The first finalists at the
WDF World Cup have been announced. On Tuesday the event in Denmark started with the men's pairs tournament. Here two New Zealanders and two Scots managed to reach the final match.
Haupai Puha and
Ben Robb were already considered outsiders for the final and they managed to live up to this status. They defeated among others the duos Karsten Koch/Nico Schunke, Vitezslav Sedlak/Alexander Masek, Raymond Smith/Peter Machin, Wesley Plaisier/Berry van Peer and Hannes Schnier/Markus Straub to qualify for the final.
More surprisingly, Scots Danny Trueman and Davie Kirwan made it to the final. They took care of Tom Veje Kristensen/Simon Bak, Neven Resetar/Filip Ljubenko and Jozsef Rucska/Lehel Kaman, among others. The final between the two New Zealanders and Scots is not until Friday evening.
WDF World Cup 2023
Men's pair results.
Last 16
Haupai Puha/Ben Robb 4-1 Raymond Smith/Peter Machin
Wesley Plaisier/Berry van Peer 4-2 James Hurrell/Scott Mitchell
Ross Snook/Jake Macmillan 4-1 Ivica Cavric/Marko Janjic
Hannes Schnier/Markus Straub 4-2 Chris Gilliland/Daniel McDonald
Neven Resetar/Filip Lyubenko 4-2 David Pisek/Tomas Ledl
Danny Trueman/Davie Kirwan 4-2 Jyri Ussa/Jonas Masalin
Jozsef Rucska/Lehel Kaman 4-2 Stephen Rosney/Michael Meaney
Ricky Dunlop/John Neill 4-3 Craig Galliano/Justin Hewitt
Quarterfinals
Haupai Puha/Ben Robb 4-2 Wesley Plaisier/Berry van Peer
Hannes Schnier/Markus Straub 4-3 Ross Snook/Jake Macmillan
Danny Trueman/Davie Kirwan 4-2 Neven Resetar/Filip Lyubenko
Jozsef Rucska/Lehel Kaman 4-2 Ricky Dunlop/John Neill
Semi-final
Haupai Puha/Ben Robb 5-2 Hannes Schnier/Markus Straub
Danny Trueman/Davie Kirwan 5-4 Jozsef Rucska/Lehel Kaman
Final
Haupai Puha/Ben Robb v Danny Trueman/Davie Kirwan