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 the 25th to the 28th of September.
England is the defending champion. Deta Hedman, Lorraine Winstanley, Clair Brookin & Beau Greaves won in Spain in 2022.
The Netherlands wins the tournament by a landslide and takes more than twice as many points as runner-up Ireland. Ireland wins the singles event, with a silver medal for the Netherlands. The Netherlands takes home the titles in the team and pairs event.
Slovakia takes a beautiful bronze medal on home soil. There is also a fourth place for England, and a fifth position for Wales.
Final ranking:
1 – 140 points Netherlands
2 – 78 points Ireland
3 – 77 points Slovakia
4 – 63 points England
5 – 61 points Wales
6 – 47 points Finland
7 – 36 points Sweden
8 – 35 points Croatia
9 – 31 points Scotland
10 – 29 points Hungary
11 – 28 points Spain
12 – 27 points Denmark
13 – 18 points Belgium
15 – 15 points Bulgaria/ France
18 – 13 points Austria/ Lithuania/ Switzerland
19 – 12 points Italy
20 – 11 points Estonia
22 – 10 points Isle of Man/ Northern Ireland
23 – 8 points Czech Republic
25 – 6 points Luxembourg/ Romania
27 – 5 points Jersey/ Turkey
29 – 4 points Latvia/ Serbia
30 – 3 points Iceland
32 – 2 points Germany/ Malta