About WDF Europe Cup Women Pairs 2010

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WDF Europe Cup Ladies Pairs 2010 Photographer: Sijmon Timmers Rhian O'Sullivan Julie Gore

Turkey is one of the new and ambitious members of the World Darts Federation. Participant since 2006 and already in 2010 they are allowed to organize the seventeenth edition of the WDF Europe Cup. From 13 to 16 October, the Grand Haber Hotel in Kemer is the setting for a fantastic, sunny, European Cup. All records in terms of number of participating countries are broken. In the men, 28 countries participate and in the ladies 27. New countries such as Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, but also countries that are back after a short absence such as Estonia and Greece.

Two of the big favourites for the victory in the pairs already clash in the quarterfinals. Lisa Ashton & Trina Gulliver beat the Dutch pair Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen. In the semi-finals, the English duo are in turn defeated by Rhian Edwards & Julie Gore from Wales.

Until 2010, Ireland had won three women's bronze medals at a WDF Europe Cup. This year there would be honorary metal thanks to Angela de Ward & Caroline Breen. They beat the strong Finnish pair Tarja Salminen & Kirsi Vinnikainen 4-2 in the quarterfinals and then Denise Cassidy & Nicole Dillon from Northern Ireland in the semi-finals.

However, it would not be gold for Ireland because Rhian Edwards & Julie Gore from Wales take an early lead in the final and they will never look back. Angela de Ward & Caroline Breen must therefore settle for silver, but it is the first silver ever for the Irish at a WDF Europe Cup. After Ann Thomas & Linda Rogers in 1988 and Rhian Speed & Sandra Greatbatch in 1992, this is the third time Wales has won gold in the pairs event.

WDF Europe Cup Women Pairs 2010

Grand Haber Hotel in
Kemer, TUR
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Participants:
54
Start Date:
14 Oct 2010
End Date:
16 Oct 2010
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Samorín, SVK
25 Sep - 28 Sep Date
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