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.
Just like the Netherlands in 2001, this year the English duo Clare Bywaters and Trina Gulliver set the maximum score of 66 points. They win the pairs and play the singles final against each other, with a victory for Bywaters. The overall silver is for Stacy Bromberg and Marilyn Popp on behalf of the USA with 29 points. The Japanese ladies Yukari Nishikawa and Mayumi Ouchi win the bronze with 20 points. Canada and Germany share fourth place with 18 points.
It is the seventh overall victory for the ladies of England. The bronze of Japan is the first ever overall medal for that country in the ladies.
Overall ranking
1 - 66 points England
2 - 29 points USA
3 - 20 points Japan
4 - 18 points Canada/ Germany
6 - 16 points Scotland
7 - 11 points Australia
8 - 9 points New Zealand/ Norway
10 - 6 points Sweden/ Italy/ Finland
13 - 5 points Ireland/ Bahamas
15 - 4 points Wales/ Northern Ireland/ Philippines/ Netherlands
19 - 3 points South Africa/ France
21 - 2 points Brazil/ Denmark
23 - 0 points Belgium/ Turks & Caicos/ Seychelles/ India