About WDF World Cup Women Pairs 2009

Champion
2009 WDF World Cup Photographer: ADO Lisa Ashton Karen Lawman

In 2009, the United States are elected host for the third time. After previous two editions in Las Vegas in 1979 and 1993, it is now Charlotte's turn in North Carolina. The Blake Hotel is the venue where will be played from September 23-25. New faces on stage for the first time in a long time. Richard Ashdown and Jacques Nieuwlaat replace Martin Fitzmaurice as host on behalf of the WDF from 2009.

It will be a very relaxed WDF World Cup in beautiful weather conditions, with 32 men's, 31 women's and 10 youth teams competing for the medals. The Cayman Islands are making their debut. Besides the Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, Trinidad & Tobago, Bermuda, Bahamas and Barbados are also present and this ensures that this WDF World Cup also gets a real Caribbean feel to it.

The women's pairs are won by the English duo Lisa Ashton & Karen Lawman-Smith. They beat the Swedish ladies Carina Ekberg & Maud Jansson who have to settle for silver for the second time in a row. For England the eighth time that they write this event to their name. The English ladies are really tested a number of times on their road to the title. In the group stage a seventh and deciding leg is needed to beat Finland and this is also the case in the quarterfinals against the USA. Julie Gore & Rhian Edwards from Wales even win four legs against the English tandem in the semi-finals, but for the first time in history that semi-final is best of nine legs and so Ashton and Lawman-Smith survive here too. The final does yield a clear 6-2 and the gold medal.

In addition to Wales, it is Finland that also wins a bronze medal. Tarja Salminen & Kirsi Viinikainen also lose their semi-final in a ninth and deciding leg against the Swedish ladies. Carina Ekberg now has a beautiful silver collection. It is her fourth silver medal in the pairs, she is yet to win the gold.

Callers Of WDF World Cup Women Pairs 2009

WDF World Cup Women Pairs 2009

Blake Hotel in
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Participants:
62
Start Date:
24 Sep 2009
End Date:
26 Sep 2009