After Brisbane in 1985 and Perth in 1997, Australia hosts a WDF World Cup for the third time in 2005. From September 28 to October 1, the Challenge Stadium in Perth is where there will be played. It is the fifteenth edition of the WDF World Cup for men, the twelfth for women and the fourth for youth.
In the men’s competition 31 countries compete for the title, 26 in the ladies 26 and for youth there are nine. At least a record for the Australian Cups. India makes its debut this WDF World Cup.
For the first time in history, the men's overall WDF World Cup goes to a non-British country. The Netherlands win the pairs tournament with Raymond van Barneveld and Vincent van der Voort and Dick van Dijk is the surprising singles champion. Niels de Ruiter completes the team. In addition, a semi-final in the team tournament is sufficient for the overall victory. With 103 points, the Netherlands has 20 points more than Finland that takes the silver. After three consecutive overall victories, England has to settle for bronze this year with 74 points. Australia finishes fourth with 69 points, Denmark takes 68 points and fifth place.
Overall ranking
1 - 103 points Netherlands
2 - 83 points Finland
3 - 74 points England
4 - 69 points Australia
5 - 68 points Denmark
6 - 34 points Malaysia
7 - 32 points Scotland
8 - 31 points United States
9 - 25 points Italy
10 - 24 points Ireland Republic
11 - 22 points Sweden
12 - 20 points Wales
13 - 18 points Belgium / Brazil
15 - 15 points Northern Ireland
16 - 13 points New Zealand / Russia / Singapore
19 - 12 points Germany
20 - 11 points South Africa
21 - 10 points Canada
22 - 9 points France
23 - 7 points Japan / Norway / Philippines
26 - 6 points Bahamas
27 - 2 points India
28 - 1 point Switzerland / Turks and Caicos Islands
30 - 0 points Seychelles