WDF World Cup Women Singles 1999

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.

The two most successful female darts players of the moment are facing each other in the final. Francis Hoenselaar from The Netherlands takes on her rival from England; Trina Gulliver. Both ladies hardly hand in any legs on their way to the final. Gulliver wins the first two rounds 4-0 each time. In round three she experiences more resistance from South African Anne Visser; 4-2. In the quarterfinals she defeats Bianka Strauch from Germany and in the semi-finals, she plays the strong finalist from two years ago; Northern Ireland Denise Cassidy both 4-1.

Francis Hoenselaar had to work hard against Apylee Jones from England in round one, but the Dutch ace wins convincingly 4-0, In round two she wins 4-1 against Fatuma Kayege from Uganda. The next round she has to face experienced Anne “captain” Kirk from Scotland who she also defeats 4-0. In the quarterfinals she wins 4-1 against the Australian Dot McLeod and in the semi-finals against the Canadian Patricia Farrell.

In the final, Hoenselaar is 1-3 behind due to a slow start. But this last match of the tournament will still be a real match. Hoenselaar wins two legs in a row and comes level at 3-3. There must be a seventh and decisive leg in which both ladies throw a 140 twice, but Gulliver the winning double. With that, she crowns herself as WDF World Cup singles champion, for her the first time.

The bronze goes to Canada with Patricia Farrell and Northern Ireland also takes a bronze medal with Denise Cassidy. Gulliver is the third English after Linda Batten and Mandy Solomons to take the ladies singles gold.

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Competitors Of WDF World Cup Women Singles 1999

Vanda Adams

Jenna Alcindor

Monia Alvis

Olive Begomba

Sabine Beutler

Stacy Bromberg

Isabel Carneiro

Terry Cartwright

Denise Cassidy

Helen Chalson

Susanna De Jager

Carina Ekberg

Mette Engen-Hansen

Patricia Farrell

Valere Gaudion

Noeline Gear

Sandra Greatbatch

Trina Gulliver-MBE

Annette Hakonsen

Elizabeth Hickmott

Francis Hoenselaar

Lisa Huber

Norma Irvine

Lucy Jemtai

Heike Jenkins

Trudy Johnson

Jannette Jonathan

Apylee Jones

Joyce Jordan

Fatuma Kayege

Anne Kirk

Midori Koizumi

Linda Ledingham

Evelyn Magapatona

Olive McIntyre

Dot McLeod

Sonia Moretti

Julie Nicholls

Karin Nordahl

Heli Ohvavainen

Fumie Ono

Ann-Louise Peters

Lorette Philander

Sandra Pollet

Marilyn Popp

Karyn Probet

Vicky Pruim

Kristina Pruim-Korpii

Vivian Puseletso-Morutwa

Marene Racz

Tarja Salminen

Jackie Sharpe

Bianka Strauch

Adelia Almeida

Angelique Thuiller

Adel Urgyan

Karin Visser

Anne Wairimu

Michela Zangheri

Kitty van der Vliet

Callers Of WDF World Cup Women Singles 1999

Martin Fitzmaurice

WDF World Cup Women Singles 1999