Robyn Byrne defeats Noa-Lynn van Leuven to take title at WDF Europe Cup

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.

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.

Robyn Byrne (75.74) 7 | 4 (72.48) Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Robyn Byrne (73.10) 6 | 3 (70.28) Katie Sheldon

Noa-Lynn van Leuven (70.45) 6 | 0 (64.16) Michelle Merlit

Robyn Byrne (72.23) 5 | 2 (65.96) Marina Letica

Katie Sheldon (72.73) 5 | 2 (71.14) Kirsi Viinikainen

Noa-Lynn van Leuven (78.27) 5 | 1 (74.08) Lorraine Hyde

Michelle Merlit (57.97) 5 | 4 (56.75) Ivanina Ivanova

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

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

Samantha Kirton (50.20) 4 | 3 (47.13) Monika Gurauskienė

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

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

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

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

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

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