The ninth edition of the WDF Europe Cup was played in the Swedish capital Stockholm from October 13-15. For the first time, the milestone of twenty registered countries was reached in the men’s competition. Russia, Latvia and the Czech Republic are the newcomers. There were 18 countries competing in the ladies, only Belgium and Cyprus did not bring their ladies to Sweden. It is also the first WDF Europe Cup after the split, where many of the top players start their own organisation, which will later become the PDC. The British teams in particular should be affected by this on paper.
With the increase in the number of countries, more matches are also played in the pairs tournament. From 1994, two countries per group advance to the quarterfinals. From that moment on, knockout is played as usual. In the quarterfinals, all three British countries win. England beats Denmark, Wales beats Finland and Scotland beats Germany.
In the semi-finals Deta Hedman & Tammy Montgomery from England compete against the Scottish duo Janette Youngson & Cathie Gibson. It proves a thriller that is won by England in the seventh leg. In the other semi-final, Francis Hoenselaar & Valerie Maytum from the Netherlands beat Sandra Greatbatch & Leeanne Maddock from Wales 4-2.
The pairs final is therefore between England and the Netherlands and just like in the singles, England just edges it. Deta Hedman & Tammy Montgomery beat Francis Hoenselaar & Valerie Maytum 4-2. The fourth pairs win for England at a WDF Europe Cup.