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.

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)

Tournament structure

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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

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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[1]   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

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References

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