The WDF Europe Cup heads to the Faroe Islands this week as 284 players representing 37 nations descend on Tórshavn for four days of international darts.
Taking place from September 30 to October 3 at Við Tjarnir, the 2026 edition marks the 24th staging of the event, with medals and titles up for grabs across Singles, Pairs and Temp competitions.
The History
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The tournament has a long history dating back to 1978, when the inaugural edition was held in Copenhagen. John Lowe claimed the first Men’s Singles title, while Eric Bristow and Lowe combined to win the Pairs, with England taking the overall crown.
The women’s competition was introduced in 1982, further establishing the Europe Cup as one of the major international events on the WDF calendar.
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The latest chapter of that history was written in 2024 at Šamorín in Slovakia, where Sweden claimed the Open overall title, while Netherlands topped the Women’s standings.
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Sweden’s Johan Engström and Andreas Harrysson also took the Open Pairs crown, while Ireland’s Robyn Byrne (above) won the Women’s Singles title.
Those champions will be looking to defend their titles in very different surroundings this time around, with the Faroe Islands hosting the Europe Cup for the first time.
The Schedule
The action begins on Wednesday with the Open and Women’s Team round-robin stages, before the tournament moves into its knockout stages across Thursday and Friday.
Thursday will see the Open Pairs and Women’s singles progress through to their semi-finals, alongside the latter stages of the Open Team competition. Friday brings the Open singles and Women’s Pairs, as well as the Women’s Team Last 16 and quarter-finals.
The final day on Saturday will see the remaining Team competitions reach their conclusion, with the semi-finals played on the floor before the stage finals begin from 1:15pm.
The schedule culminates with six finals: The Women’s Pairs and Open Pairs over the best of 11 leg, followed by the Women’s and Open Singles over the best of 13, before the Women’s and Open Team finals are contested over the best of 17.
The Team draws will be made following the live draw during Tuesday evening’s Opening Ceremony, adding another layer of anticipation before a dart is thrown.
How to follow
Full details on the Europe Cup schedule, participating players and tournament draws are available through the WDF, while DartConnect will provide live scoring throughout the tournament.
The WDF will also provide a YouTube livestream across the duration of the event, with the stage finals on Saturday bringing the 2026 Europe Cup to a conclusion.
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