Ennis in Ireland is the beautiful setting for the fifteenth edition of the WDF Europe Cup darts. Played at the Lynch West County Hotel from September 21-23. It is the second time that Ireland organizes the WDF Europe Cup. Bundoran was host in 1996. Nineteen countries send their best men and women to Ireland to compete. It would be a historic edition for the men because the English quartet falls of the podium in the overall standings for the first time in history. Turkey joined the WDF Europe Cup family for the first time in 2006.
Clare Bywaters & Trina Gulliver repeat the performance of Linda Batten & Sharon Kemp in 1984 by taking gold in the couples and winning gold and silver in the singles. With that they score the maximum number of points of 68 and of course also win the overall title. Scotland wins the silver with 31 points, just ahead of Wales who takes bronze with 30 points. The Netherlands comes in fourth with 20 points and Northern Ireland finishes fifth with 17 points. After Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen in 2000 and 2002, Clare Bywaters & Trina Gulliver become the second pair to successfully defend their overall title with exactly the same team.
Overall ranking
1 - 68 points England
2 - 31 points Scotland
3 - 30 points Wales
4 - 20 points Netherlands
5 - 17 points Northern Ireland
6 - 12 points Ireland Republic
7 - 11 points Norway
8 - 10 points Finland/ Germany
10 - 7 points Sweden
11 - 5 points Czech Republic
12 - 4 points Denmark/ France/ Italy
15 - 3 points Hungary/ Turkey
17 - 1 point Belgium/ Russia
19 - 0 points Iceland