In 1999, for the first time in history, a WDF cup is held in Africa. Durban is the host for the twelfth Cup. 32 countries participate in the tournament, of which 30 also have taken a ladies team. For the first time in 1999 there is also a WDF World Cup the young people. Nine teams take a boy and a girl to South Africa. All of them will compete in the Durban Exhibition Centre for the three major Cups from 6 to 9 October.
Four youth titles are up for grabs. Singles with the girls and boys, mixed pairs and of course the overall WDF World Cup. Botswana, Namibia, and the Seychelles are participating for the first time at a WDF World Cup, which is more global than ever before.
In the pairs tournament, Wales manages to take the title for the second WDF World Cup in a row. After Sean Palfrey & Martin Phillips in 1997, it is Ritchie Davies & Richard Herbert who get the gold around their necks this time. They beat Raymond van Barneveld & Bert Vlaardingerbroek from The Netherland in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals they beat Wijnand Havenga & Lodwijk de Villiers in front of their home crowd.
In the final, the English duo Mervyn King & Ronnie Baxter awaits, but the Welsh men are unstoppable and win 4-1. The bronze for the South Africans is the first medal ever for that country in the men’s WDF World Cup history. The other bronze goes to the Scots Bob Taylor and Jamie Harvey.