WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
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The WDF Asia-Pacific Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1980. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, and a women's competition. The most recent Asia-Pacific Cup was held in 2010, in Tokyo
, Japan
.
The tournament was originally known as the WDF Pacific Cup, but was renamed the Asia-Pacific Cup in 2000. It also initially featured teams from North America until the formation of the WDF Americas Cup
in 2002.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The tournament was originally known as the WDF Pacific Cup, but was renamed the Asia-Pacific Cup in 2000. It also initially featured teams from North America until the formation of the WDF Americas Cup
WDF Americas Cup
The WDF Americas Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 2002. The tournament consists of a team championship and a singles championship. The most recent Americas Cup was held in 2010, in The Bahamas.-Previous winners:-External links:*...
in 2002.
Previous winners
Year | Host | Overall Champions | Men's Singles Champions | Men's Pairs Champions | Women's Singles Champions | Women's Pairs Champions | Team Event Champions | Mixed Pairs Champions |
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1980 Details |
Newcastle, NSW Newcastle, New South Wales The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas... |
Australia |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... |
Jerry Umberger Jerry Umberger Jerry Umberger is a retired American darts player who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s.Throwing American Darts, he was a member of four PA State Dart Championship teams... & KC Mallaney |
Ivy Hampton |
Ivy Hampton & Cherry Bradshaw |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... George Foster Selly Tain Carol Gerhardt |
Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea is a retired Australian professional darts player.O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter finals. O'Dea also played in four World Masters tournaments, reaching the quarter finals in... & Barbara Fletcher |
1982 Details |
Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
Australia |
Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea is a retired Australian professional darts player.O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter finals. O'Dea also played in four World Masters tournaments, reaching the quarter finals in... |
Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea is a retired Australian professional darts player.O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter finals. O'Dea also played in four World Masters tournaments, reaching the quarter finals in... & Barry Atkinson Barry Atkinson Barry Atkinson is a retired Australian darts player.Atkinson played in the 1977 Winmau World Masters where he lost in the last 16 stage to Paul Reynolds who went on the reach the final and lose to Eric Bristow. He played in the inaugural BDO World Darts Championship in 1978, but lost in the first... |
Barbara Fletcher |
Lee-Ann Pickett & Angie Luscombe |
Andy Green Andy Green (darts player) Andy Green is an American former darts player.Green played in the 1979 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Alan Glazier. He made a return to Jollees in the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round to Dave Whitcombe.-External links:*... Wade McDonald Sandy Reitan Judy Campbell |
Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea is a retired Australian professional darts player.O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter finals. O'Dea also played in four World Masters tournaments, reaching the quarter finals in... & Barbara Fletcher |
1984 Details |
Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
New Zealand |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... |
Bob Sinnaeve Bob Sinnaeve Robert "Bob" Sinnaeve is a Canadian darts player who won his national title five times.-Early career:Sinnaeve took up darts in 1973 as an alternative to bowling, as he felt the darts circuit would give him more time to spend with his wife, Judy... & Dave Green |
Lilian Bird |
Lilian Bird & Jane Karena |
Jerry Umberger Jerry Umberger Jerry Umberger is a retired American darts player who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s.Throwing American Darts, he was a member of four PA State Dart Championship teams... Nicky Virachkul Nicky Virachkul Nicky Virachkul was a professional darts player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He competed in the third WDF World Cup darts tournament in 1979 and won the singles title... Kathy Karpowich Jo-Ann Anderson |
Bob Sinnaeve Bob Sinnaeve Robert "Bob" Sinnaeve is a Canadian darts player who won his national title five times.-Early career:Sinnaeve took up darts in 1973 as an alternative to bowling, as he felt the darts circuit would give him more time to spend with his wife, Judy... & Rani Gill |
1986 Details |
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United States |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... |
Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress is a semi-retired New Zealand darts player who competed in the 1980s.He competed in the 1980 and 1981 Embassy BDO World Darts Championships but was defeated by Scotland's Jocky Wilson in 1980 and by the American darts player David Miller in the first round in 1981. He has won the... & Barry Whittaker |
Kathy Karpowich |
Rani Gill & Amy Earle |
Tony Payne Tony Payne Tony Payne is an American darts player. He is also well known for publishing an article in the Bulls Eye News magazine famously titled "Thermonuclear Cricket". The article discusses Payne's strategies on how to play a better cricket game... Len Heard Len Heard Len Heard is an American darts player.Heard reached the final of the 1979 North American Open, losing to Eric Bristow. Heard then played in the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Dave Whitcombe. Heard then won the 1980 North American Open. In the 1981 BDO World Darts... Kathy Karpowich Kathy Hopkins |
Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress is a semi-retired New Zealand darts player who competed in the 1980s.He competed in the 1980 and 1981 Embassy BDO World Darts Championships but was defeated by Scotland's Jocky Wilson in 1980 and by the American darts player David Miller in the first round in 1981. He has won the... & Lottie Chalcroft |
1988 Details |
Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Australia |
Russell Stewart Russell Stewart Russell Stewart is an Australian darts player. He uses the nickname Rusty for his matches.-Playing career:... |
Russell Stewart Russell Stewart Russell Stewart is an Australian darts player. He uses the nickname Rusty for his matches.-Playing career:... & Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea Terry O'Dea is a retired Australian professional darts player.O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter finals. O'Dea also played in four World Masters tournaments, reaching the quarter finals in... |
Louise Ball |
Lori Braithwaite & Kathy Hopkins |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... Jim Damore Lori Verrier Kathy Hopkins |
Russell Stewart Russell Stewart Russell Stewart is an Australian darts player. He uses the nickname Rusty for his matches.-Playing career:... & Julie Thomas |
1990 Details |
Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
United States |
Albert Ansty |
Russell Stewart Russell Stewart Russell Stewart is an Australian darts player. He uses the nickname Rusty for his matches.-Playing career:... & Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan is a retired Australian darts player.He played in three BDO World Darts Championships. In 1991, he defeated future world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the first round, but lost to Alan Warriner in round two. In 1992 he defeated Peter Evison 3-1 in the first round but was defeated... |
Jane Karena |
Patricia Farrell & Carmen Pasher |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... Dave Kelly Eva Grigsby Kim Kellar |
Paul Lim Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990... & Eva Grigsby |
1992 Details |
Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
Australia |
Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan is a retired Australian darts player.He played in three BDO World Darts Championships. In 1991, he defeated future world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the first round, but lost to Alan Warriner in round two. In 1992 he defeated Peter Evison 3-1 in the first round but was defeated... |
Wayne Weening Wayne Weening Wayne Dirk Weening is an Australian darts player.Weening made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances with his best performance coming in 1993, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Rod Harrington and Albert Anstey before losing to Alan Warriner... & Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan is a retired Australian darts player.He played in three BDO World Darts Championships. In 1991, he defeated future world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the first round, but lost to Alan Warriner in round two. In 1992 he defeated Peter Evison 3-1 in the first round but was defeated... |
Charmaine Barney |
Sandy Reitan & Kathy Maloney |
Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress is a semi-retired New Zealand darts player who competed in the 1980s.He competed in the 1980 and 1981 Embassy BDO World Darts Championships but was defeated by Scotland's Jocky Wilson in 1980 and by the American darts player David Miller in the first round in 1981. He has won the... Peter Hunt Peter Hunt (darts player) Peter Hunt is a New Zealand darts player who currently plays in the BDO/WDF circuit. With multiple titles to his name, he is one of New Zealand's leading darts players.... Jannette Jonathan Sophie Corbett |
Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan is a retired Australian darts player.He played in three BDO World Darts Championships. In 1991, he defeated future world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the first round, but lost to Alan Warriner in round two. In 1992 he defeated Peter Evison 3-1 in the first round but was defeated... & Louise Ball |
1994 Details |
Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
Canada |
Russell Stewart Russell Stewart Russell Stewart is an Australian darts player. He uses the nickname Rusty for his matches.-Playing career:... |
John Part John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... & Carl Mercer |
Patricia Farrell |
Patricia Farrell & Andrea Sorensen |
Russell Stewart Russell Stewart Russell Stewart is an Australian darts player. He uses the nickname Rusty for his matches.-Playing career:... Wayne Atkins Dot McLeod Jodie Hislop |
John Part John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... & Patricia Farrell |
1996 Details |
Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
Australia |
Graham Hunt Graham Hunt Graham Hunt is an Australian darts player who won the 1997 Winmau World Masters.Hunt played in the 1997 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Mervyn King. He then produced an amazing run just months later in the Winmau World Masters... |
Yves Chamberland & Carl Mercer |
Dot McLeod |
Dot McLeod & Megan Rodgers |
Yves Chamberland Carl Mercer Patricia Farrell Leighton Johnson |
Graham Hunt Graham Hunt Graham Hunt is an Australian darts player who won the 1997 Winmau World Masters.Hunt played in the 1997 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Mervyn King. He then produced an amazing run just months later in the Winmau World Masters... & Dot McLeod |
2000 Details |
Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... |
New Zealand |
Warren Parry Warren Parry Warren Parry is a New Zealand darts player. He is not a full-time professional and works as a slaughterman.Parry reached the final of the 1999 WDF World Cup Men's Singles event, beating Marko Kantele in the last 16, Andy Fordham in the quarter finals and fellow New Zealander Herbie Nathan in the... |
Hardip Singh & Tengku Hadzali Shah |
Yaruki Nishikawa |
Jannette Jonathan & Marion Morgan |
Warren Parry Warren Parry Warren Parry is a New Zealand darts player. He is not a full-time professional and works as a slaughterman.Parry reached the final of the 1999 WDF World Cup Men's Singles event, beating Marko Kantele in the last 16, Andy Fordham in the quarter finals and fellow New Zealander Herbie Nathan in the... Herbie Nathan Alan Thomson Stuart Leach |
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2002 Details |
Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... |
New Zealand |
Herbie Nathan |
Graham Hunt Graham Hunt Graham Hunt is an Australian darts player who won the 1997 Winmau World Masters.Hunt played in the 1997 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Mervyn King. He then produced an amazing run just months later in the Winmau World Masters... & Anthony Fleet Anthony Fleet Anthony "Tony" Fleet is an Australian darts player who competes in the BDO/WDF system.-Darts career:Fleet qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, but was defeated 3-0 by Adrian Lewis in the first round.... |
Jannette Jonathan |
Janice Hinojales & Paulita Villanueva |
Dixie Ybanez Celso Parfan III Robert Calupit Joseph Domanais Paulita Villanueva Janice Hinojales |
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2004 Details |
Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
New Zealand |
Robert Grant |
Daisuke Takayama & Hiroshi Watanabe |
Megan Smith |
Jannette Jonathan & Megan Smith |
Warren Parry Warren Parry Warren Parry is a New Zealand darts player. He is not a full-time professional and works as a slaughterman.Parry reached the final of the 1999 WDF World Cup Men's Singles event, beating Marko Kantele in the last 16, Andy Fordham in the quarter finals and fellow New Zealander Herbie Nathan in the... Herbie Nathan Robert Grant Bernie Smith Bernie Smith (darts player) Bernie Smith is a professional darts player from New Zealand.- External links :*... |
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2006 Details |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
New Zealand |
Amin Abdul Ghani |
Kouji Aoki & Taro Yachi |
Megan Smith |
Jannette Jonathan & Megan Smith |
Lourence Ilagan Lourence Ilagan Lourence Ilagan is a Filipino darts player.Ilagan is a two-time quarter-finalist in the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup. He has also reached the final of the Philippines Open in 2006 and 2007 along with the final of the 2008 Malaysian Open... Ronald L. Briones Roberto C. Concepcion Rizal Barellano Rizal Barellano Rizal Barellano is a Filipino darts player.Barellano reached the quarter finals of the 2006 WDF Asis-Pacific Cup, winning group C2 and eventually lost to Malaysian Amin Abdul Ghani who won the tournament... Analiza Awitan Roselyn Noble |
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2008 Details |
Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank... |
Australia |
Peter Machin |
Selbaraju Subramaniam & Ananden Tandrian |
Corrine Hammond |
Corrine Hammond & Louise Ball |
Tony David Tony David Tony David is a darts player and is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world champion. David won the 2002 Embassy World Championship. He plays under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang.-Career:David started playing darts at the age of 25 and progressed into the Queensland State... Kyle Anderson Corrine Hammond Eddy Sims Eddy Sims Eddy Sims is an Australian darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation. He is not a full-time professional and works as a Telecommunication Technical Officer.... Louise Ball Peter Machin |
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2010 Details |
Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Australia |
Koha Kokiri |
Anthony Fleet Anthony Fleet Anthony "Tony" Fleet is an Australian darts player who competes in the BDO/WDF system.-Darts career:Fleet qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, but was defeated 3-0 by Adrian Lewis in the first round.... & Geoff Kime |
Jannette Jonathan |
Corrine Hammond & Lavinia Hogg |
Anthony Fleet Anthony Fleet Anthony "Tony" Fleet is an Australian darts player who competes in the BDO/WDF system.-Darts career:Fleet qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, but was defeated 3-0 by Adrian Lewis in the first round.... Beau Anderson Corrine Hammond Kyle Anderson Lavinia Hogg Geoff Kime |