The WDF World Cup is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and held biennially since 1977. It has featured men's events since the beginning, while women's events were added in 1983 and youth events in 1999. The most recent tournament, the 2025 World Cup, was held in Seoul, South Korea. The event used to be broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, but coverage of the tournament ceased after the 1987 World Cup.

Tournament structure

Men's national teams participating in the WDF World Cup consist of four players per country, competing as singles, pairs and in a four-player team event. Starting in 2015, women's teams will also consist of four players each and compete in these three types of events, having previously comprised only two players for singles and pairs competitions. Youth teams have been expanded as well and will now include two male and two female players under the age of 18 who compete in their respective singles and pairs competitions as well as a mixed pairs event.

Points are scored depending on placement in the various events, with the national teams achieving the highest points totals being crowned WDF World Cup Champions in the three categories of men, women and youth.

List of tournaments

YearVenueMen's World CupWomen's World CupYouth World Cup
1977England LondonOverallWales
SinglesWales Leighton Rees
PairsEngland Eric Bristow & John Lowe
TeamWales Leighton Rees, Alan Evans, David Jones, Phil Obbard
1979United States Las VegasOverallEngland
SinglesUnited States Nicky Virachkul
PairsEngland Eric Bristow & John Lowe
TeamEngland Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Bill Lennard
1981New Zealand NelsonOverallEngland
SinglesEngland John Lowe
PairsEngland Cliff Lazarenko & Tony Brown
TeamEngland Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Tony Brown, Cliff Lazarenko
1983Scotland EdinburghOverallEnglandOverallEngland
SinglesEngland Eric BristowSinglesUnited States Sandy Reitan
PairsEngland Eric Bristow & John LowePairsEngland Maureen Flowers & Audrey Derham
TeamEngland Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Keith Deller, Dave WhitcombeTeamNot Held
1985Australia BrisbaneOverallEnglandOverallEngland
SinglesEngland Eric BristowSinglesEngland Linda Batten
PairsEngland Eric Bristow & John LowePairsEngland Linda Batten & Sharon Kemp
TeamUnited States Tony Payne, Rick Ney, John Kramer, Dan VallettoTeamNot Held
1987Denmark CopenhagenOverallEnglandOverallUnited States
SinglesEngland Eric BristowSinglesNetherlands Valery Maytum
PairsEngland Eric Bristow & John LowePairsUnited States Kathy Karpowich & Kathy Maloney
TeamEngland Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, Bob AndersonTeamNot Held
1989Canada TorontoOverallEnglandOverallEngland
SinglesEngland Eric BristowSinglesUnited States Eva Grigsby
PairsEngland Eric Bristow & John LowePairsEngland Sharon Colclough & Sue Edwards
TeamCanada Bob Sinnaeve, Rick Bisaro, Tony Holyoake, Albert AnsteyTeamNot Held
1991Netherlands ZandvoortOverallEnglandOverallNew Zealand
SinglesEngland John LoweSinglesNew Zealand Jill MacDonald
PairsAustralia Keith Sullivan & Wayne WeeningPairsWales Sandra Greatbatch & Rhian Speed
TeamEngland Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Phil Taylor, Alan WarrinerTeamNot Held
1993United States Las VegasOverallWalesOverallUnited States
SinglesNetherlands Roland ScholtenSinglesUnited States Kathy Maloney
PairsCanada John Part & Carl MercerPairsNetherlands Valery Maytum & Francis Hoenselaar
TeamEngland Steve Beaton, Ronnie Baxter, Kevin Kenny, Dave AskewTeamNot Held
1995Switzerland BaselOverallEnglandOverallEngland
SinglesEngland Martin AdamsSinglesEngland Mandy Solomons
PairsEngland Martin Adams & Andy FordhamPairsEngland Deta Hedman & Mandy Solomons
TeamEngland Steve Beaton, Ronnie Baxter, Martin Adams, Andy FordhamTeamNot Held
1997Australia PerthOverallWalesOverallUnited States
SinglesNetherlands Raymond van BarneveldSinglesNew Zealand Noeline Gear
PairsWales Sean Palfrey & Martin PhillipsPairsUnited States Stacy Bromberg & Lori Verrier
TeamWales Eric Burden, Marshall James, Sean Palfrey, Martin PhillipsTeamNot Held
1999South Africa DurbanOverallEnglandOverallEnglandOverallAustralia
SinglesNetherlands Raymond van BarneveldSinglesEngland Trina GulliverBoysFinland Kim Viljanen
PairsWales Ritchie Davies & Richie HerbertPairsEngland Trina Gulliver & Apylee JonesGirlsAustralia Harrena Williamson
TeamEngland Ronnie Baxter, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Mervyn KingTeamNot HeldMixedAustralia Beau Anderson & Harrena Williamson
2001Malaysia Kuala LumpurOverallEnglandOverallNetherlandsOverallSweden
SinglesEngland Martin AdamsSinglesNetherlands Francis HoenselaarBoysEngland Stephen Bunting
PairsEngland Andy Fordham & John WaltonPairsNetherlands Francis Hoenselaar & Mieke de BoerGirlsAustralia Venus Johnson
TeamEngland Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Mervyn King, John WaltonTeamNot HeldMixedSweden Markus Korhonen & Johanna Ehn
2003France EpinalOverallEnglandOverallEnglandOverallAustralia
SinglesNetherlands Raymond van BarneveldSinglesEngland Trina GulliverBoysNetherlands Jerry Hendriks
PairsEngland Martin Adams & Mervyn KingPairsEngland Trina Gulliver & Clare BywatersGirlsEngland Kate Dando
TeamUnited States Ray Carver, John Kuczynski, Bill Davis, George WallsTeamNot HeldMixedAustralia Kyle Anderson & Kathleen Logue
2005Australia PerthOverallNetherlandsOverallEnglandOverallNetherlands
SinglesNetherlands Dick van DijkSinglesEngland Clare BywatersBoysNetherlands Jonny Nijs
PairsNetherlands Raymond van Barneveld & Vincent van der VoortPairsEngland Trina Gulliver & Clare BywatersGirlsNetherlands Carla Molema
TeamFinland Jarkko Komula, Ulf Ceder, Marko Pusa, Kim ViljanenTeamNot HeldMixedNetherlands Jonny Nijs & Carla Molema
2007Netherlands RosmalenOverallNetherlandsOverallWalesOverallNetherlands
SinglesWales Mark WebsterSinglesWales Jan RobbinsBoysHungary Tibor Tax
PairsNetherlands Mario Robbe & Joey ten BergePairsRussia Anastasia Dobromyslova & Irina ArmstrongGirlsSweden Linda Odén
TeamEngland Martin Adams, Steve Farmer, Tony O'Shea, John WaltonTeamNot HeldMixedNetherlands Maarten Pape & Thea Kaaijk
2009United States CharlotteOverallNetherlandsOverallEnglandOverallFinland
SinglesEngland Tony O'SheaSinglesUnited States Stacy BrombergBoysWales Jamie Lewis
PairsAustralia Anthony Fleet & Geoff KimePairsEngland Lisa Ashton & Karen LawmanGirlsFinland Aliisa Koskivirta
TeamNetherlands Joey ten Berge, Willy van de Wiel, Frans Harmsen, Daniel BrouwerTeamNot HeldMixedFinland Tuomas Tikka & Aliisa Koskivirta
2011Republic of Ireland CastlebarOverallEnglandOverallEnglandOverallEngland
SinglesEngland Scott WaitesSinglesEngland Trina GulliverBoysNetherlands Jimmy Hendriks
PairsEngland Martin Adams & Tony O'SheaPairsEngland Trina Gulliver & Deta HedmanGirlsEngland Fallon Sherrock
TeamEngland Scott Waites, Tony O'Shea, Martin Atkins, Martin AdamsTeamNot HeldMixedEngland Jake Jones & Fallon Sherrock
2013Canada St. John'sOverallEnglandOverallEnglandOverallAustralia
SinglesNetherlands Wesley HarmsSinglesEngland Deta HedmanBoysAustralia Jamie Rundle
PairsEngland Stephen Bunting & Tony O'SheaPairsEngland Trina Gulliver & Deta HedmanGirlsEngland Casey Gallagher
TeamScotland Ross Montgomery, Craig Baxter, Gary Stone, Alan SoutarTeamNot HeldMixedCanada Dawson Murschell & Alicia Looker
2015Turkey AntalyaOverallEnglandOverallEnglandOverallNetherlands
SinglesWales Jim WilliamsSinglesEngland Lisa AshtonBoys SinglesNetherlands Maikel Verberk
PairsNetherlands Wesley Harms & Richard VeenstraPairsEngland Lisa Ashton & Claire BrookinBoys PairsNetherlands Maikel Verberk & Justin van Tergouw
TeamEngland Glen Durrant, Scott Mitchell, Jamie Hughes, Mark McGeeneyTeamEngland Deta Hedman, Lisa Ashton, Fallon Sherrock, Claire BrookinGirls SinglesSouth Africa Tayla Carolissen
Girls PairsGermany Christina Schuler & Nina Puls
MixedNetherlands Maikel Verberk & Kyana Frauenfelder
2017Japan KobeOverallAustralia AustraliaOverallNetherlands NetherlandsOverallNetherlands Netherlands
SinglesCanada Jeff SmithSinglesSweden Vicky PruimBoys SinglesNetherlands Justin van Tergouw
PairsRussia Boris Koltsov & Aleksandr OreshkinPairsRussia Anastasia Dobromyslova & Marina KononovaBoys PairsNetherlands Justin van Tergouw & Wessel Nijman
TeamAustralia Peter Machin, Justin Thompson, Andrew Townes, Raymond SmithTeamNetherlands Aileen de Graaf, Sharon Prins, Anca Zijlstra, Vanessa ZuidemaGirls SinglesIran Deniz Hashtbaran
Girls PairsIran Deniz Hashtbaran & Mahshad Avazzadeh
MixedNetherlands Justin van Tergouw & Layla Brussel
2019Romania Cluj-NapocaOverallNetherlands NetherlandsOverallEngland EnglandOverallEngland England
SinglesNew Zealand Darren HerewiniSinglesJapan Mikuru SuzukiBoys SinglesEngland Keelan Kay
PairsCanada David Cameron & Jeff SmithPairsJapan Mikuru Suzuki & Mayumi OuchiBoys PairsEngland Brad Phillips and Keelan Kay
TeamWales Jim Williams, Darren Bingham, Arwyn Morris, Nick KennyTeamEngland Maria O'Brien, Lorraine Winstanley, Deta Hedman, Fallon SherrockGirls SinglesEngland Beau Greaves
Girls PairsEngland Beau Greaves and Shannon Reeves
MixedCzech Republic Tomas Houdek and Anna Votavova
2023Denmark EsbjergOverallNetherlands NetherlandsOverallEngland EnglandOverallEngland England
SinglesNetherlands Berry van PeerSinglesEngland Beau GreavesBoys SinglesEngland Jenson Walker
PairsNew Zealand Haupai Puha & Ben RobbPairsEngland Deta Hedman & Beau GreavesBoys PairsEngland Jenson Walker & Thomas Banks
TeamNetherlands Jelle Klaasen, Wesley Plaisier, Ryan de Vreede, Berry van PeerTeamRepublic of Ireland Robyn Byrne, Caroline Breen, Aoife McCormack, Katie SheldonGirls SinglesEngland Paige Pauling
Girls PairsEngland Paige Pauling & Hannah Meek
MixedEngland Paige Pauling & Thomas Banks
2025South Korea SeoulOverallJapanOverallIrelandOverallNetherlands
SinglesAustria Franko GiulianiSinglesPhilippines Lovely-Mae OrbetaBoys SinglesCanada Peyton Hammond
PairsItaly Alex Bassetti & Daniele PetriPairsJapan Kosuzu Iwao & Shiori SatoBoys PairsRepublic of Ireland Aidan O'Hara & Jack Courtney
TeamWales David Davies, Llew Bevan, Liam Meek, Mark ChallengerTeamRepublic of Ireland Katie Sheldon, Robyn Byrne, Aoife McCormack, Denise CassidyGirls SinglesTurkey Ayşegül Karagöz
Girls PairsChinese Taipei Tsai Yung-En & Yang Yi-Ching
MixedNetherlands Kendji Steinbach & Kimberly Kersbergen

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