Lorna Croft Friendship Cup

The Lorna Croft Friendship Cup was an annual darts match contested between the nations of Germany and the Netherlands.[1]

Lorna Croft Friendship Cup
Tournament information
Established2006
Organisation(s)Dutch Darts Association
German Darts Association
FormatLegs
Month(s) PlayedDecember
Final Year2015
Final champion(s)
Netherlands (overall team)
Aileen de Graaf (women's singles)
Remco van Eijden (men's singles)

History

The event was created as a tribute to and the trophy was named in honour of Lorna Croft, the deceased wife of Olly Croft, the then Chairman of the British Darts Organisation.[2] First held in 2006 as a women's only competition,[2] only in 2013 was a men's competition held for the first time.[1][2] The 2014 edition was moved to the following March because both darts associations had full schedules.[1][3]

Both teams consisted of eight women and eight men.[1] The women competed against one other in singles and pairs events and a team competition.[1] Likewise for the men.[1] A singles tournament was held on the last day that offered both the men's and women's winners entry in the qualifying rounds for the World Masters.[1][4] The points totals from the men's and women's events were then added together for a combined score to determine the overall winner of the competition.

The 2015 edition of the competition was the last, because as of 2016, it and the Challenge of the Lowlands tournament will be replaced with a new event featuring the four nations of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.[5][6]

References
  1. Lorna Corft Friendship Cup NDB Darts. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  2. Preview of the 8th edition of the Lorna Croft Friendship Cup Dartfreakz. 28-11-2013. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  3. LCFC Postponed NDB Darts. 24-10-2014. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  4. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup NDB Darts. 01-11-2011. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  5. "New four nations darts tournament". WDF. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. "New Four Countries Darts Tournament". NDB Darts. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. Heike Ernst wins singles of Lorna Croft Friendship Cup Dartn. 11-12-2006. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  8. LCFC results 2006 Michelle Sossong website. 11-12-2006. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  9. LCFC results 2007 Michelle Sossong website. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  10. The Dutch ladies win the 3rd Lorna Croft Friendship Cup Dartn. 19-10-2008. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  11. LCFC results 2008 Michelle Sossong website. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  12. Lorna Croft Cup again prey to Netherlands Dartpromtie. 07-12-2009. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  13. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup Darts 1. 09-12-2009. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  14. 2010 Lorna Croft Friendship Cup BDO Forums. December 2010. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  15. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup is played in Utrecht Dartfreakz. 12-11-2010. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  16. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup "Germany wins, grabs Krappen ticket" Dartfreakz. 04-12-2011. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  17. LCFC 2011 played! NBD Darts. 05-12-2011. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  18. De Graaf wins singles, Netherlands loses Lorna Croft Friendship Cup Dartfreakz. 02-12-2012. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  19. Germany wins LCFC NDB Darts. 02-12-2012. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  20. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup 2012 Darts WDF. 04-12-2012. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  21. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup 2013 won by Netherlands Dartfreakz. 01-12-2013. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  22. Netherlands win Lorna Croft Cup 2013 NDB Darts. 01-12-2013. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  23. De Graaf and Van Eijden win single titles Lorna Croft Friendship Cup Dartfreakz. 15-03-2015. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  24. Lorna Croft Friendship Cup 2015 won by Dutch team Dartfreakz. 15-03-2015. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
  25. Netherlands win Lorna Croft Friendship Cup! NDB Darts. 13-03-2015. Retrieved 16-03-2015.
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