Van Bijnen, Hofkens, Hopkins and Banks into semifinals at singles tournament of WDF Europe Cup Youth 2023

Vienna, Austria, is hosting the WDF Europe Cup Youth 2023 this week. Thursday the boys' singles tournament started. Participating countries were allowed to send their best youth players for this.

Two British hopes remain and are set to face off in the final four. Connor Hopkins of Wales defeated Cas Maessen in his quarter-final whilst Englishman, Thomas Banks was a 4-1 winner over Bradley van der Velden.

Pim van Bijnen was the only Dutchman to reach the semi-finals. The 17-year-old dart player beat Jenson Walker (4-3) and Adam Dee (4-1) in the knockout stage.

In the last four, he faces Yorick Hofkens. The German impressed by posting an average of over eighty in all his matches in the knockout phase. The other semifinal will be between Hopkins and Banks. These matches and the subsequent final, by the way, are not scheduled until Saturday.

WDF Europe Cup Youth 2023

Singles 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

Pim van Bijnen v Yorick Hofkens

Connor Hopkins v Thomas Banks