Castlebar in Ireland is the beautiful location for the eighteenth edition of the WDF World Cup. The world-famous Irish cordiality prevails and 38 countries make it a fascinating spectacle. 35 Women's team and 15 youth teams complete the line-up. The Breaffy House Resort, County Mayo, is the home of darts from September 20-24.
History is being written in Castlebar because England is the first country ever to win all three overall titles in one year. In addition, Catalonia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania get their first introduction to the unsurpassed WDF World Cup feeling.
For the ladies singles it is Trina Gulliver who is the strongest for the third time. She beats Julie Gore from Wales in the final, who loses the singles final for the third time in a row at the WDF World Cup.
On her way to the final, Gulliver defeats an international field. South African Felicity Sparks, Swedish Maud Jansson, Welsh Rhian Edwards, Canadian Jenelle Legge in the quarterfinals and Finnish Kirsi Viinikainen in the semi-finals. With her performance, Viinikainen takes the first Finnish medal ever in the ladies' singles.
Julie Gore has no easy route to her third consecutive final. She beats Corrine Hammond, Lumi Silvan, Cindy Hayhurst, Olive McIntyre, and Deta Hedman. In the final it can go two ways, Gore misses two match darts to win 7-5, but the game gets a decisive thirteenth leg. Gulliver is much earlier than her opponent on a finish, but it takes a long time before double 1 brings her the title.
Trina Gulliver was the first player to win this title twice and now is the first one to win it three times.