1978 WDF Europe Cup

1978 WDF Europe Cup
Tournament information
Location	Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Established	1–3 September 1978
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Champion(s)
Singles John Lowe (men's singles) [1] Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe (men's pairs) [1] Team Scotland (men's team) [1] Overall England (men's overall) [1]
1980»

The 1978 WDF Europe Cup was the 1st edition of the WDF Europe Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 1 to 3 September. ^[2]

Entered teams

16 countries/associations entered a team in the event. ^[2]

Nr.	Country	Men's Selection
1	Belgium	Arnold Vandepoele, Valere Quyssens, Willy Delaere, Louis van Iseghem
2	Cyprus	Vasus Demetriades, Andreas Zannettos, J Nauom, G.H. Sokratolis
3	Denmark	Kaj Mortensen, Orla Iversen, John Andersen, Jan Larsen
4	England	Eric Bristow, Cliff Lazarenko, John Lowe, Doug McCarthy
5	France	Jose Perez, Peter Robbins, Phillippe Marchand, Martial Rondel
6	Finland	Kajp Sundsten, Matti Heinonen, Jorma Karumaa, Seppo Jaakola
7	West Germany	Peter Hummel, Jimmy Hughes, Tammo Schendermein, Alfred Gibson
8	Gibraltar	Joe Goldwin, Billy Duo, Johnny Wood, Freddie Duarte
9	Ireland	Charles Byrne, Sean Morris, Jim McQuillan, Seamus O'Brien
10	Jersey	Joseph Bell, Graham Colsell, Geoffrey Pinei, Tony Truscott
11	Malta	George Borg, Felix Buhagiar, Francis Misfud, Grezzju Scicluna
12	Netherlands	Peter Lee, Herman Jongman, Jilles Vermaat, Peter Smith
13	Northern Ireland	Bobby Evans, Norman Gilmore, Jack Nicholl, Dessie Noade
14	Scotland	George Nicoll, Eric MacLean, Jocky Wilson, Rab Smith
15	Sweden	Stefan Lord, Bjørn Enqvist, Nils-Magnus Ericksson, Becke Johansson
16	Wales	John Assiratti, Alan Evans, Tony Ridler, Leighton Rees

Men's singles

	1st Round(best of 7 legs)					2nd Round(best of 7 legs)					3rd Round(best of 7 legs)					Quarter-finals(best of 7 legs)					Semi-finals(best of 7 legs)					Final(best of 7 legs)
		John Lowe	4
		Norman Gilmore	0
							John Lowe	4
							J Nauom	0
		J Nauom	4
		Jimmy Hughes	2
												John Lowe	4
												George Nicoll	1
		George Nicoll
		Bye
							George Nicoll	4
							Nils-Magnus Ericksson	1
		Nils-Magnus Ericksson	4
		Herman Jongman	0
																	John Lowe	4
																	Louis van Iseghem	0
		Louis van Iseghem
		Bye
							Louis van Iseghem	4
							Jan Larsen	2
		Jan Larsen	4
		Kajp Sundsten	1
												Louis van Iseghem	4
												Jim McQuillan	3
		Jim McQuillan	4
		Freddie Duarte	2
							Jim McQuillan	4
							John Assiratti	2
		John Assiratti
		Bye
																						John Lowe	4
																						Doug McCarthy	0
		Doug McCarthy
		Bye
							Doug McCarthy	4
							Peter Lee	0
		Peter Lee	4
		Tammo Schendermein	3
												Doug McCarthy	4
												Kaj Mortensen	0
		Kaj Mortensen	4
		Vasus Demetriades	1
							Kaj Mortensen	4
							Charles Byrne	3
		Charles Byrne
		Bye
																	Doug McCarthy	4
																	Stefan Lord	0
		Stefan Lord	4
		Jack Nicholl	3
							Stefan Lord	4
							Jorma Karumaa	1
		Jorma Karumaa	4
		Arnold Vandepoele	3
												Stefan Lord	4
												Alan Evans	1
		Alan Evans	4
		Joe Goldwin	0
							Alan Evans	4
							Eric MacLean	3
		Eric MacLean	4
		Bobby Evans	1
																											John Lowe	4
																											Jocky Wilson	1
		Jocky Wilson	4
		Billy Duo	3
							Jocky Wilson	4
							Orla Iversen	0
		Orla Iversen	4
		G.H. Sokratolis	0
												Jocky Wilson	4
												Peter Smith	0
		Peter Smith	4
		Seppo Jaakola	2
							Peter Smith	4
							Valere Quyssens	1
		Valere Quyssens
		Bye
																	Jocky Wilson	4
																	Leighton Rees	2
		Leighton Rees	4
		Dessie Noade	0
							Leighton Rees	4
							Becke Johansson	3
		Becke Johansson	4
		Alfred Gibson	2
												Leighton Rees	4
												Eric Bristow	2
		Eric Bristow	4
		Johnny Wood	2
							Eric Bristow	4
							Sean Morris	0
		Sean Morris
		Bye
																						Jocky Wilson	4
																						Tony Ridler	2
		Tony Ridler
		Bye
							Tony Ridler	4
							Rab Smith	3
		Rab Smith
		Bye
												Tony Ridler	4
												Cliff Lazarenko	2
		Cliff Lazarenko
		Bye
							Cliff Lazarenko	4
							Bjørn Enqvist	2
		Bjørn Enqvist	4
		Peter Hummel	0
																	Tony Ridler	4
																	Seamus O'Brien	0
		Seamus O'Brien
		Bye
							Seamus O'Brien	4
							Matti Heinonen	2
		Matti Heinonen	4
		Andreas Zannettos	2
												Seamus O'Brien	4
												Willy Delaere	1
		Willy Delaere
		Bye
							Willy Delaere	4
							John Andersen	2
		John Andersen	4
		Jilles Vermaat	3

Men's Pairs

Players in bold denote match winners. ^{[3] [4]}

	1st Round(best of 7)					2nd Round(best of 7)					Quarter-finals(best of 7)					Semi-finals(best of 7)					Final(best of 7)
		John Andersen Orla Iversen	0
		Valere Quyssens Louis van Iseghem	4
							Valere Quyssens Louis van Iseghem	2
							Nils-Magnus Ericksson Bjørn Enqvist	4
		Nils-Magnus Ericksson Bjørn Enqvist	4
		Norman Gilmore Dessie Noade	0
												Nils-Magnus Ericksson Bjørn Enqvist	1
												Eric Bristow John Lowe	4
		Matti Heinonen Seppo Jaakola	4
		Jilles Vermaat Peter Smith	3
							Matti Heinonen Seppo Jaakola	2
							Eric Bristow John Lowe	4
		Eric Bristow John Lowe	4
		Freddie Duarte Johnny Wood	1
																	Eric Bristow John Lowe	4
																	Alan Evans Leighton Rees	3
		Vasus Demetriades G.H. Sokratolis	2
		Peter Hummel Alfred Gibson	4
							Peter Hummel Alfred Gibson	1
							Sean Morris Charles Byrne	4
		Sean Morris Charles Byrne	4
		Bobby Evans Jack Nicholl	3
												Sean Morris Charles Byrne	1
												Alan Evans Leighton Rees	4
		George Nicoll Rab Smith
		Bye
							George Nicoll Rab Smith	2
							Alan Evans Leighton Rees	4
		Alan Evans Leighton Rees
		Bye
																						Eric Bristow John Lowe	4
																						Doug McCarthy Cliff Lazarenko	0
		Jan Larsen Kaj Mortensen	4
		Jorma Karumaa Kajp Sundsten	0
							Jan Larsen Kaj Mortensen	4
							Tony Ridler John Assiratti	3
		Tony Ridler John Assiratti
		Bye
												Jan Larsen Kaj Mortensen	0
												Doug McCarthy Cliff Lazarenko	4
		Herman Jongman Peter Lee	4
		Tammo Schendermein Jimmy Hughes	3
							Herman Jongman Peter Lee	1
							Doug McCarthy Cliff Lazarenko	4
		Doug McCarthy Cliff Lazarenko
		Bye
																	Doug McCarthy Cliff Lazarenko	4
																	Willy Delaere Arnold Vandepoele	3
		Willy Delaere Arnold Vandepoele	4
		J Nauom Andreas Zannettos	0
							Willy Delaere Arnold Vandepoele	4
							Becke Johansson Stefan Lord	1
		Becke Johansson Stefan Lord
		Bye
												Willy Delaere Arnold Vandepoele	4
												Seamus O'Brien Jim McQuillan	2
		Seamus O'Brien Jim McQuillan	4
		Billy Duo Joe Goldwin	3
							Seamus O'Brien Jim McQuillan	4
							Eric MacLean Jocky Wilson	3
		Eric MacLean Jocky Wilson
		Bye

Men's team

	Last 16(best of 17 legs)					Quarter-finals(best of 17 legs)					Semi-finals(best of 17 legs)					Final(best of 17 legs)
		Wales
		Bye
							Wales	9
							Denmark	3
		Cyprus	4
		Denmark	9
												Wales	9
												Ireland	5
		Ireland	9
		Northern Ireland	8
							Ireland	9
							Germany	1
		Netherlands	4
		Germany	9
																	Wales	3
																	Scotland	9
		Scotland	9
		Finland	3
							Scotland	9
							Sweden	4
		Sweden
		Bye
												Scotland	9
												England	8
		England
		Bye
							England	9
							Belgium	6
		Belgium	9
		Gibraltar	8

References

1. "WDF Europe Cup 1978". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. "WDF Europe Cup Men Overall 1978". Mastercaller. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
3. "WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 1978". Mastercaller. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
4. "WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 1978 Results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 3 April 2024.