Irish darts youths win gold at Seoul

Aidan and Jack with their team manager Paddy Cullen. (Images: WDF feed.)

The Irish youth pair of Aidan O'Hara and Kilcullen's Jack Courtney have won the gold medal in their Open Youth Pairs WDF Darts World Cup 2025 final, writes Brian Byrne. They beat the Turkish team in a 9th-leg knockout after a nail-biting, neck-and-neck match, closing the final game in a definitive 0-252.

The two bronze medal-winning teams were South Africa and Finland. It was the Republic of Ireland's first gold medal win at the World Championships. Aidan O'Hara has also secured a silver in the youth singles and will be aiming to turn that into gold tomorrow night. 

Earlier, the boys' team manager Paddy Cullen had said they were "focused, calm, connected, and very little fazes them. So I'm expecting a close game, but I have the confidence."

A confidence that was not misplaced.

Family and friends who watched the match this morning.

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