Irish international Adam Dee recovered from a set down to beat Hungarian Andras Borbely 2-1 in the Semi Finals at Lakeside on Saturday, securing his place in the WDF 2023 Boys World Darts Championship Final where he will face Bradley van der Velden.
Beforehand another Team 360 star in Aurora Fochesato makes her long awaited debut at the home of world darts, contesting the WDF 2023 Girls World Championship Final against Hungary’s Krisztina Turai.
Later sees the remaining Finals with WDF Number 1 Andy Baetens facing Chris Landman in the men’s competition, whilst Aileen de Graaf looks for her maiden World Title against defending champion Beau Greaves in the lady’s competition.
Dee made his debut in a packed-out Lakeside on Saturday night, facing the number 1 ranked player in the WDF Boys rankings in Andras Borbely who leads with 900 points, 476pts ahead of 2nd placed Sydnie de Vries. The first set went the way of the Hungarian who included a 116 finish to take a 1-0 lead.
Adam under extreme pressure forced a deciding set in a last leg decider, hitting a 98 checkout for the second set against Borbely to level the Semi Final at 1-1. The Winmau player completed the turnaround for a 2-1 victory and a return to Lakeside on Sunday, to contest in his maiden Final against Bradley van der Velden who beat Mats Theobald 2-0 in the other Semi Final.
Aurora Fochesato the number 6 Seed in the WDF Girls Rankings will feature in her maiden Lakeside Final against 3rd Seed Krisztina Turai, including a victory in the International WDF Youth Challenge in Vienna earlier in the year where she beat Sophie McKinlay in the Final.
The action starts from 5pm live on Youtube as Finals Day commences at the home of world darts, for the conclusion of the 2023 WDF World Darts Champiosnhips.
2023 WDF Girls World Championship Final:
Aurora Fochesato v Krisztina Turai
2023 WDF Girls World Championship Final:
Bradley van der Velden v Adam Dee
2023 WDF Ladies World Championship Final:
Beau Greaves (1) v Aileen de Graaf (2)
2023 WDF Mens World Championship Final:
Andy Baetens (1) v Chris Landman (7)
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