WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 1998

From 6 to 9 August 1998, 26 countries played in Oslo in Norway during the eleventh edition of the WDF Europe Cup darts. The big question was of course whether the England men, this time with Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Ronnie Baxter and Steve Beaton, would take home the overall title for the eleventh consecutive time. The England ladies Mandy Solomons and Trina Gulliver could win the overall Cup for the seventh time in the last eight editions. For the first time in the history of the WDF Europe Cup, two brothers play in one cup; Brian and John Elder from Ballymena play for Northern Ireland. The Faroe Islands and Iceland make their debut at a WDF Europe Cup here in Norway.

On day two, the pairs event was played. The English favourites quickly lose one pair; Steve Beaton & Ronnie Baxter go down 4-3 in the first round against Scottish duo Peter Johnstone & Mike Veitch. This pair then also advances to the semi-finals. The defending champions Martin Adams & Andy Fordham also effortlessly join the top four. The semi-finals are completed by both Welsh duos.

In the first semi-final, Peter Johnstone & Mike Veitch win 4-2 against Marshall James & Ritchie Davies from Wales. The second duo from Wales, Martin Phillips & Sean Palfrey take out the defending champions from England. The final is not an exciting match. Martin Phillips & Sean Palfrey effortlessly win the final 4-1 against Scotland. For Palfrey his first gold medal at a WDF Europe Cup, for Phillips the second in the pairs after his win in this event in 1994.

WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs

About WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 1998

Competitors Of WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 1998

Godfrey Abela

Martin Adams

Ivars Adamson

Kyriakos Anastasiadis

Beat Basler

Ronnie Baxter

Steve Beaton

Tanguy Borra

Peter Brolin

John Burke

Vincent Busuttil

Brian Buur

Paris Chloros

Erik Clarys

Gaudenz Coray

Charlie Cover

Stephane Dalancon

Ritchie Davies

Tony Dawkins

John Demicoli

Terje Deras

Louis Doherty

Brian Elder

John Elder

Uldis Erkis

Luca Falseti

George Federico

David Field

Pascal Fontaine

Andy Fordham

Demetris Georgiou

Charles Ghiller

Seamus Gormley

Brendan Grace

Petur Gronagard

Thorgeir Gudmundsson

Rene Handschin

Bernd Hebecker

Boris Hristovski

Geoff Hurst

Throsdur Ingimarsson

Bjarne Iversen

Janus Jacobsen

Marshall James

Frede Johansen

Peter Johnstone

Ole Jorgensen

Marko Kantele

Blaine Karst

Tibor Kiss

Jarkko Komula

Ermos Korradou

Kristinn Kristinnsson

Andreas Krockel

Attila Kulcar

Stelios Laskaris

John MaGowan

Nils-Gunnar Manshed

Jack McKenna

Maurizio Moretti

Jean-Luc Mortelec

Mikael Mortensen

Jaroslav Mottl

Stefan Nagy

John Neale

Christos Padazopoulos

Sean Palfrey

Martin Phillips

Antreas Podilatas

Loris Polese

Attila Port

Poul Poulsen

Marko Pusa

Colin Rice

Richard Rietveld

Dzintars Salmins

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