Banks and Self live up to favourites tag at WDF Europe Cup Youth, Turkish winners in girls' pairs tournament

Thomas Banks and Archie Self won the boys' pairs tournament at the WDF Europe Cup Youth in Vienna. They lived up to their favourites tag by defeating a German duo in the final.

The two Englishmen won 4-0 over Connor Phillips and Ieuan Halsall at the last 16, but then came away well against Riley Rees-Tucker/Evan Wishart (4-3) and Rajmund Papp/Balazs Szotak (4-3). Then in the final, Banks and Self were too strong 5-2 against Alexander Steinmetz and Yorick Hofkens of Germany.

The girls' pairs tournament was surprisingly won by a Turkish duo. Zehra Gemi and Belinay Pelivan won 4-2 over Paige Pauling and Hannah Meek in the final, preventing another title for England.

Results WDF Europe Cup Youth 2023

Boys pairs

Quarterfinals

Rajmund Papp/Balazs Szotak 4-3 Andras Borbely/Zsombor Baranyi

Thomas Banks/Archie Self 4-3 Riley Rees-Tucker/Evan Wishart

Sean McKeon/Aidan O'Hara 4-1 Jenson Walker/Callum Beddow

Alexander Steinmetz/Yorick Hofkens 4-2 Pim van Bijnen/Cas Maessen

Semi-final

Thomas Banks/Archie Self 4-3 Rajmund Papp/Balazs Szotak

Alexander Steinmetz/Yorick Hofkens 4-3 Sean McKeon/Aidan O'Hara

Final

Thomas Banks/Archie Self 5-2 Alexander Steinmetz/Yorick Hofkens

Girls pairs

Semi-final

Paige Pauling/Hannah Meek 3-2 Aurora Fochesato/Giada Macchi

Zehra Gemi/Belinay Pelivan 3-1 Rebecca Allen/Christina Byrne

Final

Zehra Gemi/Belinay Pelivan 4-2 Paige Pauling/Hannah Meek