Youth darts Irish manager says Jack and Aidan 'among best in Ireland'

Young Kilcullen darts player Jack Courtney and his teammate Aidan O'Hara are meeting a Turkish youth pair in the WDF Darts World Cup 2025 final this morning, at 9.30 Irish time, writes Brian Byrne. They're already in the silver medal position and hoping to turn that into gold.

Boys team manager Paddy Cullen says they are two of the best darts players in Ireland, describing them as two lovely lads who just do what they do and are very easy to manage. Early in the day, Derek Courtney asked him how they were preparing?

PADDY: Well, we'll relax most of the day. We will give them a little practice on the board before we go in. It's mainly about getting them into the zone and into a relaxed state, and we're not putting them under pressure before they go in. So it's just about calm and relaxed, giving them every opportunity to get ready before the board.

DEREK: They're playing a very strong Turkish pair in the final now. Aidan beat one of them yesterday in the semi-final final of the singles. Does that give them a little psychological advantage, or does that not play a part?

PADDY: Oh, definitely it does. The Turks are an up-and-coming nation, so I do not doubt that they will be very tough to beat, but if you look at our two boys, they're so focused, so calm, connected, and very little fazes them. So I'm expecting a close game, but I have the confidence.

The match is live on YouTube.

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