Dan Valletto Team Not Held
1987 Denmark Copenhagen Overall  England Overall  United States
Singles England Eric Bristow Singles Netherlands Valery Maytum
Pairs England Eric Bristow & John Lowe Pairs United States Kathy Karpowich & Kathy Maloney
Team England Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, Bob Anderson Team Not Held
1989 Canada Toronto Overall  England Overall  England
Singles England Eric Bristow Singles United States Eva Grigsby
Pairs England Eric Bristow & John Lowe Pairs England Sharon Colclough & Sue Edwards
Team Canada Bob Sinnaeve, Rick Bisaro, Tony Holyoake, Albert Anstey Team Not Held
1991 Netherlands Zandvoort Overall  England Overall  New Zealand
Singles England John Lowe Singles New Zealand Jill MacDonald
Pairs Australia Keith Sullivan & Wayne Weening Pairs Wales Sandra Greatbatch & Rhian Speed
Team England Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Phil Taylor, Alan Warriner Team Not Held
1993 United States Las Vegas Overall  Wales Overall  United States
Singles Netherlands Roland Scholten Singles United States Kathy Maloney
Pairs Canada John Part & Carl Mercer Pairs Netherlands Valery Maytum & Francis Hoenselaar
Team England Steve Beaton, Ronnie Baxter, Kevin Kenny, Dave Askew Team Not Held
1995 Switzerland Basel Overall  England Overall  England
Singles England Martin Adams Singles England Mandy Solomons
Pairs England Martin Adams & Andy Fordham Pairs England Deta Hedman & Mandy Solomons
Team England Steve Beaton, Ronnie Baxter, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham Team Not Held
1997 Australia Perth Overall  Wales Overall  United States
Singles Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Singles New Zealand Noeline Gear
Pairs Wales Sean Palfrey & Martin Phillips Pairs United States Stacy Bromberg & Lori Verrier
Team Wales Eric Burden, Marshall James, Sean Palfrey, Martin Phillips Team Not Held
1999 South Africa Durban Overall  England Overall  England Overall  Australia
Singles Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Singles England Trina Gulliver Boys Finland Kim Viljanen
Pairs Wales Ritchie Davies & Richie Herbert Pairs England Trina Gulliver & Apylee Jones Girls Australia Harrena Williamson
Team England Ronnie Baxter, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Mervyn King Team Not Held Mixed Australia Beau Anderson & Harrena Williamson
2001 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Overall  England Overall  Netherlands Overall  Sweden
Singles England Martin Adams Singles Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar Boys England Stephen Bunting
Pairs England Andy Fordham & John Walton Pairs Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar & Mieke de Boer Girls Australia Venus Johnson
Team England Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Mervyn King, John Walton Team Not Held Mixed Sweden Markus Korhonen & Johanna Ehn
2003 France Epinal Overall  England Overall  England Overall  Australia
Singles Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Singles England Trina Gulliver Boys Netherlands Jerry Hendriks
Pairs England Martin Adams & Mervyn King Pairs England Trina Gulliver & Clare Bywaters Girls England Kate Dando
Team United States Ray Carver, John Kuczynski, Bill Davis, George Walls Team Not Held Mixed Australia Kyle Anderson & Kathleen Logue
2005 Australia Perth Overall  Netherlands Overall  England Overall  Netherlands
Singles Netherlands Dick van Dijk Singles England Clare Bywaters Boys Netherlands Jonny Nijs
Pairs Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld & Vincent van der Voort Pairs England Trina Gulliver & Clare Bywaters Girls Netherlands Carla Molema
Team Finland Jarkko Komula, Ulf Ceder, Marko Pusa, Kim Viljanen Team Not Held Mixed Netherlands Jonny Nijs & Carla Molema
2007 Netherlands Rosmalen Overall  Netherlands Overall  Wales Overall  Netherlands
Singles Wales Mark Webster Singles Wales Jan Robbins Boys Hungary Tibor Tax
Pairs Netherlands Mario Robbe & Joey ten Berge Pairs Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova & Irina Armstrong Girls Sweden Linda Odén
Team England Martin Adams, Steve Farmer, Tony O'Shea, John Walton Team Not Held Mixed Netherlands Maarten Pape & Thea Kaaijk
2009 United States Charlotte Overall  Netherlands Overall  England Overall  Finland
Singles England Tony O'Shea Singles United States Stacy Bromberg Boys Wales Jamie Lewis
Pairs Australia Anthony Fleet & Geoff Kime Pairs England Lisa Ashton & Karen Lawman Girls Finland Aliisa Koskivirta
Team Netherlands Joey ten Berge, Willy van de Wiel, Frans Harmsen, Daniel Brouwer Team Not Held Mixed Finland Tuomas Tikka & Aliisa Koskivirta
2011 Republic of Ireland Castlebar Overall  England Overall  England Overall  England
Singles England Scott Waites Singles England Trina Gulliver Boys Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks
Pairs England Martin Adams & Tony O'Shea Pairs England Trina Gulliver & Deta Hedman Girls England Fallon Sherrock
Team England Scott Waites, Tony O'Shea, Martin Atkins, Martin Adams Team Not Held Mixed England Jake Jones & Fallon Sherrock
2013 Canada St. John's Overall  England Overall  England Overall  Australia
Singles Netherlands Wesley Harms Singles England Deta Hedman Boys Australia Jamie Rundle
Pairs England Stephen Bunting & Tony O'Shea Pairs England Trina Gulliver & Deta Hedman Girls England Casey Gallagher
Team Scotland Ross Montgomery, Craig Baxter, Gary Stone, Alan Soutar Team Not Held Mixed Canada Dawson Murschell & Alicia Looker
2015[1] Turkey Antalya Overall  England Overall  England Overall  Netherlands
Singles Wales Jim Williams Singles England Lisa Ashton Boys Singles Netherlands Maikel Verberk
Pairs Netherlands Wesley Harms & Richard Veenstra Pairs England Lisa Ashton & Claire Brookin Boys Pairs Netherlands Maikel Verberk & Justin van Tergouw
Team England Glen Durrant, Scott Mitchell, Jamie Hughes, Mark McGeeney Team England Deta Hedman, Lisa Ashton, Fallon Sherrock, Claire Brookin Girls Singles South Africa Tayla Carolissen
Girls Pairs Germany Christina Schuler & Nina Puls
Mixed Netherlands Maikel Verberk & Kyana Frauenfelder
2017 Japan Kobe Overall Australia Australia Overall Netherlands Netherlands Overall Netherlands Netherlands
Singles Canada Jeff Smith Singles Sweden Vicky Pruim Boys Singles Netherlands Justin van Tergouw
Pairs Russia Boris Koltsov & Aleksandr Oreshkin Pairs Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova & Marina Kononova Boys Pairs Netherlands Justin van Tergouw & Wessel Nijman
Team Australia Peter Machin, Justin Thompson, Andrew Townes, Raymond Smith Team Netherlands Aileen de Graaf, Sharon Prins, Anca Zijlstra, Vanessa Zuidema Girls Singles Iran Deniz Hashtbaran
Girls Pairs Iran Deniz Hashtbaran & Mahshad Avazzadeh
Mixed Netherlands Justin van Tergouw & Layla Brussel
2019 Romania Cluj-Napoca Overall Netherlands Netherlands Overall England England Overall England England
Singles New Zealand Darren Herewini Singles Japan Mikuru Suzuki Boys Singles England Keelan Kay
Pairs Canada David Cameron & Jeff Smith Pairs Japan Mikuru Suzuki & Mayumi Ouchi Boys Pairs England Brad Phillips and Keelan Kay
Team Wales Jim Williams, Darren Bingham, Arwyn Morris, Nick Kenny Team England Maria O'Brien, Lorraine Winstanley, Deta Hedman, Fallon Sherrock Girls Singles England Beau Greaves
Girls Pairs England Beau Greaves and Shannon Reeves
Mixed Czech Republic Tomas Houdek and Anna Votavova
2023 Denmark Esbjerg Overall Netherlands Netherlands Overall England England Overall England England
Singles Netherlands Berry van Peer Singles England Beau Greaves Boys Singles England Jenson Walker
Pairs New Zealand Haupai Puha & Ben Robb Pairs England Deta Hedman & Beau Greaves Boys Pairs England Jenson Walker & Thomas Banks
Team Netherlands Jelle Klaasen, Wesley Plaisier, Ryan de Vreede, Berry van Peer Team Republic of Ireland Robyn Byrne, Caroline Breen, Aoife McCormack, Katie Sheldon Girls Singles England Paige Pauling
Girls Pairs England Paige Pauling & Hannah Meek
Mixed England Paige Pauling & Thomas Banks

See also

References

  1. "WDF World Cup 2015". 31 October 2015.
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