The 23rd edition of the WDF Europe Cup was held at the x-bionic® sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. The men's tournament starts with 40 teams. Eight countries leave their women at home. There are no debuting countries for the first time since 2016. The Europe Cup was played from 25 to 28 September.
James Hurrell, Joshua Richardson, Scott Williams & Luke Littler were the defending champions. They won for England in Spain in 2022. This year, the English team will consist of four new members: Scott Mitchell, Paul Milford, Ricky King & Cameron Crabtree. They reach the quarterfinals, where they surprisingly lose to the eventual runner-up Czech Republic.
In this year's group stage, the Scots surprisingly do not survive the group. They lose to both Romania and Slovakia, who both advance.
In the quarter finals Denmark with Brian Lokken, Andreas Toft-Jorgensen, Simon Bak & Michael Mogensen plays against Croatia with Ivica Cavrix, Romeo Grbavac, Marko Janjic & Mario Cegir and wins 9-7. Dennie Olde Kalter, Wesley Plaisier, Alexander Merkx & Johann Brouwer form Team Netherlands and play against Hannes Schnier, Franko Giuiliani, Patrick Tringler & Andreas Kampen from Austria. They win quite easily with 9-2. The last quarter finals are played by Johan Engstrom, Viktor Tongstrom, Edwin Torbjornsson & Andreas Harrysson from Sweden against Sam Cankett, Sean Fisher, Mark Challenger & Llew Bevan from Wales. The Swedes beat the Welshmen with 9-6.
In the semi-finals Czech Republic with David Pisek, Alexander Masek, Vitezlav Sedlak & Pavel Drtil beat team Denmark with 9-5 and thus secure their place in the final. The other semi-final is between the Netherlands and Sweden, with team Sweden sending the Dutch team home with a score of 9-2.
The final is a very exciting affair, and it comes down to a sixteenth leg. In the end, it is the Swedish team, consisting of Johan Engstrom, Victor Tingstrom, Edwin Torbjornsson & Andreas Harrysson, who win the tournament. They beat the Czech team, consisting of Pavel Drtil, David Pisek, Alexander Masek & Vitezslav Sedlak with a score of 9-7.
Sweden wins the team event for the second time. They previously won in 2018. They then beat the Dutch team in the final. The Czech Republic takes silver for the first time.