WDF Europe Cup Men Teams 1996

The anniversary edition of the WDF Europe Cup was held at the Astoria Convention Centre in Bundoran, Ireland from October 9-13. For the tenth edition of this tournament, no less than a record number of 24 countries travelled to Ireland. Austria, Spain, Hungary and the Isle of Man are the newcomers. With 20 countries, a record was also set for the ladies. Yet a lot stayed as it’s always been, because England once again dominated.

In the team event this year there were no less than eight groups with three teams each. The top two advanced to the last 16, the knockout phase. Ultimately, the three British teams and the Netherlands remain in the semi-finals. In the quarterfinals, England and Scotland both win 9-0 against Finland and Switzerland respectively. Wales wins 9-5 against Northern Ireland and the clash of the low countries between the Netherlands and Belgium is won by the Netherlands in a seventeenth and deciding leg.

The Dutch quartet consisting of Raymond van Barneveld, Roland Scholten, Co Stompé & Braulio Roncero is no match in the semi-finals for the strong English team of Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Ronnie Baxter & Steve Beaton. It finishes 9-5 for the British. England's opponent in the final will be Wales just like two years earlier. Eric Burden, Sean Palfrey, Marshal James & Mark Salmon beat Alan Brown, Bob Taylor, Les Wallace & Andrew Wallace from Scotland 9-3.

In a repeat of the final from two years ago, little seems to have changed. The English team again wins, 9-5 this time. For Andy Fordham a new experience, after all he is making his debut, but for Martin Adams, Ronnie Baxter & Steve Beaton a second consecutive gold medal.

WDF Europe Cup Men Teams

About WDF Europe Cup Men Teams 1996

Competitors Of WDF Europe Cup Men Teams 1996

Godfrey Abela

Martin Adams

Ivars Adamson

Istvan Ban

Andrea Barbo

Ronnie Baxter

Steve Beaton

Jonas Bergström

Alan Brown

Eric Burden

Vincent Busuttil

Robbie Cannell

Paris Chloros

Emmanuel Ciantar

Gaudenz Coray

Charlie Cover

Stephane Dalancon

Alfred Desira

Louis Doherty

Stephan Eeckelaert

Uldis Erkis

Serge Farrando

Pascal Fontaine

Andy Fordham

Charlie Gaile

Demetris Georgiou

Geoffrey Gilbert

Seamus Gormley

Jan Guldsten

Jan-Erik Hermansson

Antonio Hibernon-Cano

Vasil Hristovski

Ari Ilmanen

Ioannis Ioannou

Per-Otto Jakobsen

Marshall James

Thor-Helmer Johansen

Marko Kantele

Blaine Karst

Tibor Kiss

Jarkko Komula

Andreas Krockel

Rudi Ladang

Attila Laibl

Henrik Primdal

Leo Laurens

John MaGowan

Jose-Real Maron

Frank Mast

Akis Mavrogalos

Mick McGowan

Jack McKenna

Stefan Nagy

Olle Nissen

Daniele Nocent

John-Joe O'Shea

Christos Padazopoulos

Sean Palfrey

Anders Pedersen

Lorenzo Penas

Pascal Rabau

Colin Rice

Ronny Rohr

Braulio Roncero

Kostas Sakellariou

Mark Salmon

Juan Salpico

Giorgio Sartor

Andreas Schendel

Noel Schlaeppi

Roland Scholten

Paul Sertin

Jari Siren

Arne Sivertsen

Co Stompé

Janis Straume

Franz Strobl