Not top favorite Thomas Banks, but the strong-playing Yorick Hofkens won the boys' singles tournament Saturday at the
WDF Europe Cup Youth in Vienna.
Participating countries were allowed to send their best youth players for this. The singles tournament started on Thursday and played to the semifinals. Dutchman Pim van Bijnen made it to the last four, but lost 5-1 to Hofkens in the semifinals.
In the other semifinal, Banks narrowly defeated Connor Hopkins (5-4). In the final, Hofkens then prevailed 6-3 against the 16-year-old Banks, who debuted at the UK Open with the PDC earlier this year.
The girls' singles tournament is also over. That tournament did not have a surprising winner. Italy's Aurora Fochesato secured a gold medal by defeating Zehra Gemi 5-2 in the final match.
WDF Europe Cup Youth 2023
Single tournament results boys.
Last 16
Pim van Bijnen 4-3 Jenson Walker
Adam Dee 4-3 Enrico Frank
Yorick Hofkens 4-0 Ieuan Halsall
Zsombor Baranyi 4-2 Logan Gilmour
Connor Hopkins 4-3 Ahmet Demir
Cas Maessen 4-2 Sean McKeon
Bradley van der Velden 4-1 Guido Macrí
Thomas Banks 4-2 Nico Bado
Quarterfinals
Pim van Bijnen 4-1 Adam Dee
Yorick Hofkens 4-2 Zsombor Baranyi
Connor Hopkins 4-1 Cas Maessen
Thomas Banks 4-1 Bradley van der Velden
Semi-final
Yorick Hofkens 5-1 Pim van Bijnen
Thomas Banks 5-4 Connor Hopkins
Finale
Yorick Hofkens 6-3 Thomas Banks
