WDF World Cup

WDF World Cup

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

See also

• List of WDF tournaments
• List of BDO ranked tournaments

External links

• WDF Official website
• Official site of 2009 World Cup
• Official site of 2005 World Cup