Lex Paeshuyse and Daniel Stephenson made it to the finals of the JDC World Championship in Gibraltar. This tournament was open to the best darters aged from 10 to 17 years old.
The final is played every year during the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. Paeshuyse, a 13-year-old talent from Belgium, made it to the final by beating Ryan Branley (4-2), Jack Nankervis (4-0), Jamie French (4-1), Kendji Steinbach (4-2) and Tergel Khurelkhuu (5-4) during the knockout stages. In all these five matches, the Belgian threw an average above eighty.
His opponent in the final is a 16-year-old boy from England. Stephenson defeated the likes of Benjamin Goddard (4-2), Bradley van der Velden (4-3), Kieran Thompson (4-1), Archie Self (4-3) and Drake Porter (5-2).
Results JDC World Darts Championship
Final
Lex Paeshuyse - | - Daniel Stephenson
Semi-Finals
Lex Paeshuyse (83.37) 5 | 4 (84.43) Tergel Khurelkhuu
Daniel Stephenson (79.81) 5 | 2 (68.19) Drake Porter
Quarter-Finals
Tergel Khurelkhuu (77.59) 4 | 2 (74.45) Luke Dooley
Lex Paeshuyse (86.46) 4 | 2 (88.09) Kendji Steinbach
Daniel Stephenson (77.57) 4 | 3 (74.60) Archie Self
Drake Porter (69.79) 4 | 3 (64.40) Piotr Chochol
Last 16
Luke Dooley (66.68) 4 | 1 (63.36) Jack Johnson
Tergel Khurelkhuu (82.17) 4 | 1 (80.11) Oscar Lozoya
Kendji Steinbach (75.70) 4 | 1 (64.75) Kyle Davidson
Lex Paeshuyse (80.60) 4 | 1 (73.80) Jamie French
Daniel Stephenson (85.89) 4 | 1 (76.86) Kieran Thompson
Archie Self (77.66) 4 | 1 (72.83) Paige Pauling
Drake Porter (74.18) 4 | 2 (73.82) Jack Marshall
Piotr Chochol (69.65) 4 | 2 (72.03) Scott Doyle
Last 32
Jack Johnson (64.66) 4 | 1 (62.68) Jenson Macey
Luke Dooley (67.18) 4 | 1 (68.97) Francesco Basili
Tergel Khurelkhuu (93.40) 4 | 1 (80.96) James Tate
Oscar Lozoya (82.36) 4 | 0 (58.48) Jacob Todd
Kyle Davidson (74.82) 4 | 1 (59.30) Thomas O'Riordan
Kendji Steinbach (74.03) 4 | 1 (72.13) Shay Feeney
Jamie French (66.05) 4 | 2 (60.51) Moritz Linn
Lex Paeshuyse (85.89) 4 | 0 (75.26) Jack Nankervis
Daniel Stephenson (85.73) 4 | 3 (85.75) Bradley Van Der Velden
Kieran Thompson (75.15) 4 | 0 (57.19) Shengshun Mao
Archie Self (85.99) 4 | 1 (75.29) Nico Bado
Paige Pauling (90.34) 4 | 1 (78.36) Barry Watson
Jack Marshall (73.34) 4 | 3 (71.96) Leo Howard
Drake Porter (81.26) 4 | 3 (78.19) James Morris
Scott Doyle (68.21) 4 | 1 (63.28) Ethan Pulham
Piotr Chochol (63.34) 4 | 2 (56.75) John Morris
Last 64
Jenson Macey (67.16) 4 | 2 (69.87) George Booth
Jack Johnson (66.72) 4 | 3 (61.05) Sem Sijbrands
Francesco Basili (69.14) 4 | 2 (70.05) Callum Coade
Luke Dooley (61.00) 4 | 1 (55.01) Adam Sikora
James Tate (72.63) 4 | 2 (66.83) Joseph Flenley
Tergel Khurelkhuu (78.35) 4 | 2 (72.74) Rhys Butler
Oscar Lozoya (81.24) 4 | 0 (68.79) Cas Maessen
Jacob Todd (66.46) 4 | 2 (68.75) Aidan O'Hara
Kyle Davidson (68.66) 4 | 1 (71.48) Jack Courtney
Thomas O'Riordan (56.75) 4 | 3 (57.43) Mikolaj Blaszko
Shay Feeney (78.97) 4 | 3 (78.79) Jayden Jones
Kendji Steinbach (70.09) 4 | 1 (67.17) Mason Teese
Jamie French (61.01) 4 | 1 (58.22) Christy Hanna
Moritz Linn (62.65) 4 | 1 (62.59) Taylor James Harding
Lex Paeshuyse (85.62) 4 | 2 (87.25) Ryan Branley
Jack Nankervis (82.36) 4 | 0 (59.13) Con O'Rielly
Daniel Stephenson (75.64) 4 | 2 (73.65) Benjamin Goddard
Bradley Van Der Velden (76.10) 4 | 0 (69.65) Dylan Van Lierop
Shengshun Mao (55.69) 4 | 1 (50.26) Wess Van Den Brand
Kieran Thompson (67.51) 4 | 1 (60.76) Joey Andrades
Nico Bado (76.01) 4 | 2 (72.65) Joseph Westby
Archie Self (83.50) 4 | 0 (47.00) Alix Stent
Barry Watson (70.36) 4 | 1 (69.77) Daan Toxopeus
Paige Pauling (71.65) 4 | 3 (76.23) Born Van Put
Jack Marshall (79.11) 4 | 0 (67.88) Lucas Lanz
Leo Howard (71.82) 4 | 3 (72.02) Louis Jones
James Morris (73.61) 4 | 3 (69.91) Cayden Smith
Drake Porter (72.39) 4 | 1 (64.97) Julian Demiri
Scott Doyle (64.83) 4 | 1 (46.55) Adrian Schuler
Ethan Pulham (75.10) 4 | 2 (72.74) Owen Bryceland
John Morris (64.01) 4 | 3 (68.56) Ruben Baalmans
Piotr Chochol (68.28) 4 | 3 (69.88) Jacob Sa