Robyn Byrne took the European title in the singles tournament at the WDF Europe Cup 2024 in Slovakia. The Irish player won in the final over Noa-Lynn van Leuven to capture the title.
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Van Leuven had conceded just one leg en route to the final. She started the tournament with wins over Ariana Porroche (4-0), Greta Tekauer (4-0), Anna Votavova (4-0) and Rhian O'Sullivan to reach the quarterfinals. That was followed by victories over Lorraine Hyde (5-1) and Michelle Merlit (6-0) for a spot in the European Cup finals. Byrne dealt successively with Susanna McGimpsey (4-0), Sara Foconetti (4-0), Nikki Bardsley (4-1), Samantha Kirton (4-1), Marina Letica (5-2) and Katie Sheldon (6-3).
In the final, Byrne had a sublime start. Thanks to a 15-darter and two 14-darters, the 27-year-old Irish darter won the first five legs of the match. Van Lueven then managed to reduce the deficit to 6-4, but still had to concede in the eleventh leg.
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Results ladies singles at WDF Europe Cup 2024
Final
Robyn Byrne (75.74) 7 | 4 (72.48) Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Semi-final
Robyn Byrne (73.10) 6 | 3 (70.28) Katie Sheldon
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (70.45) 6 | 0 (64.16) Michelle Merlit
Quarterfinals
Robyn Byrne (72.23) 5 | 2 (65.96) Marina Letica
Katie Sheldon (72.73) 5 | 2 (71.14) Kirsi Viinikainen
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Noa-Lynn van Leuven (78.27) 5 | 1 (74.08) Lorraine Hyde
Michelle Merlit (57.97) 5 | 4 (56.75) Ivanina Ivanova
Last 16
Robyn Byrne (92.78) 4 | 1 (87.12) Samantha Kirton
Marina Letica (59.60) 4 | 3 (60.55) Ana Maria Garcia
Kirsi Viinikainen (75.40) 4 | 1 (77.77) Paige Pauling
Katie Sheldon (69.99) 4 | 1 (65.04) Lucia Jankovská
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Noa-Lynn van Leuven (78.08) 4 | 0 (74.60) Rhian O'Sullivan
Lorraine Hyde (65.69) 4 | 2 (57.11) Margaret Kelly
Ivanina Ivanova (62.87) 4 | 3 (62.86) Mila Martinez
Michelle Merlit (61.17) 4 | 2 (63.50) Lerena Rietbergen
Last 32
Samantha Kirton (50.20) 4 | 3 (47.13) Monika Gurauskienė
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Robyn Byrne (66.96) 4 | 1 (43.58) Nikki Bardsley
Ana Maria Garcia (72.18) 4 | 2 (71.53) Leanne Topper
Marina Letica (64.65) 4 | 0 (51.90) Sabrina Hoor
Paige Pauling (69.76) 4 | 1 (64.21) Priscilla Steenbergen
Kirsi Viinikainen (74.22) 4 | 0 (59.12) Carole Frison
Lucia Jankovská (60.92) 4 | 3 (57.09) Alexandra Bogár
Katie Sheldon (63.96) 4 | 0 (59.03) Emine Dursun
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (98.56) 4 | 0 (59.16) Anna Votavová
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Rhian O'Sullivan (64.86) 4 | 3 (58.94) Maud Jansson
Margaret Kelly (58.00) 4 | 2 (62.14) Steph Clarke
Lorraine Hyde (67.92) 4 | 1 (63.54) Christiane Muzik
Ivanina Ivanova (50.43) 4 | 3 (52.75) Gabriela Bagat
Mila Martinez (63.96) 4 | 0 (54.26) Snezana Veljkovic
Michelle Merlit (67.49) 4 | 3 (65.98) Eve Watson
Lerena Rietbergen (76.07) 4 | 1 (68.24) Patricia de Peuter
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Last 64
Monika Gurauskienė (56.60) 4 | 2 (57.12) Fiona Gaylor
Samantha Kirton (61.00) 4 | 1 (54.90) Triin Timmermann
Nikki Bardsley (40.57) 4 | 1 (39.89) Marconia Zammit Borg
Robyn Byrne (92.49) 4 | 0 (48.77) Sara Foconetti
Ana Maria Garcia (57.75) 4 | 2 (56.25) Ceylin Ataş
Leanne Topper (78.08) 4 | 0 (68.08) Anna Forsmark
Sabrina Hoor (54.33) 4 | 3 (51.98) Sari Sauvola
Marina Letica (56.64) 4 | 2 (57.12) Aletta Wajer
Paige Pauling (63.64) 4 | 1 (49.59) Oana Cimpoca
Priscilla Steenbergen (58.92) 4 | 3 (48.05) Sandra Rimkevičiūtė
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Carole Frison (70.78) 4 | 1 (55.79) Gina D'Hondt
Kirsi Viinikainen (66.07) 4 | 0 (56.41) Sandra Ivić
Lucia Jankovská (68.79) 4 | 2 (58.85) Christine Hyde
Alexandra Bogár (51.66) 4 | 2 (49.70) Julia Siek
Katie Sheldon (64.03) 4 | 3 (59.85) Loredana Brumetz
Emine Dursun (62.46) 4 | 2 (57.11) Tamara Carcelen
Anna Votavová (54.15) 4 | 1 (52.46) Merete Kjær
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (77.08) 4 | 0 (59.04) Gréta Tekauer
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Rhian O'Sullivan (82.36) 4 | 0 (71.39) Katy Clarys
Maud Jansson (50.10) 4 | 0 (40.80) Steinunn Dagný Ingvarsdóttir
Margaret Kelly (55.41) 4 | 1 (48.38) Karine Gobert
Steph Clarke (55.62) 4 | 2 (58.46) Sarah Bartlomé
Lorraine Hyde (70.73) 4 | 0 (60.14) Marika Sarrapik
Christiane Muzik (42.48) 4 | 3 (41.68) Helen Dunn
Ivanina Ivanova (53.85) 4 | 1 (47.07) Sara Guastella
Gabriela Bagat (55.90) 4 | 1 (46.73) Đurđina Miščević
Mila Martinez (55.39) 4 | 2 (55.30) Daniela Neumayer
Snezana Veljkovic (57.26) 4 | 0 (48.23) Sandra Dögg Guðlaugsdóttir
Eve Watson (70.73) 4 | 0 (51.11) Anda Vīksna
Michelle Merlit (64.36) 4 | 2 (60.57) Chloe O'Brien
Patricia de Peuter (67.95) 4 | 1 (63.31) Natalie Gilbert
Lerena Rietbergen (72.59) 4 | 2 (68.90) Iida Lanko
Last 128
Monika Gurauskienė (50.26) 4 | 1 (51.17) Katarína Nagyová
Fiona Gaylor (50.68) 4 | 1 (47.41) Grace Crane
Triin Timmermann (51.94) 4 | 2 (53.67) Carole Monpoux
Samantha Kirton (65.87) 4 | 1 (52.75) Catalina Pasa
Nikki Bardsley (44.19) 4 | 2 (42.40) Marija Ružāne
Marconia Zammit Borg (45.46) 4 | 3 (45.33) Katarina Griffe
Robyn Byrne (81.24) 4 | 0 (48.67) Susanna McGimpsey
Sara Foconetti (45.67) 4 | 2 (44.03) Jenna Avrill
Ceylin Ataş (60.02) 4 | 2 (56.88) Anja Springborg Larsen
Ana Maria Garcia (47.64) 4 | 3 (49.60) Karolína Rysová
Anna Forsmark (60.73) 4 | 0 (50.82) Andreea Brad
Leanne Topper (62.63) 4 | 0 (49.75) Lovísa Hilmarsdóttir
Sari Sauvola (53.20) 4 | 0 (51.59) Ina Rademacher
Sabrina Hoor (47.51) 4 | 1 (45.97) Debora Kirova
Aletta Wajer (68.32) 4 | 0 (58.97) Veronika Ihász
Marina Letica (67.55) 4 | 0 (60.14) Carine Dessein
Oana Cimpoca (57.93) 4 | 3 (51.40) Mirjam Schüpbach
Paige Pauling (67.55) 4 | 0 (53.79) Alannah Waters-Evans
Sandra Rimkevičiūtė (60.85) 4 | 1 (56.50) Kateřina Sadílková
Priscilla Steenbergen (62.35) 4 | 2 (53.50) Ieva Brikmane - Buklovska
Carole Frison (55.00) 4 | 1 (53.15) Marianne Munksø
Gina D'Hondt (49.28) 4 | 0 (45.80) Audrey Gauci
Kirsi Viinikainen (74.22) 4 | 0 (53.73) Donna Le Clercq
Sandra Ivić (49.69) 4 | 0 (46.85) Tanja Messner
Christine Hyde (56.60) 4 | 1 (53.60) Jessica Bintz
Lucia Jankovská (54.16) 4 | 0 (49.86) Valeria Stoilova
Alexandra Bogár (54.16) 4 | 0 (46.59) Anna Madigan
Julia Siek (56.45) 4 | 2 (45.75) Tiina Tiisler
Katie Sheldon (57.26) 4 | 0 (43.46) Árdís Sif Guðjóndóttir
Loredana Brumetz (55.25) 4 | 3 (52.70) Milou Emriksdotter
Emine Dursun (59.60) 4 | 1 (41.83) Slađana Pantić
Tamara Carcelen (48.44) 4 | 2 (48.08) Jessica Corlett
Anna Votavová (57.53) 4 | 1 (50.17) Plamena Urdeva
Merete Kjær (55.65) 4 | 2 (46.36) Leonie Kammann
Gréta Tekauer (63.30) 4 | 3 (64.18) Giulia Olteanu
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (76.10) 4 | 0 (44.28) Ariana Porroche
Rhian O'Sullivan (77.77) 4 | 1 (64.03) Josipa Brzić
Katy Clarys (61.98) 4 | 0 (59.91) Ayşe Bodur
Steinunn Dagný Ingvarsdóttir (45.86) 4 | 2 (39.21) Tania Zimmer
Maud Jansson (60.38) 4 | 1 (57.90) Tiia Pärnänen
Karine Gobert (49.55) 4 | 3 (51.62) Milena Tvrdorijeka
Margaret Kelly (57.70) 4 | 1 (52.58) Asta Juknienė
Sarah Bartlomé (63.28) 4 | 0 (44.29) Rossella Cristiano
Steph Clarke (64.65) 4 | 0 (58.03) Ailish Finnan
Marika Sarrapik (52.74) 4 | 0 (49.68) Ema Love
Lorraine Hyde (65.86) 4 | 2 (62.65) Nina Stašková
Christiane Muzik (60.12) 4 | 0 (46.24) Lilliana Abela
Helen Dunn (43.30) 4 | 2 (42.69) Irēna Bauze
Sara Guastella (51.43) 4 | 1 (44.72) Nóra Erdei
Ivanina Ivanova (50.69) 4 | 3 (46.85) Sarah Taylor
Gabriela Bagat (51.28) 4 | 3 (53.18) Caroline Breen
Đurđina Miščević (52.28) 4 | 0 (43.61) Antje Kalski
Mila Martinez (65.02) 4 | 1 (56.02) Kayleigh O'Neill
Daniela Neumayer (58.03) 4 | 2 (44.78) Nisanur Dönmez
Snezana Veljkovic (61.35) 4 | 0 (42.84) Riika Merilaht
Sandra Dögg Guðlaugsdóttir (44.02) 4 | 2 (42.89) Martina Sulovská
Eve Watson (56.19) 4 | 0 (50.91) Josianne Caruana
Anda Vīksna (43.98) 4 | 1 (43.16) Crina Ravar
Chloe O'Brien (43.99) 4 | 1 (43.99) Monika Hocková
Michelle Merlit (54.16) 4 | 0 (47.50) Hope Hopwood
Natalie Gilbert (69.91) 4 | 0 (53.32) Sonny Klein-Kemp
Patricia de Peuter (52.28) 4 | 0 (46.11) Doriane Michel
Iida Lanko (62.87) 4 | 1 (60.31) Jeannette Stoop
Lerena Rietbergen (65.35) 4 | 0 (60.17) Ieva Tvaronavičiūtė
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