From October 22 to 24, 1987, the sixth WDF World Cup was played at the Vally Sport Complex in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Twenty-three countries participate in the competition. The New Zealand team brought no less than 200 supporters and before the competition started the “Maori” presented their famous "Haka" war dance as a warm-up.
With 23 countries making the trip to Denmark, a new record is set, the 21 women's teams are also a record. Italy, Spain and Switzerland make their debut at a WDF World Cup.
The overall standings were clearly won by England for the fifth consecutive time. Bob Anderson, Eric Bristow, Cliff Lazarenko & John Lowe collect a total of 151 points. Canada, for the first time in the top three, takes silver with 69 points. Australia confirmed it’s good 1985 result domestically and again wins bronze with 50 points. Northern Ireland finishes fourth with 41 points and the USA finishes fifth with 39 points.
Overall ranking
1 - 151 points England
2 - 69 points Canada
3 - 50 points Australia
4 - 41 points Northern Ireland
5 - 39 points United States
6 - 33 points Sweden
7 - 30 points Belgium
8 - 29 points Singapore
9 - 26 points Scotland
10 - 25 points Denmark
11 - 24 points Wales
12 - 18 points Norway
13 - 16 points Finland
14 - 14 points France / New Zealand
16 - 13 points Malta
17 - 12 points Germany
18 - 10 points Italy / Switserland
20 - 6 points Japan
21 - 5 points Netherlands
22 - 4 points Hong Kong
23 - 3 points Spain