1978 WDF Europe Cup

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

Entered Teams

11 countries/associations entered a team in the event

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	Finland	Kajp Sundsten, Matti Heinonen, Jorma Karumaa, Seppo Jaakola
6	Germany	Peter Hummel, Jimmy Hughes, Tammo Schendermein, Alfred Gibson
7	Ireland	Charles Byrne, Sean Morris, Jim McQuillan, Seamus O'Brien
8	Netherlands	Peter Lee, Herman Jongman, Jilles Vermaat, Peter Smith
9	Scotland	George Nicoll, Eric MacLean, Jocky Wilson, Rab Smith
10	Sweden	Stefan Lord, Bjørn Enqvist, Nils-Magnus Ericksson, Becke Johansson
11	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

Bye

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

Bye

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

Bye

Stefan Lord

4

Jorma Karumaa

1

Jorma Karumaa

4

Arnold Vandepoele

3

Stefan Lord

4

Alan Evans

1

Alan Evans

Bye

Alan Evans

4

Eric MacLean

3

Eric MacLean

Bye

John Lowe

4

Jocky Wilson

1

Jocky Wilson

Bye

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

Bye

Leighton Rees

4

Becke Johansson

3

Becke Johansson

4

Alfred Gibson

2

Leighton Rees

4

Eric Bristow

2

Eric Bristow

Bye

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

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

Bye

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

Bye

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

Bye

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

Bye

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

Bye

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

Bye

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