The English dominate WDF World Cup IV, which was held in Edinburgh on 21 and 22 October. At the WDF General meeting, Peter McMenamin of Australia is elected as the new chairman to replace Bill Turner of New Zealand. For the first time there is also a separate WDF World Cup for women.
The ladies play with two per country. In addition to the Overall WDF World Cup, they also compete for medals in the singles and pairs. 21 countries compete in Scotland, including the debutants Norway and Germany. For the ladies, 19 countries participate in their first WDF World Cup
It was noteworthy that members from the English and Scottish teams were present in all three finals. The Scots, encouraged by some 5.000 supporters, were unable to win any from the English. Eric Bristow, Keith Deller, John Lowe & Dave Whitcombe therefore clearly won the overall WDF World Cup title with 188 points ahead of Scotland with 92 points. Wales took the bronze with 55 points and the USA came in fourth with 37 points. Australia and Sweden finish in joint 5th place with 29 points.
Overall ranking
1 - 188 points England
2 - 92 points Scotland
3 - 55 points Wales
4 - 37 points United States
5 - 34 points Australia / Sweden
7 - 24 points Netherlands
8 - 22 points Canada
9 - 20 points Northern Ireland
10 - 18 points New Zealand
11 - 17 points Ireland Republic
12 - 16 points Finland
13 - 14 points Singapore
14 - 13 points Belgium
15 - 10 points France / Jamaica / Japan
18 - 8 points Denmark
19 - 4 points Germany
20 - 2 points Hong Kong / Norway