WDF Europe Cup Men Teams 2012

The eighteenth edition of the European Cup would initially be held in Germany, but they had to give the organization back to the WDF. Belgium then wanted to take over, but they too did not get the organization up and running on time. Eventually it is decided to return to Turkey where the Cup was held two years earlier. For the first time in the history, two consecutive editions are not only held in the same country, the same place, but also in the same location; The Grand Haber hotel in Kemer. For the first time in history 30 countries are registered in the men’s competition, with three fewer teams for the ladies. Debutants are Bulgaria, Catalonia, Jersey and Luxembourg.

The first round is played in eight groups, with the top two advancing to the last 16. There are few surprises in the group stage and all major countries reach the last 16. There are no remarkable results there either, although the 2008 winners go out, but the Danish team is a different team from four years earlier. The Netherlands beats the Vikings and also beats Scotland in the quarterfinals. Defending champion Belgium also reaches the semi-finals. The Belgians win big, 9-3 against Northern Ireland. The English quartet also effortlessly qualifies for the semi-finals with a 9-3 victory over the surprising Poles. Wales is the fourth team to reach the last four. Sweden is no match for the Brits and loses 9-5.

Martin Adams, Martin Atkins, Tony O'Shea & Scott Waites ensure that England reach the final of the team tournament for the first time since 2004. In the semi-finals they dethrone Ronny Huybrechts, Geert de Vos, Davyd Venken & Donnie Michels from Belgium. England wins big with a 9-4 score. In the other semi-final, the Dutch foursome Jan Dekker, Wesley Harms, Christian Kist & Benito van de Pas play very strong and especially solid as a team. The Welsh team consisting of Martin Phillips, Wayne Warren, Jonny Clayton & David Smith-Hayes is also playing very well, but every really important leg always falls in the Dutch direction. In the end that is enough for a 9-6 victory for the Dutch.

The final is also an exciting affair. It is very close together, but the less experienced Dutch still manage to get the most important legs. Martin Adams, Martin Atkins, Tony O'Shea & Scott Waites have to bow their heads at the end of the final as the Dutch win it 9-7. Jan Dekker, Wesley Harms, Christian Kist & Benito van de Pas take the gold and that is only the second time that the Netherlands succeeds.

WDF Europe Cup Men Teams

About WDF Europe Cup Men Teams 2012

Competitors Of WDF Europe Cup Men Teams 2012

Øyvind Aasland

Martin Adams

Vladimir Andersen

Mats Andersson

Martin Atkins (Leeds)

Kagan Aytek

Roy Baillie

Craig Baxter

Tom Becker

Doroteo Bermudez

Przemyslaw Bobrowski

Thomas Bremgartner

Ulf Ceder

Cristian Cimpoca

Arunas Ciplys

Mingo Claudiano

Jonny Clayton

Darren Clifford

Alessandro Colnaghi

Jason Cullen

Rune David

Geert De Vos

Jan Dekker

Lennart Efraimsson

Halgrímur Egilsson

Vegar Elvevoll

Johan Engström

Steve Eusebini

Maksim Evmenenkov

Oliver Ferenc

Adrian Frim

David Glenn

Martin Goodin

Andrej Gorjak

Pere Grau

Gianluca Grillini

Daryl Gurney

Jani Haavisto

Robert Hansen

Wesley Harms

Glenn Honoré

Ronny Huybrechts

Krasimir Ivanov

Jiri Jenicek

Frede Johansen

Stig Jorgensen

Aleksey Kadochnikov

Christoph Kappeler

Philip Karall

Engin Kayaoglu

Joe Kieffer

Christian Kist

Christoph Kleindienst

Boris Koltsov

Jarkko Komula

Ljubomir Krkljes

Nikolai Krustev

Stefan Kuntner

Darius Labanauskas

Daniel Larsson

Renaud Lescure

Marin Marinov

Stephen McDonnell

Sean McGowan

Terry McNulty

Donie Michels

Steven Miles

Einar Moller

Ross Montgomery

Dave Moore

Gintaras Nagevius

Razyan Negot

Ivan Neykov

Tony O'Shea

Roman Obukhov

Michal Ondo

Tihomir Patrik