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.
The overall title goes to England for the seventh time. Mandy Solomons and Trina Gulliver collect a total of 58 points. The silver is for Northern Ireland with 38 points, in addition to the gold of Denise Cassidy in the singles. It is the first time that Northern Ireland has entered the top three overall. Finland took the bronze with 22 points for the second consecutive time. Sweden finishes fourth with 21 points and the Netherlands deserves fifth place with 16 points.
Overall ranking
1 - 58 points England
2 - 38 points Northern Ireland
3 - 22 points Finland
4 - 21 points Sweden
5 - 16 points Netherlands
6 - 14 points Norway/ Scotland
8 - 12 points Denmark/ Wales
10 - 9 points Ireland Republic/ Switzerland
12 - 8 points Germany
13 - 7 points Czech Republic
14 - 6 points Italy
15 - 4 points Isle of Man
16 - 3 points Hungary/ France
18 - 1 point Latvia
19 - 0 points Cyprus/ Austria/ Gibraltar