England and Ireland met in both Teams finals in Torshavn, and each took a gold. England in a deciding-leg thriller and Ireland in a rout.
Women’s Teams darts: England 9-8 Republic of Ireland
Paige Pauling’s tops doubled England’s early lead and it was soon 3-0, but the two-time World Cup champions refused to fold. Katie Sheldon found double 1 with the last dart in hand, then Rebecca Allen won a leg against Deta Hedman, and from 3-0 down, Ireland were level at 3-3.
England led 5-3 at the halfway point, only for Allen to hit a maximum on the way to beating Steph Clarke and cut it to 5-4.
Hedman’s double 10 made it 6-4, and Laura Turner’s 100 checkout with her last dart in hand edged England closer to the line. But Robyn Byrne’s 15-darter kept Ireland alive at 8-7, and Sheldon’s tops forced a one-leg decider.
Hedman was equal to the pressure situation. She fired in back-to-back 140s and took out 78 in two darts to seal a 14-darter and a 9-8 win. England’s fifth Women’s Teams gold in the six Europe Cups the event has been held at. It was England’s third gold of the afternoon.
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Open Teams Darts: Republic of Ireland 9-2
The Open final went the other way entirely. Gerard McGlynn’s double 16 levelled it at 1-1, and from there Ireland won six legs in a row. Damien Grimes hit tops, Raymond Mulvey beat Carl Wilkinson with a 17-darter, and Dale McCarthy took out 40 with the last dart in hand after Jenson Walker had missed at double 16.
That finishing was the story. Sean Holley missed five darts at a double in one leg, and McGlynn hit tops at the first time of asking to make it 6-1.
Holley’s double-double finish on 58 stopped the rot at 7-2, but McGlynn punished four missed darts at tops by Walker to move Ireland within a leg of the title, and Grimes sealed a 9-2 win and the Republic of Ireland’s first Europe Cup Teams gold.
The final standings
When the dust settled in Torshavn, England sat top of the medal table with four golds and seven medals in all, and Ireland’s two golds put them second.
Wales claimed Open Pairs gold among their six medals, while Scotland’s one gold belonged to Mitchell Lawrie.
2026 WDF Europe Cup Medal Table
7 – England 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉
4 – Republic of Ireland 🥇🥇🥈🥉
6 – Wales 🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉
1 – Scotland 🥇
3 – Finland 🥈🥉🥉
2 – Sweden 🥈🥉
1 – Croatia 🥈
1 – Czechia 🥉
1 – Denmark 🥉
1 – Italy 🥉
1 – Netherlands 🥉
1 – Norway 🥉
1 – Slovenia 🥉
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