After Europe, North America, Australia and Africa, the WDF World Cup will also conquer Asia for the first time in 2011. Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is the setting for the thirteenth edition of this tournament. It will be played from September 26 to 29.
With 27 participating countries in the ladies, 26 in the men and seven in the youth the tournament is slightly less visited than the previous editions, but the tournament is still a resounding success. Thailand makes its debut in 2001 at a WDF World Cup.
With victories in the team event, the pairs tournament and four men in the semi-finals of the singles, England is perhaps more dominant than ever. Mervyn King, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham & John Walton also win the overall ranking with a record score of 202 points. Finland finishes second with 110 points at an appropriate distance and Sweden takes the bronze with 63 points. The Netherlands is just of the podium with 51 points. Wales and Denmark share fifth place with 37 points.
Overall ranking
1 - 202 points England
2 - 110 points Finland
3 - 63 points Sweden
4 - 51 points Netherlands
5 - 37 points Denmark / Wales
7 - 25 points Northern Ireland
8 - 23 points Philippines
9 - 21 points Australia
10 - 20 points Germany
11 - 16 points Malaysia
12 - 15 points New Zealand / Scotland
14 - 14 points Norway
15 - 9 points Cyprus / South Africa
17 - 7 points Canada
18 - 6 points Italy
19 - 5 points Bahamas
20 - 3 points France / Ireland Republic / Singapore
23 - 2 points Japan / Seychelles / Switzerland / Thailand