The twelfth WDF Europe Cup was held in Veldhoven from 11 to 14 October. The Netherlands will host the WDF Europe Cup for the second time after The Hague in 1984. 21 Countries participate in the men's competition, 19 in the women's competition. For the first time since 1992, this means a decline in the number of participating countries. There are a lot of spectators present at this edition. This is undoubtedly due to the high expectations of the host country. There is a darts hype in the Netherlands since the World Championship titles of Raymond van Barneveld in 1998 and 1999.
The gold goes to the Netherlands for the first time in history in 2000. Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen take the double by taking the overall gold in addition to the pairs tournament. They collect 44 points and that is two more than England that wins the silver. Denmark claims the bronze at an appropriate distance with 22 points. Belgium and Germany are shared fourth with 17 points.
Overall ranking
1 - 44 points Netherlands
2 - 42 points England
3 - 22 points Denmark
4 - 17 points Belgium/ Germany
6 - 16 points Sweden
7 - 13 points Italy
8 - 12 points Finland/ Scotland
10 - 10 points Ireland Republic/ Wales
12 - 8 points Norway
13 - 7 points France/ Hungary
15 - 5 points Northern Ireland
16 - 3 points Greece/ Switzerland
18 - 1 point Isle of Man
19 - 0 points Austria